Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | Republican | 100% |
| MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 100% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner | Republican | 89% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | Democratic | 33% |
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | Republican | 78% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | 11% |
| NC | State Senate - 4 | Buck Newton III | Republican | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 7 | Michael Lee | Republican | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 8 | Bill Rabon | Republican | 75% |
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | Republican | 89% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | Republican | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 14 | Dan Blue, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | Republican | 83% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | Republican | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 16 | Gale Adcock | Democratic | 23% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | Republican | 83% |
| NC | State House - 20 | Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | Republican | 89% |
| NC | State House - 22 | William Brisson | Republican | 70% |
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | Republican | 89% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | Democratic | 13% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | 33% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | R | 100% |
| MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 100% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner | R | 89% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | D | 33% |
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | R | 89% |
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | R | 78% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | D | 11% |
| NC | State Senate - 4 | Buck Newton III | R | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 7 | Michael Lee | R | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 8 | Bill Rabon | R | 75% |
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | R | 89% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | R | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 14 | Dan Blue, Jr. | D | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | R | 83% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | R | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 16 | Gale Adcock | D | 23% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | R | 83% |
| NC | State House - 20 | Ted Davis, Jr. | R | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | R | 89% |
| NC | State House - 22 | William Brisson | R | 70% |
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | D | 0% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | R | 89% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | D | 13% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | D | 33% |