Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2015 Positions (State Legislatures)

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State Office Name Party Rating
NH State House - Rockingham 15 Joseph Guthrie Republican 70%
TN State Senate - 18 Ferrell Haile Republican 91%
KY State House - 74 David Hale Republican 13%
TX State Senate - 2 Bob Hall Republican 94%
OH Commissioner - At-Large Stephen Hambley Republican 80%
WV State Senate - 11 Bill Hamilton Republican 56%
AR State Senate - 16 Kim Hammer Republican 76%
IL State House - 94 Norine Hammond Republican 83%
TX Comptroller of Public Accounts Kelly Hancock Republican 94%
MS State House - 118 Greg Haney Republican 82%
NV State Senate - 14 Ira Hansen Republican 87%
WV State House - 62 Roger Hanshaw Republican 71%
GA State Senate - 16 Marty Harbin, Jr. Republican 93%
SC State House - 105 Kevin Hardee Republican 43%
CT State Senate - 30 Stephen Harding, Jr. Republican 60%
MS State Senate - 20 Josh Harkins Republican 70%
GA Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper Republican 62%
UT State Senate - 16 Wayne Harper Republican 63%
FL State Senate - 31 Gayle Harrell Republican 80%
LA State Board of Education - 5 Lance Harris Republican 47%
WA State Senate - 17 Paul Harris Republican 78%
WY State House - 37 Steve Harshman Republican 60%
NC State House - 110 Kelly Hastings Republican 92%
GA State House - 155 Matt Hatchett Republican 40%
ND State House - 1 Patrick Hatlestad Republican 59%
LA Parish President - At-Large Kenny Havard Republican 88%
TN State House - 5 David Hawk Republican 100%
WA Commissioner - 3 Brad Hawkins Republican 67%
KS State House - 100 Daniel Hawkins Republican 73%
GA State House - 27 Lee Hawkins Republican 40%
NY State Assembly - 139 Steve Hawley Republican 71%
OR State Senate - 6 Cedric Hayden Republican 71%
VA State Senate - 3 Chris Head Republican 80%
ND State House - 29 Craig Headland Republican 88%
IN State House - 46 Bob Heaton Republican 76%
PA State House - 122 Doyle Heffley Republican 76%
SD State House - 25 Leslie Heinemann Republican 80%
MN State House - 6B Josh Heintzeman Republican 82%
SC State Senate - 28 Greg Hembree Republican 48%
UT Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson Republican 100%
LA State Senate - 9 Cameron Henry, Jr. Republican 56%
LA State Senate - 26 Bob Hensgens Republican 75%
TN State Senate - 28 Joey Hensley Republican 92%
DE State House - 9 Kevin Hensley Republican 50%
SC State House - 118 Bill Herbkersman Republican 67%
MD State Senate - 36 Stephen Hershey, Jr. Republican 71%
MT State Senate - 7 Greg Hertz Republican 100%
AR State Senate - 33 Bart Hester Republican 91%
AR State Senate - 4 Jimmy Hickey, Jr. Republican 74%
WY State Senate - 11 Larry Hicks Republican 80%
KY State Senate - 14 Jimmy Higdon Republican 86%
VT State House - Orleans-Lamoille Mark Higley Republican 100%
MI Commissioner - 5 Dave Hildenbrand Republican 91%
MS State Senate - 40 Angela Hill Republican 82%
NH State House - Merrimack 2 Gregory Hill Republican 96%
AL State House - 50 Jim Hill Republican 47%
TN State House - 3 Timothy Hill Republican 92%
UT State Senate - 26 David Hinkins Republican 63%
MT State House - 67 Jedediah Hinkle Republican 96%
SC State House - 4 Davey Hiott Republican 52%
NC State Senate - 47 Ralph Hise, Jr. Republican 88%
GA State House - 161 Bill Hitchens Republican 33%
SC State House - 83 Bill Hixon Republican 57%
DE State Senate - 20 Gerald Hocker Republican 56%
VA State House - 68 Keith Hodges Republican 79%
LA State Senate - 13 Valarie Hodges Republican 69%
KS State House - 116 Kyle Hoffman Republican 73%
ND State Senate - 38 David Hogue Republican 70%
AR State House - 93 Mike Holcomb Republican 67%
IN State Senate - 19 Travis Holdman Republican 71%
SD Mayor - At-Large Ried Holien Republican 80%
TN Commissioner of Agriculture Andy Holt Republican 91%
OK Mayor David Holt Republican 71%
IA State House - 12 Steven Holt Republican 90%
ID State House - 20B James Holtzclaw Republican 75%
WA State Senate - 6 Jeff Holy Republican 89%
NJ State Senate - 10 Jim Holzapfel Republican 73%
MS State House - 35 Joey Hood Republican 67%
MS State Senate - 23 Briggs Hopson III Republican 73%
MS State House - 34 Kevin Horan Republican 40%
MD State House - 35B Kevin Hornberger Republican 78%
MS State House - 81 Stephen Horne Republican 75%
MO Secretary of State Denny Hoskins Republican 80%
IN U.S. House - 9 Erin Houchin Republican 73%
MO State Senate - 30 Lincoln Hough Republican 68%
MN State Senate - 33 Karin Housley Republican 71%
NC State House - 77 Julia Howard Republican 78%
MD State House - 30B Seth Howard Republican 78%
MN State Senate - 13 Jeff Howe Republican 90%
TN State House - 22 Dan Howell Republican 100%
WV State House - 87 Gary Howell Republican 94%
MA State House - Fourth Bristol Steven Howitt Republican 78%
KS State House - 90 Steve Huebert Republican 73%
TX State Senate - 17 Joan Huffman Republican 89%
OH State Senate - 5 Stephen Huffman Republican 89%
GA State Senate - 52 Chuck Hufstetler Republican 70%
TX State Senate - 1 Bryan Hughes Republican 100%
TN State House - 2 Bud Hulsey Republican 83%
NH State House - Cheshire 14 John Hunt Republican 71%
TX State House - 32 Todd Hunter Republican 65%
State Office Name Party Rating
NH State House - Rockingham 15 Joseph Guthrie R 70%
TN State Senate - 18 Ferrell Haile R 91%
KY State House - 74 David Hale R 13%
TX State Senate - 2 Bob Hall R 94%
OH Commissioner - At-Large Stephen Hambley R 80%
WV State Senate - 11 Bill Hamilton R 56%
AR State Senate - 16 Kim Hammer R 76%
IL State House - 94 Norine Hammond R 83%
TX Comptroller of Public Accounts Kelly Hancock R 94%
MS State House - 118 Greg Haney R 82%
NV State Senate - 14 Ira Hansen R 87%
WV State House - 62 Roger Hanshaw R 71%
GA State Senate - 16 Marty Harbin, Jr. R 93%
SC State House - 105 Kevin Hardee R 43%
CT State Senate - 30 Stephen Harding, Jr. R 60%
MS State Senate - 20 Josh Harkins R 70%
GA Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper R 62%
UT State Senate - 16 Wayne Harper R 63%
FL State Senate - 31 Gayle Harrell R 80%
LA State Board of Education - 5 Lance Harris R 47%
WA State Senate - 17 Paul Harris R 78%
WY State House - 37 Steve Harshman R 60%
NC State House - 110 Kelly Hastings R 92%
GA State House - 155 Matt Hatchett R 40%
ND State House - 1 Patrick Hatlestad R 59%
LA Parish President - At-Large Kenny Havard R 88%
TN State House - 5 David Hawk R 100%
WA Commissioner - 3 Brad Hawkins R 67%
KS State House - 100 Daniel Hawkins R 73%
GA State House - 27 Lee Hawkins R 40%
NY State Assembly - 139 Steve Hawley R 71%
OR State Senate - 6 Cedric Hayden R 71%
VA State Senate - 3 Chris Head R 80%
ND State House - 29 Craig Headland R 88%
IN State House - 46 Bob Heaton R 76%
PA State House - 122 Doyle Heffley R 76%
SD State House - 25 Leslie Heinemann R 80%
MN State House - 6B Josh Heintzeman R 82%
SC State Senate - 28 Greg Hembree R 48%
UT Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson R 100%
LA State Senate - 9 Cameron Henry, Jr. R 56%
LA State Senate - 26 Bob Hensgens R 75%
TN State Senate - 28 Joey Hensley R 92%
DE State House - 9 Kevin Hensley R 50%
SC State House - 118 Bill Herbkersman R 67%
MD State Senate - 36 Stephen Hershey, Jr. R 71%
MT State Senate - 7 Greg Hertz R 100%
AR State Senate - 33 Bart Hester R 91%
AR State Senate - 4 Jimmy Hickey, Jr. R 74%
WY State Senate - 11 Larry Hicks R 80%
KY State Senate - 14 Jimmy Higdon R 86%
VT State House - Orleans-Lamoille Mark Higley R 100%
MI Commissioner - 5 Dave Hildenbrand R 91%
MS State Senate - 40 Angela Hill R 82%
NH State House - Merrimack 2 Gregory Hill R 96%
AL State House - 50 Jim Hill R 47%
TN State House - 3 Timothy Hill R 92%
UT State Senate - 26 David Hinkins R 63%
MT State House - 67 Jedediah Hinkle R 96%
SC State House - 4 Davey Hiott R 52%
NC State Senate - 47 Ralph Hise, Jr. R 88%
GA State House - 161 Bill Hitchens R 33%
SC State House - 83 Bill Hixon R 57%
DE State Senate - 20 Gerald Hocker R 56%
VA State House - 68 Keith Hodges R 79%
LA State Senate - 13 Valarie Hodges R 69%
KS State House - 116 Kyle Hoffman R 73%
ND State Senate - 38 David Hogue R 70%
AR State House - 93 Mike Holcomb R 67%
IN State Senate - 19 Travis Holdman R 71%
SD Mayor - At-Large Ried Holien R 80%
TN Commissioner of Agriculture Andy Holt R 91%
OK Mayor David Holt R 71%
IA State House - 12 Steven Holt R 90%
ID State House - 20B James Holtzclaw R 75%
WA State Senate - 6 Jeff Holy R 89%
NJ State Senate - 10 Jim Holzapfel R 73%
MS State House - 35 Joey Hood R 67%
MS State Senate - 23 Briggs Hopson III R 73%
MS State House - 34 Kevin Horan R 40%
MD State House - 35B Kevin Hornberger R 78%
MS State House - 81 Stephen Horne R 75%
MO Secretary of State Denny Hoskins R 80%
IN U.S. House - 9 Erin Houchin R 73%
MO State Senate - 30 Lincoln Hough R 68%
MN State Senate - 33 Karin Housley R 71%
NC State House - 77 Julia Howard R 78%
MD State House - 30B Seth Howard R 78%
MN State Senate - 13 Jeff Howe R 90%
TN State House - 22 Dan Howell R 100%
WV State House - 87 Gary Howell R 94%
MA State House - Fourth Bristol Steven Howitt R 78%
KS State House - 90 Steve Huebert R 73%
TX State Senate - 17 Joan Huffman R 89%
OH State Senate - 5 Stephen Huffman R 89%
GA State Senate - 52 Chuck Hufstetler R 70%
TX State Senate - 1 Bryan Hughes R 100%
TN State House - 2 Bud Hulsey R 83%
NH State House - Cheshire 14 John Hunt R 71%
TX State House - 32 Todd Hunter R 65%
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