Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Rampelberg | 89% | |||
| NC | Commissioner - At-Large | Shirley Randleman | Republican | 89% |
| Lora Reinbold | 89% | |||
| Marc Roberts | 89% | |||
| Mike Rohrkaste | 89% | |||
| William Romine | 89% | |||
| MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | Republican | 89% |
| Kim Rosen | 89% | |||
| MO | Commissioner - 2 | Robert Ross | Republican | 89% |
| Ruth Rowan | 89% | |||
| Bob Rucho | 89% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
| Joe Sanfelippo | 89% | |||
| Mark Scheffel | 89% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | Republican | 89% |
| David Simpson | 89% | |||
| Harvey Smith | 89% | |||
| WV | State Senate - 14 | Randy Smith | Republican | 89% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Kelli Sobonya | Republican | 89% |
| WI | State Assembly - 86 | John Spiros | Republican | 89% |
| Stuart Spitzer | 89% | |||
| Paul Stearns | 89% | |||
| Dave Sypolt | 89% | |||
| David Taylor | 89% | |||
| Louis Terhar | 89% | |||
| Holly Thompson Rehder | 89% | |||
| Jerry Tillman | 89% | |||
| WV | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Trump IV | 89% | |
| Tommy Tucker, Sr. | 89% | |||
| ME | State House - 10 | Will Tuell | Republican | 89% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner | Republican | 89% |
| Amy Volk | 89% | |||
| Trudy Wade | 89% | |||
| Raymond Wallace | 89% | |||
| Chris Walters | 89% | |||
| Karleton Ward | 89% | |||
| Terry Waxman | 89% | |||
| Andy Wells, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Molly White | 89% | |||
| Gail Whitsett | 89% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 52 | Brice Wiggins | Republican | 89% |
| Lynda Wilson | 89% | |||
| MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | Republican | 89% |
| David Wood | 89% | |||
| ME | State House - 92 | Stephen Wood | Republican | 89% |
| Bill Zedler | 89% | |||
| Carden Arvon | 88% | |||
| Kevin Bacon | 88% | |||
| Herman Baertschiger, Jr. | 88% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 88% |
| Bill Beagle | 88% | |||
| Lynn Bechler | 88% | |||
| Ricky Becker | 88% | |||
| Larry Bellew | 88% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 88% |
| Stephen Bloom | 88% | |||
| Buzz Brockway | 88% | |||
| Corey Brooks | 88% | |||
| Harry Brown | 88% | |||
| MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | Republican | 88% |
| Dave Burke | 88% | |||
| OK | State House - 40 | Chad Caldwell | Republican | 88% |
| Dennis Casey | 88% | |||
| Jake Chapman | 88% | |||
| Lee Chatfield | 88% | |||
| Rocky Chavez | 88% | |||
| Josh Cockroft | 88% | |||
| John Coghill, Jr. | 88% | |||
| Kevin Cooke | 88% | |||
| Tim Couch | 88% | |||
| Robert Cowles | 88% | |||
| Jim Cox, Jr. | 88% | |||
| Laura Cox | 88% | |||
| Jana Della Rosa | 88% | |||
| ND | State House - 7 | Jason Dockter | Republican | 88% |
| Jim DuPlessis | 88% | |||
| George Dunbar | 88% | |||
| Travis Dunlap | 88% | |||
| Jon Echols | 88% | |||
| PA | State House - 137 | Joe Emrick | Republican | 88% |
| John Enns | 88% | |||
| Jeffrey Essmann | 88% | |||
| OH | Auditor | Keith Faber | Republican | 88% |
| George Faught | 88% | |||
| Joe Fischer | 88% | |||
| Clayton Fiscus | 88% | |||
| Charlene Fite | 88% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 5 | Scott Fitzgerald | Republican | 88% |
| Randall Gardner | 88% | |||
| AK | State Senate - E | Cathy Giessel | Republican | 88% |
| Richard Gordon | 88% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 2 | Linda Gould | Republican | 88% |
| Joseph Graves | 88% | |||
| AJ Griffin | 88% | |||
| UT | State Senate - 23 | Keith Grover | Republican | 88% |
| Richard Gudex | 88% | |||
| Dan Hall | 88% | |||
| Elise Hall | 88% | |||
| Sheila Harsdorf | 88% | |||
| LA | Parish President - At-Large | Kenny Havard | Republican | 88% |