Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Hicks | 79% | |||
| VA | State House - 68 | Keith Hodges | Republican | 79% |
| Tim Hugo | 79% | |||
| Jason Isaac | 79% | |||
| Kyle Kacal | 79% | |||
| Mark Kahrs | 79% | |||
| Mike Kelley | 79% | |||
| Mike Kiegerl | 79% | |||
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | Republican | 79% |
| Manoli Loupassi | 79% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 23 | Chris McDaniel | Republican | 79% |
| Nancy Munoz | 79% | |||
| Dan Newberry | 79% | |||
| NV | State Assembly - 40 | PK O'Neill | Republican | 79% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Bob Onder | Republican | 79% |
| Steven Oroho | 79% | |||
| KS | State Senate - 15 | Virgil Peck, Jr. | Republican | 79% |
| NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | Republican | 79% |
| Patricia Pike | 79% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 13 | John Potucek | Republican | 79% |
| Paul Renner | 79% | |||
| Shane Roden | 79% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | Republican | 79% |
| David Sanders | 79% | |||
| John Schickel | 79% | |||
| NV | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | James Settelmeyer | Republican | 79% |
| Keith Sommer | 79% | |||
| IL | State House - 69 | Joe Sosnowski | Republican | 79% |
| Drew Springer | 79% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | Republican | 79% |
| James Strickler | 79% | |||
| Michael Tryon | 79% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | Republican | 79% |
| KY | State Senate - 16 | Max Wise | Republican | 79% |
| Bob Wooley | 79% | |||
| TX | County Judge and Executive - At-Large | John Wray | Republican | 79% |
| Anne Zerr | 79% | |||
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | Republican | 78% |
| Kathy Afzali | 78% | |||
| Sue Allen | 78% | |||
| George Ambler | 78% | |||
| George Amedore, Jr. | 78% | |||
| MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | Republican | 78% |
| Bob Ashley | 78% | |||
| Barbara Bailey | 78% | |||
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | Republican | 78% |
| Randi Becker | 78% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | Republican | 78% |
| Phil Boyle | 78% | |||
| Melvin Brown | 78% | |||
| Sharon Brown | 78% | |||
| Taylor Brown | 78% | |||
| Anthony Cannella | 78% | |||
| TX | State House - 98 | Giovanni Capriglione | Republican | 78% |
| Dale Carr | 78% | |||
| Brian Chirichiello | 78% | |||
| LaVar Christensen | 78% | |||
| Ben Clark III | 78% | |||
| John Cluster, Jr. | 78% | |||
| Kim Coleman | 78% | |||
| Cary Condotta | 78% | |||
| Kathie Conway | 78% | |||
| Kristin Conzet | 78% | |||
| Bill Cook | 78% | |||
| WV | State House - 40 | Roy Cooper | Republican | 78% |
| Robert Cornejo | 78% | |||
| Tom Croci | 78% | |||
| Bruce Dammeier | 78% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | Republican | 78% |
| John DeFrancisco | 78% | |||
| Jonathan Dever | 78% | |||
| Shawn Dooley | 78% | |||
| WY | State Senate - 1 | Ogden Driskill | Republican | 78% |
| Michael Duffey | 78% | |||
| AR | State House - 58 | Les Eaves | Republican | 78% |
| UT | State House - 43 | Steve Eliason | Republican | 78% |
| David Evans | 78% | |||
| Hugh Farley | 78% | |||
| Lyndall Fraker | 78% | |||
| Diane Franklin | 78% | |||
| Rich Funke | 78% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 60 | Patrick Gallivan | Republican | 78% |
| Anne Gonzales | 78% | |||
| Don Gosen | 78% | |||
| WA | State House - 35 Position 1 | Dan Griffey | Republican | 78% |
| Cheryl Grossman | 78% | |||
| Larry Haler | 78% | |||
| Kemp Hannon | 78% | |||
| Mary Ann Hanusa | 78% | |||
| Mark Harmsworth | 78% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 17 | Paul Harris | Republican | 78% |
| Timothy Hawkes | 78% | |||
| Dave Hayes | 78% | |||
| Bob Herron | 78% | |||
| Galen Higdon | 78% | |||
| MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | Republican | 78% |
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | Republican | 78% |
| MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | Republican | 78% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | Republican | 78% |
| Randy Hunt | 78% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Hicks | 79% | |||
| VA | State House - 68 | Keith Hodges | R | 79% |
| Tim Hugo | 79% | |||
| Jason Isaac | 79% | |||
| Kyle Kacal | 79% | |||
| Mark Kahrs | 79% | |||
| Mike Kelley | 79% | |||
| Mike Kiegerl | 79% | |||
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | R | 79% |
| Manoli Loupassi | 79% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 23 | Chris McDaniel | R | 79% |
| Nancy Munoz | 79% | |||
| Dan Newberry | 79% | |||
| NV | State Assembly - 40 | PK O'Neill | R | 79% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Bob Onder | R | 79% |
| Steven Oroho | 79% | |||
| KS | State Senate - 15 | Virgil Peck, Jr. | R | 79% |
| NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | R | 79% |
| Patricia Pike | 79% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 13 | John Potucek | R | 79% |
| Paul Renner | 79% | |||
| Shane Roden | 79% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | R | 79% |
| David Sanders | 79% | |||
| John Schickel | 79% | |||
| NV | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | James Settelmeyer | R | 79% |
| Keith Sommer | 79% | |||
| IL | State House - 69 | Joe Sosnowski | R | 79% |
| Drew Springer | 79% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | R | 79% |
| James Strickler | 79% | |||
| Michael Tryon | 79% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | R | 79% |
| KY | State Senate - 16 | Max Wise | R | 79% |
| Bob Wooley | 79% | |||
| TX | County Judge and Executive - At-Large | John Wray | R | 79% |
| Anne Zerr | 79% | |||
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | R | 78% |
| Kathy Afzali | 78% | |||
| Sue Allen | 78% | |||
| George Ambler | 78% | |||
| George Amedore, Jr. | 78% | |||
| MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | R | 78% |
| Bob Ashley | 78% | |||
| Barbara Bailey | 78% | |||
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | R | 78% |
| Randi Becker | 78% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | R | 78% |
| Phil Boyle | 78% | |||
| Melvin Brown | 78% | |||
| Sharon Brown | 78% | |||
| Taylor Brown | 78% | |||
| Anthony Cannella | 78% | |||
| TX | State House - 98 | Giovanni Capriglione | R | 78% |
| Dale Carr | 78% | |||
| Brian Chirichiello | 78% | |||
| LaVar Christensen | 78% | |||
| Ben Clark III | 78% | |||
| John Cluster, Jr. | 78% | |||
| Kim Coleman | 78% | |||
| Cary Condotta | 78% | |||
| Kathie Conway | 78% | |||
| Kristin Conzet | 78% | |||
| Bill Cook | 78% | |||
| WV | State House - 40 | Roy Cooper | R | 78% |
| Robert Cornejo | 78% | |||
| Tom Croci | 78% | |||
| Bruce Dammeier | 78% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | R | 78% |
| John DeFrancisco | 78% | |||
| Jonathan Dever | 78% | |||
| Shawn Dooley | 78% | |||
| WY | State Senate - 1 | Ogden Driskill | R | 78% |
| Michael Duffey | 78% | |||
| AR | State House - 58 | Les Eaves | R | 78% |
| UT | State House - 43 | Steve Eliason | R | 78% |
| David Evans | 78% | |||
| Hugh Farley | 78% | |||
| Lyndall Fraker | 78% | |||
| Diane Franklin | 78% | |||
| Rich Funke | 78% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 60 | Patrick Gallivan | R | 78% |
| Anne Gonzales | 78% | |||
| Don Gosen | 78% | |||
| WA | State House - 35 Position 1 | Dan Griffey | R | 78% |
| Cheryl Grossman | 78% | |||
| Larry Haler | 78% | |||
| Kemp Hannon | 78% | |||
| Mary Ann Hanusa | 78% | |||
| Mark Harmsworth | 78% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 17 | Paul Harris | R | 78% |
| Timothy Hawkes | 78% | |||
| Dave Hayes | 78% | |||
| Bob Herron | 78% | |||
| Galen Higdon | 78% | |||
| MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | R | 78% |
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | R | 78% |
| MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | R | 78% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | R | 78% |
| Randy Hunt | 78% |