Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | State House - 112 | John Read | Republican | 92% |
| MS | State House - 113 | Henry Zuber III | Republican | 92% |
| MS | State House - 114 | Jeffrey Guice | Republican | 92% |
| MS | State House - 116 | Casey Eure | Republican | 92% |
| MS | State House - 118 | Greg Haney | Republican | 87% |
| MS | State House - 120 | Richard Bennett | Republican | 92% |
| MS | State House - 121 | Carolyn Crawford | Republican | 88% |
| MS | Mayor - At-Large | Toby Barker | 87% | |
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Chris Brown | Republican | 88% |
| MS | Commissioner of Transportation | Charles Busby | Republican | 95% |
| MS | Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce | Andy Gipson | Republican | 88% |
| MS | Mayor | John Horhn | Democratic | 24% |
| MS | Commissioner of Transportation | Willie Simmons | Democratic | 31% |
| MS | Secretary of State | Michael Watson | Republican | 100% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner | Republican | 95% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | Democratic | 28% |
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | Republican | 96% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | 22% |
| NC | State Senate - 4 | Buck Newton III | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 7 | Michael Lee | Republican | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 8 | Bill Rabon | Republican | 88% |
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | Republican | 90% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | Republican | 91% |
| NC | State Senate - 14 | Dan Blue, Jr. | Democratic | 29% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | Republican | 91% |
| NC | State Senate - 16 | Gale Adcock | Democratic | 23% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | Republican | 89% |
| NC | State House - 22 | William Brisson | Republican | 72% |
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | Democratic | 12% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | 33% |
| NC | State Senate - 33 | Carl Ford | Republican | 97% |
| NC | State Senate - 40 | Joyce Waddell | Democratic | 44% |
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | Republican | 90% |
| NC | State Senate - 47 | Ralph Hise, Jr. | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State House - 48 | Garland Pierce | Democratic | 12% |
| NC | State House - 54 | Robert Reives II | Democratic | 7% |
| NC | State House - 55 | Mark Brody | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 61 | Pricey Harrison | Democratic | 8% |
| NC | State House - 62 | John Blust | Republican | 91% |
| NC | State House - 63 | Stephen Ross | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 64 | Dennis Riddell | Republican | 97% |
| NC | State House - 69 | Dean Arp, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 75 | Donny Lambeth | Republican | 91% |
| NC | State House - 76 | Harry Warren | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | Republican | 89% |
| NC | State House - 80 | Sam Watford | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 86 | Hugh Blackwell | Republican | 88% |
| NC | State House - 89 | Mitchell Setzer | Republican | 84% |
| NC | State House - 96 | Jay Adams, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 102 | Becky Carney | Democratic | 16% |
| NC | State House - 105 | Tricia Cotham | Republican | 12% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | Democratic | 12% |
| NC | State House - 108 | John Torbett | Republican | 94% |
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State House - 116 | Brian Turner | Democratic | 38% |
| NC | Commissioner - At-Large | Shirley Randleman | Republican | 92% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | Democratic | 52% |
| NC | Governor | Josh Stein | Democratic | 25% |
| NE | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Dan Watermeier | Non-partisan | 73% |
| NE | State Senate - 12 | Merv Riepe | Republican | 64% |
| NH | Commissioner - 1 | Wendy Piper | Democratic | 13% |
| NH | Commissioner - 1 | Peter Spanos | Republican | 96% |
| NH | Commissioner - 1 | Robert Theberge | Republican | 13% |
| NH | State Senate - 3 | Mark McConkey | Republican | 78% |
| NH | Commissioner - 3 | Robert Rowe | Republican | 76% |
| NH | State Senate - 4 | David Watters | Democratic | 13% |
| NH | State Senate - 6 | James Gray | Republican | 72% |
| NH | State Senate - 12 | Kevin Avard | Republican | 100% |
| NH | State Senate - 13 | Cindy Rosenwald | Democratic | 6% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | State House - 112 | John Read | R | 92% |
| MS | State House - 113 | Henry Zuber III | R | 92% |
| MS | State House - 114 | Jeffrey Guice | R | 92% |
| MS | State House - 116 | Casey Eure | R | 92% |
| MS | State House - 118 | Greg Haney | R | 87% |
| MS | State House - 120 | Richard Bennett | R | 92% |
| MS | State House - 121 | Carolyn Crawford | R | 88% |
| MS | Mayor - At-Large | Toby Barker | 87% | |
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Chris Brown | R | 88% |
| MS | Commissioner of Transportation | Charles Busby | R | 95% |
| MS | Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce | Andy Gipson | R | 88% |
| MS | Mayor | John Horhn | D | 24% |
| MS | Commissioner of Transportation | Willie Simmons | D | 31% |
| MS | Secretary of State | Michael Watson | R | 100% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner | R | 95% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | D | 28% |
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | R | 92% |
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | R | 96% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | D | 22% |
| NC | State Senate - 4 | Buck Newton III | R | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 7 | Michael Lee | R | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 8 | Bill Rabon | R | 88% |
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | R | 90% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | R | 91% |
| NC | State Senate - 14 | Dan Blue, Jr. | D | 29% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | R | 91% |
| NC | State Senate - 16 | Gale Adcock | D | 23% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | R | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | R | 89% |
| NC | State House - 22 | William Brisson | R | 72% |
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | D | 0% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | R | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | D | 12% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | D | 33% |
| NC | State Senate - 33 | Carl Ford | R | 97% |
| NC | State Senate - 40 | Joyce Waddell | D | 44% |
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | R | 90% |
| NC | State Senate - 47 | Ralph Hise, Jr. | R | 95% |
| NC | State House - 48 | Garland Pierce | D | 12% |
| NC | State House - 54 | Robert Reives II | D | 7% |
| NC | State House - 55 | Mark Brody | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 61 | Pricey Harrison | D | 8% |
| NC | State House - 62 | John Blust | R | 91% |
| NC | State House - 63 | Stephen Ross | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 64 | Dennis Riddell | R | 97% |
| NC | State House - 69 | Dean Arp, Jr. | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 75 | Donny Lambeth | R | 91% |
| NC | State House - 76 | Harry Warren | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | R | 89% |
| NC | State House - 80 | Sam Watford | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 86 | Hugh Blackwell | R | 88% |
| NC | State House - 89 | Mitchell Setzer | R | 84% |
| NC | State House - 96 | Jay Adams, Jr. | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 102 | Becky Carney | D | 16% |
| NC | State House - 105 | Tricia Cotham | R | 12% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | D | 12% |
| NC | State House - 108 | John Torbett | R | 94% |
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | R | 95% |
| NC | State House - 116 | Brian Turner | D | 38% |
| NC | Commissioner - At-Large | Shirley Randleman | R | 92% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | D | 52% |
| NC | Governor | Josh Stein | D | 25% |
| NE | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Dan Watermeier | Other | 73% |
| NE | State Senate - 12 | Merv Riepe | R | 64% |
| NH | Commissioner - 1 | Wendy Piper | D | 13% |
| NH | Commissioner - 1 | Peter Spanos | R | 96% |
| NH | Commissioner - 1 | Robert Theberge | R | 13% |
| NH | State Senate - 3 | Mark McConkey | R | 78% |
| NH | Commissioner - 3 | Robert Rowe | R | 76% |
| NH | State Senate - 4 | David Watters | D | 13% |
| NH | State Senate - 6 | James Gray | R | 72% |
| NH | State Senate - 12 | Kevin Avard | R | 100% |
| NH | State Senate - 13 | Cindy Rosenwald | D | 6% |