Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 16% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 15% |
| PA | State Senate - 4 | Art Haywood III | Democratic | 0% |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | 0% | |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | Democratic | 0% |
| PA | State Senate - 6 | Frank Farry III | Republican | 67% |
| PA | State House - 6 | Brad Roae | Republican | 89% |
| PA | State Senate - 7 | Vincent Hughes | Democratic | 6% |
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Ryan Mackenzie | Republican | 85% |
| PA | State House - 7 | Parke Wentling | Republican | 76% |
| PA | State Senate - 10 | Steve Santarsiero | Democratic | 10% |
| PA | State Senate - 11 | Judy Schwank | Democratic | 28% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 88% |
| PA | State House - 13 | John Lawrence | Republican | 90% |
| PA | State Senate - 15 | Patty Kim | Democratic | 9% |
| PA | State House - 16 | Robert Matzie | Democratic | 38% |
| PA | State Senate - 18 | Lisa Boscola | Democratic | 34% |
| PA | State Senate - 20 | Lisa Baker | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 21 | Scott Hutchinson | Republican | 95% |
| PA | State Senate - 22 | Marty Flynn | Democratic | 20% |
| PA | State House - 23 | Dan Frankel | Democratic | 13% |
| PA | State Senate - 23 | Gene Yaw | Republican | 87% |
| PA | State Senate - 25 | Cris Dush | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 27 | Lynda Culver | Republican | 85% |
| PA | State House - 27 | Dan Deasy, Jr. | Democratic | 41% |
| PA | State Senate - 28 | Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | 71% |
| PA | State Senate - 29 | Dave Argall | Republican | 89% |
| PA | State Senate - 30 | Judy Ward | Republican | 75% |
| PA | State Senate - 32 | Pat Stefano | Republican | 92% |
| PA | State House - 37 | Mindy Fee | Republican | 78% |
| PA | State Senate - 39 | Kim Ward | Republican | 93% |
| PA | State Senate - 40 | Rosemary Brown | Republican | 80% |
| PA | State House - 41 | Brett Miller | Republican | 88% |
| PA | State Senate - 42 | Wayne Fontana | Democratic | 19% |
| PA | State Senate - 43 | Jay Costa, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
| PA | State House - 43 | Keith Greiner | Republican | 76% |
| PA | State Senate - 46 | Camera Bartolotta | Republican | 85% |
| PA | State House - 46 | Jason Ortitay | Republican | 80% |
| PA | State Senate - 47 | Elder Vogel, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| PA | State Senate - 50 | Michele Brooks | Republican | 89% |
| PA | State House - 52 | Ryan Warner | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State House - 64 | Lee James | Republican | 80% |
| PA | State House - 65 | Kathy Rapp | Republican | 90% |
| PA | State House - 67 | Martin Causer | Republican | 86% |
| PA | State House - 69 | Carl Walker Metzgar | Republican | 92% |
| PA | State House - 70 | Matthew Bradford | Democratic | 10% |
| PA | State House - 72 | Frank Burns | Democratic | 41% |
| PA | State House - 77 | Scott Conklin | Democratic | 32% |
| PA | State House - 78 | Jesse Topper | Republican | 94% |
| PA | State House - 81 | Rich Irvin | Republican | 76% |
| PA | State House - 88 | Sheryl Delozier | Republican | 81% |
| PA | State House - 89 | Rob Kauffman | Republican | 87% |
| PA | State House - 91 | Dan Moul | Republican | 89% |
| PA | State House - 97 | Steve Mentzer | Republican | 76% |
| PA | State House - 99 | David Zimmerman | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State House - 100 | Bryan Cutler | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State House - 102 | Russ Diamond | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State House - 110 | Tina Pickett | Republican | 87% |
| PA | State House - 121 | Eddie Day Pashinski | Democratic | 15% |
| PA | State House - 122 | Doyle Heffley | Republican | 80% |
| PA | State House - 128 | Mark Gillen | Republican | 84% |
| PA | State House - 130 | David Maloney, Sr. | Republican | 88% |
| PA | State House - 132 | Michael Schlossberg | Democratic | 12% |
| PA | State House - 134 | Peter Schweyer | Democratic | 0% |
| PA | State House - 135 | Steve Samuelson | Democratic | 15% |
| PA | State House - 136 | Robert Freeman | Democratic | 8% |
| PA | State House - 137 | Joe Emrick | Republican | 90% |
| PA | State House - 141 | Tina Davis | Democratic | 19% |
| PA | State House - 145 | Craig Staats | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State House - 148 | Mary Jo Daley | Democratic | 11% |
| PA | State House - 149 | Tim Briggs | Democratic | 15% |
| PA | State House - 166 | Greg Vitali | Democratic | 19% |
| PA | State House - 169 | Kate Klunk | Republican | 71% |
| PA | State House - 170 | Martina White | Republican | 44% |
| PA | State House - 171 | Kerry Benninghoff | Republican | 89% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 16% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 15% |
| PA | State Senate - 4 | Art Haywood III | D | 0% |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | 0% | |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | D | 0% |
| PA | State Senate - 6 | Frank Farry III | R | 67% |
| PA | State House - 6 | Brad Roae | R | 89% |
| PA | State Senate - 7 | Vincent Hughes | D | 6% |
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Ryan Mackenzie | R | 85% |
| PA | State House - 7 | Parke Wentling | R | 76% |
| PA | State Senate - 10 | Steve Santarsiero | D | 10% |
| PA | State Senate - 11 | Judy Schwank | D | 28% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 88% |
| PA | State House - 13 | John Lawrence | R | 90% |
| PA | State Senate - 15 | Patty Kim | D | 9% |
| PA | State House - 16 | Robert Matzie | D | 38% |
| PA | State Senate - 18 | Lisa Boscola | D | 34% |
| PA | State Senate - 20 | Lisa Baker | R | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 21 | Scott Hutchinson | R | 95% |
| PA | State Senate - 22 | Marty Flynn | D | 20% |
| PA | State House - 23 | Dan Frankel | D | 13% |
| PA | State Senate - 23 | Gene Yaw | R | 87% |
| PA | State Senate - 25 | Cris Dush | R | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 27 | Lynda Culver | R | 85% |
| PA | State House - 27 | Dan Deasy, Jr. | D | 41% |
| PA | State Senate - 28 | Kristin Phillips-Hill | R | 71% |
| PA | State Senate - 29 | Dave Argall | R | 89% |
| PA | State Senate - 30 | Judy Ward | R | 75% |
| PA | State Senate - 32 | Pat Stefano | R | 92% |
| PA | State House - 37 | Mindy Fee | R | 78% |
| PA | State Senate - 39 | Kim Ward | R | 93% |
| PA | State Senate - 40 | Rosemary Brown | R | 80% |
| PA | State House - 41 | Brett Miller | R | 88% |
| PA | State Senate - 42 | Wayne Fontana | D | 19% |
| PA | State Senate - 43 | Jay Costa, Jr. | D | 20% |
| PA | State House - 43 | Keith Greiner | R | 76% |
| PA | State Senate - 46 | Camera Bartolotta | R | 85% |
| PA | State House - 46 | Jason Ortitay | R | 80% |
| PA | State Senate - 47 | Elder Vogel, Jr. | R | 80% |
| PA | State Senate - 50 | Michele Brooks | R | 89% |
| PA | State House - 52 | Ryan Warner | R | 82% |
| PA | State House - 64 | Lee James | R | 80% |
| PA | State House - 65 | Kathy Rapp | R | 90% |
| PA | State House - 67 | Martin Causer | R | 86% |
| PA | State House - 69 | Carl Walker Metzgar | R | 92% |
| PA | State House - 70 | Matthew Bradford | D | 10% |
| PA | State House - 72 | Frank Burns | D | 41% |
| PA | State House - 77 | Scott Conklin | D | 32% |
| PA | State House - 78 | Jesse Topper | R | 94% |
| PA | State House - 81 | Rich Irvin | R | 76% |
| PA | State House - 88 | Sheryl Delozier | R | 81% |
| PA | State House - 89 | Rob Kauffman | R | 87% |
| PA | State House - 91 | Dan Moul | R | 89% |
| PA | State House - 97 | Steve Mentzer | R | 76% |
| PA | State House - 99 | David Zimmerman | R | 82% |
| PA | State House - 100 | Bryan Cutler | R | 82% |
| PA | State House - 102 | Russ Diamond | R | 82% |
| PA | State House - 110 | Tina Pickett | R | 87% |
| PA | State House - 121 | Eddie Day Pashinski | D | 15% |
| PA | State House - 122 | Doyle Heffley | R | 80% |
| PA | State House - 128 | Mark Gillen | R | 84% |
| PA | State House - 130 | David Maloney, Sr. | R | 88% |
| PA | State House - 132 | Michael Schlossberg | D | 12% |
| PA | State House - 134 | Peter Schweyer | D | 0% |
| PA | State House - 135 | Steve Samuelson | D | 15% |
| PA | State House - 136 | Robert Freeman | D | 8% |
| PA | State House - 137 | Joe Emrick | R | 90% |
| PA | State House - 141 | Tina Davis | D | 19% |
| PA | State House - 145 | Craig Staats | R | 82% |
| PA | State House - 148 | Mary Jo Daley | D | 11% |
| PA | State House - 149 | Tim Briggs | D | 15% |
| PA | State House - 166 | Greg Vitali | D | 19% |
| PA | State House - 169 | Kate Klunk | R | 71% |
| PA | State House - 170 | Martina White | R | 44% |
| PA | State House - 171 | Kerry Benninghoff | R | 89% |