Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Jason Holsman | Democratic | 19% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | Republican | 80% |
| GA | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Jason Shaw | Republican | 72% |
| NE | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Dan Watermeier | Non-partisan | 73% |
| MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 6% |
| FL | Representative - 5 | David Santiago | Republican | 86% |
| KY | School Board Member - At-Large | Linda Belcher | Democratic | 13% |
| NV | School Board Member - At-Large | Irene Bustamante Adams | Democratic | 9% |
| FL | School Board Member - At-Large | Joe Geller | Democratic | 20% |
| ME | School Board Member - At-Large | Donald Marean | Republican | 100% |
| KS | School Board Member - At-Large | Valdenia Winn | Democratic | 8% |
| VA | Secretary of Finance | Mark Sickles | Democratic | 9% |
| VA | Secretary of Natural Resources | David Bulova | Democratic | 19% |
| PA | Secretary of Revenue | Pat Browne | Republican | 84% |
| WA | Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs | Democratic | 26% |
| MO | Secretary of State | Denny Hoskins | Republican | 80% |
| OH | Secretary of State | Frank LaRose | Republican | 88% |
| LA | Secretary of State | Nancy Landry | Republican | 69% |
| MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | Democratic | 16% |
| TX | Secretary of State | Jane Gray Nelson | Republican | 86% |
| GA | Secretary of State | Brad Raffensperger | Republican | 70% |
| KS | Secretary of State | Scott Schwab | Republican | 88% |
| MS | Secretary of State | Michael Watson | Republican | 100% |
| CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | Democratic | 2% |
| WI | State Assembly - 82 | Scott Allen | Republican | 80% |
| WI | State Assembly - 31 | Tyler August | Republican | 100% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 39 | Bob Auth | Republican | 93% |
| WI | State Assembly - 95 | Jill Billings | Democratic | 10% |
| WI | State Assembly - 37 | Mark Born | Republican | 95% |
| WI | State Assembly - 59 | Rob Brooks | Republican | 90% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | Republican | 81% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | John DiMaio | Republican | 96% |
| NV | State Assembly - 31 | Jill Dickman | Republican | 93% |
| WI | State Assembly - 94 | Steve Doyle | Democratic | 25% |
| CA | State Assembly - 3 | James Gallagher | Republican | 93% |
| CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | State Assembly - 42 | Jacqui Irwin | Democratic | 21% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | Republican | 91% |
| WI | State Assembly - 1 | Joel Kitchens | Republican | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 24 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 97% |
| WI | State Assembly - 72 | Scott Krug | Republican | 98% |
| CA | State Assembly - 34 | Tom Lackey | Republican | 90% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 10 | Gregory McGuckin | Republican | 98% |
| WI | State Assembly - 56 | Dave Murphy | Republican | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 36 | Jeffrey Mursau | Republican | 97% |
| WI | State Assembly - 15 | Adam Neylon | Republican | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 51 | Todd Novak | Republican | 90% |
| NV | State Assembly - 40 | PK O'Neill | Republican | 79% |
| WI | State Assembly - 57 | Kevin Petersen | Republican | 97% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | Erik Peterson | Republican | 98% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 21 | Jessie Rodriguez | Republican | 90% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | Republican | 93% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | Democratic | 3% |
| WI | State Assembly - 20 | Christine Sinicki | Democratic | 7% |
| WI | State Assembly - 86 | John Spiros | Republican | 94% |
| WI | State Assembly - 4 | David Steffen | Republican | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 79 | Lisa Subeck | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 34 | Rob Swearingen | Republican | 95% |
| WI | State Assembly - 25 | Paul Tittl | Republican | 95% |
| WI | State Assembly - 49 | Travis Tranel | Republican | 94% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 70 | Nancy VanderMeer | Republican | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 33 | Robin Vos | Republican | 97% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Jay Webber | Republican | 100% |
| SC | State Board of Education | Rita Allison | Republican | 67% |
| LA | State Board of Education - At-Large | Conrad Appel III | Republican | 44% |
| AR | State Board of Education | Kenneth Bragg | Republican | 68% |
| OH | State Board of Education - 2 | Teresa Fedor | Non-partisan | 8% |
| LA | State Board of Education - 5 | Lance Harris | Republican | 55% |
| SD | State Board of Education | Phyllis Heineman | 88% | |
| ME | State Board of Education | Victoria Kornfield | 0% | |
| FL | State Board of Education | MaryLynn Magar | Republican | 88% |
| KS | State Board of Education - 4 | Connie O'Brien | Republican | 87% |
| WV | State Board of Education | Christopher Stansbury | Republican | 83% |
| HI | State Board of Education | Roy Takumi | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | State Board of Equalization - 1 | Ted Gaines | Republican | 92% |
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | Republican | 78% |
| NC | State House - 96 | Jay Adams, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| KS | State House - 57 | John Alcala | Democratic | 19% |
| NH | State House - Belknap 6 | Glen Aldrich | Republican | 96% |
| GA | State House - 66 | Kimberly Alexander | Democratic | 16% |
| SC | State House - 59 | Terry Alexander | Democratic | 14% |
| TX | State House - 131 | Alma Allen | Democratic | 27% |
| AZ | State House - 7 | Sylvia Allen | Republican | 95% |
| NH | State House - Grafton 17 | Susan Almy | Democratic | 3% |
| NH | State House - Cheshire 13 | Richard Ames | Democratic | 5% |
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 42 | Keith Ammon | Republican | 96% |
| IL | State House - 103 | Carol Ammons | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | State House - 103 | Rafael Anchía | Democratic | 14% |
| WV | State House - 10 | Bill Anderson, Jr. | Republican | 67% |
| MS | State House - 110 | Jeramey Anderson | Democratic | 25% |
| MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | Republican | 79% |
| IL | State House - 40 | Jaime Andrade, Jr. | Democratic | 11% |
| FL | State House - 41 | Bruce Antone | Democratic | 13% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Jason Holsman | D | 19% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | R | 80% |
| GA | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Jason Shaw | R | 72% |
| NE | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Dan Watermeier | Other | 73% |
| MN | Public Utilities Commissioner | Katie Sieben | DFL | 6% |
| FL | Representative - 5 | David Santiago | R | 86% |
| KY | School Board Member - At-Large | Linda Belcher | D | 13% |
| NV | School Board Member - At-Large | Irene Bustamante Adams | D | 9% |
| FL | School Board Member - At-Large | Joe Geller | D | 20% |
| ME | School Board Member - At-Large | Donald Marean | R | 100% |
| KS | School Board Member - At-Large | Valdenia Winn | D | 8% |
| VA | Secretary of Finance | Mark Sickles | D | 9% |
| VA | Secretary of Natural Resources | David Bulova | D | 19% |
| PA | Secretary of Revenue | Pat Browne | R | 84% |
| WA | Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs | D | 26% |
| MO | Secretary of State | Denny Hoskins | R | 80% |
| OH | Secretary of State | Frank LaRose | R | 88% |
| LA | Secretary of State | Nancy Landry | R | 69% |
| MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | D | 16% |
| TX | Secretary of State | Jane Gray Nelson | R | 86% |
| GA | Secretary of State | Brad Raffensperger | R | 70% |
| KS | Secretary of State | Scott Schwab | R | 88% |
| MS | Secretary of State | Michael Watson | R | 100% |
| CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | D | 2% |
| WI | State Assembly - 82 | Scott Allen | R | 80% |
| WI | State Assembly - 31 | Tyler August | R | 100% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 39 | Bob Auth | R | 93% |
| WI | State Assembly - 95 | Jill Billings | D | 10% |
| WI | State Assembly - 37 | Mark Born | R | 95% |
| WI | State Assembly - 59 | Rob Brooks | R | 90% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | R | 81% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | D | 0% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | D | 0% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | D | 5% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | John DiMaio | R | 96% |
| NV | State Assembly - 31 | Jill Dickman | R | 93% |
| WI | State Assembly - 94 | Steve Doyle | D | 25% |
| CA | State Assembly - 3 | James Gallagher | R | 93% |
| CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | D | 0% |
| CA | State Assembly - 42 | Jacqui Irwin | D | 21% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | R | 91% |
| WI | State Assembly - 1 | Joel Kitchens | R | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 24 | Dan Knodl | R | 97% |
| WI | State Assembly - 72 | Scott Krug | R | 98% |
| CA | State Assembly - 34 | Tom Lackey | R | 90% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 10 | Gregory McGuckin | R | 98% |
| WI | State Assembly - 56 | Dave Murphy | R | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 36 | Jeffrey Mursau | R | 97% |
| WI | State Assembly - 15 | Adam Neylon | R | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 51 | Todd Novak | R | 90% |
| NV | State Assembly - 40 | PK O'Neill | R | 79% |
| WI | State Assembly - 57 | Kevin Petersen | R | 97% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | Erik Peterson | R | 98% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | D | 0% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | D | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 21 | Jessie Rodriguez | R | 90% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | R | 93% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | D | 3% |
| WI | State Assembly - 20 | Christine Sinicki | D | 7% |
| WI | State Assembly - 86 | John Spiros | R | 94% |
| WI | State Assembly - 4 | David Steffen | R | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 79 | Lisa Subeck | D | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 34 | Rob Swearingen | R | 95% |
| WI | State Assembly - 25 | Paul Tittl | R | 95% |
| WI | State Assembly - 49 | Travis Tranel | R | 94% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | D | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 70 | Nancy VanderMeer | R | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 33 | Robin Vos | R | 97% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Jay Webber | R | 100% |
| SC | State Board of Education | Rita Allison | R | 67% |
| LA | State Board of Education - At-Large | Conrad Appel III | R | 44% |
| AR | State Board of Education | Kenneth Bragg | R | 68% |
| OH | State Board of Education - 2 | Teresa Fedor | Other | 8% |
| LA | State Board of Education - 5 | Lance Harris | R | 55% |
| SD | State Board of Education | Phyllis Heineman | 88% | |
| ME | State Board of Education | Victoria Kornfield | 0% | |
| FL | State Board of Education | MaryLynn Magar | R | 88% |
| KS | State Board of Education - 4 | Connie O'Brien | R | 87% |
| WV | State Board of Education | Christopher Stansbury | R | 83% |
| HI | State Board of Education | Roy Takumi | D | 10% |
| CA | State Board of Equalization - 1 | Ted Gaines | R | 92% |
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | R | 78% |
| NC | State House - 96 | Jay Adams, Jr. | R | 92% |
| KS | State House - 57 | John Alcala | D | 19% |
| NH | State House - Belknap 6 | Glen Aldrich | R | 96% |
| GA | State House - 66 | Kimberly Alexander | D | 16% |
| SC | State House - 59 | Terry Alexander | D | 14% |
| TX | State House - 131 | Alma Allen | D | 27% |
| AZ | State House - 7 | Sylvia Allen | R | 95% |
| NH | State House - Grafton 17 | Susan Almy | D | 3% |
| NH | State House - Cheshire 13 | Richard Ames | D | 5% |
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 42 | Keith Ammon | R | 96% |
| IL | State House - 103 | Carol Ammons | D | 8% |
| TX | State House - 103 | Rafael Anchía | D | 14% |
| WV | State House - 10 | Bill Anderson, Jr. | R | 67% |
| MS | State House - 110 | Jeramey Anderson | D | 25% |
| MN | State House - 12A | Paul Anderson | R | 79% |
| IL | State House - 40 | Jaime Andrade, Jr. | D | 11% |
| FL | State House - 41 | Bruce Antone | D | 13% |