Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| FL | Representative - 5 | David Santiago | Republican | 86% |
| MO | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Kurt Schaefer | Republican | 80% |
| OH | State Senate - 20 | Tim Schaffer | Republican | 94% |
| NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | Republican | 90% |
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Gary Scherer | Republican | 87% |
| WA | State House - 9 Position 2 | Joe Schmick | Republican | 89% |
| KS | Commissioner of Insurance | Vicki Schmidt | Republican | 16% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | Republican | 86% |
| SD | State Senate - 19 | Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | 74% |
| WA | State Senate - 9 | Mark Schoesler | Republican | 72% |
| TX | State House - 132 | Mike Schofield | Republican | 78% |
| KS | Commissioner - 3 | Don Schroeder | Republican | 45% |
| IA | State Senate - 6 | Jason Schultz | Republican | 90% |
| KS | Secretary of State | Scott Schwab | Republican | 88% |
| TX | State Senate - 5 | Charles Schwertner | Republican | 92% |
| NM | State Senate - 42 | Larry Scott | Republican | 77% |
| MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | Republican | 93% |
| LA | State Senate - 31 | Alan Seabaugh | Republican | 83% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 12 | Brian Seaworth | Republican | 100% |
| KS | State House - 101 | Joe Seiwert | Republican | 79% |
| AL | State House - 90 | Chris Sells | Republican | 41% |
| MN | Commissioner - 2 | David Senjem | Republican | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 35 | David Sessions | Republican | 72% |
| NV | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | James Settelmeyer | Republican | 86% |
| NC | State House - 89 | Mitchell Setzer | Republican | 84% |
| GA | State Senate - 37 | Ed Setzler | Republican | 83% |
| TN | State House - 25 | Cameron Sexton | Republican | 97% |
| TX | State House - 66 | Matt Shaheen | Republican | 95% |
| NM | State Senate - 1 | Bill Sharer | Republican | 95% |
| GA | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Jason Shaw | Republican | 72% |
| KY | Agriculture Commissioner | Jonathan Shell | Republican | 76% |
| AL | State Senate - 17 | Shay Shelnutt | Republican | 64% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | Republican | 91% |
| AR | State House - 97 | Matthew Shepherd | Republican | 71% |
| IA | State Senate - 9 | Tom Shipley | Republican | 70% |
| AZ | State Senate - 16 | T.J. Shope | Republican | 83% |
| DE | State House - 39 | Danny Short | Republican | 65% |
| WA | State Senate - 7 | Shelly Short | Republican | 89% |
| IA | State House - 16 | David Sieck | Republican | 80% |
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | Republican | 60% |
| FL | Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Wilton Simpson | Republican | 72% |
| IA | State Senate - 12 | Amy Sinclair | Republican | 84% |
| NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | Republican | 74% |
| IN | State House - 15 | Hal Slager | Republican | 79% |
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | Republican | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 30 | Brandon Smith | Republican | 66% |
| KS | State House - 3 | Charles Smith | Republican | 53% |
| SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | Republican | 76% |
| GA | State House - 70 | Lynn Smith | Republican | 78% |
| WV | State Senate - 14 | Randy Smith | Republican | 79% |
| IA | Treasurer | Roby Smith | Republican | 87% |
| NH | State House - Sullivan 3 | Steve Smith | Republican | 81% |
| TX | State House - 86 | John Smithee | Republican | 80% |
| MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | Republican | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 88% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Kelli Sobonya | Republican | 69% |
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | Republican | 83% |
| IL | State House - 69 | Joe Sosnowski | Republican | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 9 | Steve Southerland | Republican | 87% |
| NJ | State Senate - 24 | Parker Space | Republican | 94% |
| NH | Commissioner - 1 | Peter Spanos | Republican | 96% |
| TN | State House - 49 | Mike Sparks | Republican | 89% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | Republican | 91% |
| DE | State House - 11 | Jeff Spiegelman | Republican | 79% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 2 | James Spillane | Republican | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 86 | John Spiros | Republican | 94% |
| OH | Treasurer | Robert Sprague | Republican | 91% |
| PA | State House - 145 | Craig Staats | Republican | 82% |
| MI | Commissioner - 4 | Jim Stamas | Republican | 80% |
| AL | State House - 34 | David Standridge | Republican | 56% |
| VA | State Senate - 7 | Bill Stanley, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State Board of Education | Christopher Stansbury | Republican | 83% |
| WV | State House - 77 | Joseph Statler | Republican | 78% |
| PA | State Senate - 32 | Pat Stefano | Republican | 92% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | R | 92% |
| FL | Representative - 5 | David Santiago | R | 86% |
| MO | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Kurt Schaefer | R | 80% |
| OH | State Senate - 20 | Tim Schaffer | R | 94% |
| NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | R | 90% |
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Gary Scherer | R | 87% |
| WA | State House - 9 Position 2 | Joe Schmick | R | 89% |
| KS | Commissioner of Insurance | Vicki Schmidt | R | 16% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | R | 86% |
| SD | State Senate - 19 | Kyle Schoenfish | R | 74% |
| WA | State Senate - 9 | Mark Schoesler | R | 72% |
| TX | State House - 132 | Mike Schofield | R | 78% |
| KS | Commissioner - 3 | Don Schroeder | R | 45% |
| IA | State Senate - 6 | Jason Schultz | R | 90% |
| KS | Secretary of State | Scott Schwab | R | 88% |
| TX | State Senate - 5 | Charles Schwertner | R | 92% |
| NM | State Senate - 42 | Larry Scott | R | 77% |
| MN | State House - 31B | Peggy Scott | R | 93% |
| LA | State Senate - 31 | Alan Seabaugh | R | 83% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 12 | Brian Seaworth | R | 100% |
| KS | State House - 101 | Joe Seiwert | R | 79% |
| AL | State House - 90 | Chris Sells | R | 41% |
| MN | Commissioner - 2 | David Senjem | R | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 35 | David Sessions | R | 72% |
| NV | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | James Settelmeyer | R | 86% |
| NC | State House - 89 | Mitchell Setzer | R | 84% |
| GA | State Senate - 37 | Ed Setzler | R | 83% |
| TN | State House - 25 | Cameron Sexton | R | 97% |
| TX | State House - 66 | Matt Shaheen | R | 95% |
| NM | State Senate - 1 | Bill Sharer | R | 95% |
| GA | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Jason Shaw | R | 72% |
| KY | Agriculture Commissioner | Jonathan Shell | R | 76% |
| AL | State Senate - 17 | Shay Shelnutt | R | 64% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | R | 91% |
| AR | State House - 97 | Matthew Shepherd | R | 71% |
| IA | State Senate - 9 | Tom Shipley | R | 70% |
| AZ | State Senate - 16 | T.J. Shope | R | 83% |
| DE | State House - 39 | Danny Short | R | 65% |
| WA | State Senate - 7 | Shelly Short | R | 89% |
| IA | State House - 16 | David Sieck | R | 80% |
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | R | 60% |
| FL | Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Wilton Simpson | R | 72% |
| IA | State Senate - 12 | Amy Sinclair | R | 84% |
| NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | R | 74% |
| IN | State House - 15 | Hal Slager | R | 79% |
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | R | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 30 | Brandon Smith | R | 66% |
| KS | State House - 3 | Charles Smith | R | 53% |
| SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | R | 76% |
| GA | State House - 70 | Lynn Smith | R | 78% |
| WV | State Senate - 14 | Randy Smith | R | 79% |
| IA | Treasurer | Roby Smith | R | 87% |
| NH | State House - Sullivan 3 | Steve Smith | R | 81% |
| TX | State House - 86 | John Smithee | R | 80% |
| MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | R | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 88% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Kelli Sobonya | R | 69% |
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | R | 83% |
| IL | State House - 69 | Joe Sosnowski | R | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 9 | Steve Southerland | R | 87% |
| NJ | State Senate - 24 | Parker Space | R | 94% |
| NH | Commissioner - 1 | Peter Spanos | R | 96% |
| TN | State House - 49 | Mike Sparks | R | 89% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | R | 91% |
| DE | State House - 11 | Jeff Spiegelman | R | 79% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 2 | James Spillane | R | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 86 | John Spiros | R | 94% |
| OH | Treasurer | Robert Sprague | R | 91% |
| PA | State House - 145 | Craig Staats | R | 82% |
| MI | Commissioner - 4 | Jim Stamas | R | 80% |
| AL | State House - 34 | David Standridge | R | 56% |
| VA | State Senate - 7 | Bill Stanley, Jr. | R | 92% |
| WV | State Board of Education | Christopher Stansbury | R | 83% |
| WV | State House - 77 | Joseph Statler | R | 78% |
| PA | State Senate - 32 | Pat Stefano | R | 92% |