Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | State Senate - 27 | Kristina Roegner | Republican | 90% |
| Laurie Sanborn | 90% | |||
| Jacqueline Schaffer | 90% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | Republican | 90% |
| IA | State Senate - 6 | Jason Schultz | Republican | 90% |
| Lang Sias | 90% | |||
| Ken Skowronski | 90% | |||
| Ryan Smith | 90% | |||
| Steve Smith | 90% | |||
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | 90% |
| IL | State Senate - 35 | Dave Syverson | Republican | 90% |
| KS | Commissioner - 3 | Jack Thimesch | Republican | 90% |
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | 90% |
| Herb Vadney | 90% | |||
| Tyler Vorpagel | 90% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 11 | Bo Watson | Republican | 90% |
| VA | State House - 61 | Mike Webert | Republican | 90% |
| Jim Wheeler III | 90% | |||
| John Wiemann | 90% | |||
| Ronald Young | 90% | |||
| Nick Zerwas | 90% | |||
| Kathy Afzali | 89% | |||
| Tony Albright | 89% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 29 | Dave Argall | Republican | 89% |
| Jay Barrows | 89% | |||
| Lynn Bechler | 89% | |||
| Patricia Bellock | 89% | |||
| PA | State House - 171 | Kerry Benninghoff | Republican | 89% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Sonny Borrelli | 89% | |
| Greg Boso, Sr. | 89% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 50 | Michele Brooks | Republican | 89% |
| Brian Brown | 89% | |||
| Sharon Brown | 89% | |||
| TX | State House - 83 | Dustin Burrows | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | Republican | 89% |
| Mike Carter | 89% | |||
| Glen Casada | 89% | |||
| Sam Cataldo | 89% | |||
| Paul Chace | 89% | |||
| MO | State Senate - 8 | Mike Cierpiot | Republican | 89% |
| Ron Collins | 89% | |||
| Bill Cook | 89% | |||
| Travis Couture-Lovelady | 89% | |||
| Brandon Creighton | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 5 | Dale DeVon | Republican | 89% |
| Shamed Dogan | 89% | |||
| J. Eggleston | 89% | |||
| NV | State Senate - 19 | John Ellison | Republican | 89% |
| Judy Emmons | 89% | |||
| Eli Evankovich | 89% | |||
| Larry Faircloth | 89% | |||
| Joe Fischer | 89% | |||
| Geoff Foster | 89% | |||
| William Friend | 89% | |||
| David Frizzell | 89% | |||
| Bob Gannon | 89% | |||
| Patrick Garofalo | 89% | |||
| Ed Gaunch | 89% | |||
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
| Don Gustavson | 89% | |||
| Gregory Habeeb | 89% | |||
| Marcia Hahn | 89% | |||
| WV | Commissioner - 1 | Daniel Hall | Democratic | 89% |
| Tim Harman | 89% | |||
| Ryan Haynes | 89% | |||
| Norman Higgins | 89% | |||
| Hunter Hill | 89% | |||
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | Republican | 89% |
| TX | State Senate - 17 | Joan Huffman | Republican | 89% |
| Graham Hunt | 89% | |||
| Tom Hurst | 89% | |||
| Kevin Jones | 89% | |||
| Mark Kahrs | 89% | |||
| Kasha Kelley | 89% | |||
| MI | State House - 93 | Tim Kelly | Republican | 89% |
| TX | County Judge and Executive - At-Large | Mark Keough | Republican | 89% |
| Kayla Kessinger | 89% | |||
| Jarad Klein | 89% | |||
| Dan Kristiansen | 89% | |||
| Dennis Kruse | 89% | |||
| Sarah LaTourette | 89% | |||
| Steve Landes | 89% | |||
| Scott Lingamfelter | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex | Marc Lombardo | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | Republican | 89% |
| Brian Maienschein | 89% | |||
| WI | State Senate - 17 | Howard Marklein | Republican | 89% |
| Devon Mathis | 89% | |||
| WV | State Senate - 6 | Mark Maynard | Republican | 89% |
| Jeff McClain | 89% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 26 | Ryan McDougle | Republican | 89% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | Republican | 89% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | Republican | 89% |
| George Moraitis, Jr. | 89% | |||
| MD | State House - 29A | Matt Morgan | Republican | 89% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | Republican | 89% |
| PA | State House - 91 | Dan Moul | Republican | 89% |
| Jeff Mullins | 89% | |||
| Andrew Murr | 89% | |||
| SD | Council Member - At-Large | David Novstrup | Republican | 89% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | State Senate - 27 | Kristina Roegner | R | 90% |
| Laurie Sanborn | 90% | |||
| Jacqueline Schaffer | 90% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | R | 90% |
| IA | State Senate - 6 | Jason Schultz | R | 90% |
| Lang Sias | 90% | |||
| Ken Skowronski | 90% | |||
| Ryan Smith | 90% | |||
| Steve Smith | 90% | |||
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | R | 90% |
| IL | State Senate - 35 | Dave Syverson | R | 90% |
| KS | Commissioner - 3 | Jack Thimesch | R | 90% |
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | R | 90% |
| Herb Vadney | 90% | |||
| Tyler Vorpagel | 90% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 11 | Bo Watson | R | 90% |
| VA | State House - 61 | Mike Webert | R | 90% |
| Jim Wheeler III | 90% | |||
| John Wiemann | 90% | |||
| Ronald Young | 90% | |||
| Nick Zerwas | 90% | |||
| Kathy Afzali | 89% | |||
| Tony Albright | 89% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 29 | Dave Argall | R | 89% |
| Jay Barrows | 89% | |||
| Lynn Bechler | 89% | |||
| Patricia Bellock | 89% | |||
| PA | State House - 171 | Kerry Benninghoff | R | 89% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Sonny Borrelli | 89% | |
| Greg Boso, Sr. | 89% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 50 | Michele Brooks | R | 89% |
| Brian Brown | 89% | |||
| Sharon Brown | 89% | |||
| TX | State House - 83 | Dustin Burrows | R | 89% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | R | 89% |
| Mike Carter | 89% | |||
| Glen Casada | 89% | |||
| Sam Cataldo | 89% | |||
| Paul Chace | 89% | |||
| MO | State Senate - 8 | Mike Cierpiot | R | 89% |
| Ron Collins | 89% | |||
| Bill Cook | 89% | |||
| Travis Couture-Lovelady | 89% | |||
| Brandon Creighton | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 5 | Dale DeVon | R | 89% |
| Shamed Dogan | 89% | |||
| J. Eggleston | 89% | |||
| NV | State Senate - 19 | John Ellison | R | 89% |
| Judy Emmons | 89% | |||
| Eli Evankovich | 89% | |||
| Larry Faircloth | 89% | |||
| Joe Fischer | 89% | |||
| Geoff Foster | 89% | |||
| William Friend | 89% | |||
| David Frizzell | 89% | |||
| Bob Gannon | 89% | |||
| Patrick Garofalo | 89% | |||
| Ed Gaunch | 89% | |||
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | R | 89% |
| Don Gustavson | 89% | |||
| Gregory Habeeb | 89% | |||
| Marcia Hahn | 89% | |||
| WV | Commissioner - 1 | Daniel Hall | D | 89% |
| Tim Harman | 89% | |||
| Ryan Haynes | 89% | |||
| Norman Higgins | 89% | |||
| Hunter Hill | 89% | |||
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | R | 89% |
| TX | State Senate - 17 | Joan Huffman | R | 89% |
| Graham Hunt | 89% | |||
| Tom Hurst | 89% | |||
| Kevin Jones | 89% | |||
| Mark Kahrs | 89% | |||
| Kasha Kelley | 89% | |||
| MI | State House - 93 | Tim Kelly | R | 89% |
| TX | County Judge and Executive - At-Large | Mark Keough | R | 89% |
| Kayla Kessinger | 89% | |||
| Jarad Klein | 89% | |||
| Dan Kristiansen | 89% | |||
| Dennis Kruse | 89% | |||
| Sarah LaTourette | 89% | |||
| Steve Landes | 89% | |||
| Scott Lingamfelter | 89% | |||
| MA | State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex | Marc Lombardo | R | 89% |
| IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | R | 89% |
| Brian Maienschein | 89% | |||
| WI | State Senate - 17 | Howard Marklein | R | 89% |
| Devon Mathis | 89% | |||
| WV | State Senate - 6 | Mark Maynard | R | 89% |
| Jeff McClain | 89% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 26 | Ryan McDougle | R | 89% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | R | 89% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | R | 89% |
| George Moraitis, Jr. | 89% | |||
| MD | State House - 29A | Matt Morgan | R | 89% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | R | 89% |
| PA | State House - 91 | Dan Moul | R | 89% |
| Jeff Mullins | 89% | |||
| Andrew Murr | 89% | |||
| SD | Council Member - At-Large | David Novstrup | R | 89% |