Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Pabon | 5% | |||
| Ruth Palumbo | 5% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| John Patrick | 5% | |||
| DE | State Senate - 12 | Nicole Poore | Democratic | 5% |
| Sharon Pritchett | 5% | |||
| Amanda Ragan | 5% | |||
| David Richardson | 5% | |||
| Sebastian Ridley-Thomas | 5% | |||
| WI | Supervisor - 1 | Janis Ringhand | Democratic | 5% |
| Rebecca Rios | 5% | |||
| Tara Sad | 5% | |||
| Dick Saslaw | 5% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 14 | Peter Schmidt | Democratic | 5% |
| Stephen Shurtleff | 5% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 33 | Alexis Simpson | Democratic | 5% |
| Michael Skindell | 5% | |||
| Rita Smart | 5% | |||
| DE | State Senate - 8 | David Sokola | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk | Karen Spilka | Democratic | 5% |
| Pat Steadman | 5% | |||
| Mark Stoops | 5% | |||
| ME | State Senate - 24 | Denise Tepler | Democratic | 5% |
| Tommy Thompson | 5% | |||
| John Tilley | 5% | |||
| Vic Torres, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Susan Treleaven | 5% | |||
| RoseLee Vincent | 5% | |||
| Robert Walsh, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Charlotte Warren | 5% | |||
| Barbara Watson | 5% | |||
| IL | State House - 7 | Chris Welch | Democratic | 5% |
| Deborah Wheeler | 5% | |||
| Dan Wolf | 5% | |||
| Michael Abbott | 4% | |||
| Richard Abel | 4% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 24 | Ben Allen | Democratic | 4% |
| SC | State Senate - 7 | Karl Allen | Democratic | 4% |
| AZ | State Senate - 5 | Lela Alston | Democratic | 4% |
| Cory Atkins | 4% | |||
| Ruth Balser | 4% | |||
| Bobbi Beavers | 4% | |||
| FL | State Senate - 26 | Lori Berman | Democratic | 4% |
| Connie Bernardy | 4% | |||
| Skip Berrien | 4% | |||
| DE | State House - 2 | Stephanie Bolden | Democratic | 4% |
| Garrett Bradley | 4% | |||
| Paul Brodeur | 4% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 3 | John Burzichelli | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Bristol | Antonio Cabral | Democratic | 4% |
| Linda Campbell | 4% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 4% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Richard Cohen | 4% | |||
| Ed Coppinger | 4% | |||
| Claire Cronin | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | Democratic | 4% |
| Andrea Dalessandro | 4% | |||
| Robert DeLeo | 4% | |||
| Dick Dearden | 4% | |||
| William Delgado | 4% | |||
| Brian Dempsey | 4% | |||
| Marcos Devers | 4% | |||
| Debbie DiFranco | 4% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 61 | Scott Dibble | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| David Doherty | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixteenth Worcester | Daniel Donahue | Democratic | 4% |
| Carolyn Dykema | 4% | |||
| Kari Dziedzic | 4% | |||
| Chris Eaton | 4% | |||
| Adam Ebbin | 4% | |||
| Lori Ehrlich | 4% | |||
| Tim Eustace | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | State Senate - 40 | Barbara Favola | Democratic | 4% |
| Robert Fennell | 4% | |||
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Bristol | Carole Fiola | Democratic | 4% |
| KS | State Senate - 2 | Marci Francisco | Democratic | 4% |
| Karen Fraser | 4% | |||
| June Frazer | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 4% |
| Denise Garlick | 4% | |||
| Mary Gile | 4% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | Democratic | 4% |
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | Democratic | 4% |
| Richard Gordon | 4% | |||
| Sue Gottling | 4% | |||
| Patricia Haddad | 4% | |||
| Nikiya Harris Dodd | 4% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 67 | Foung Hawj | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Jeff Hayden | 4% | |||
| Paul Henle | 4% | |||
| Paul Heroux | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Middlesex | Kate Hogan | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Suffolk | Russell Holmes | Democratic | 4% |