Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Lipinski | 25% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 21% |
| Jim Cooper | 21% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 21% | |||
| Brad Ashford | 17% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 17% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 13% |
| Bob Dold | 13% | |||
| Gene Green | 13% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 13% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 13% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 13% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 10% |
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 9% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 9% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 9% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 9% |
| Xavier Becerra | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 8% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 8% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 8% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 8% |
| Gwen Graham | 8% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 8% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 8% |
| Jim Langevin | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 8% |
| Jim McDermott | 8% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 8% |
| Tim Ryan | 8% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 8% | |||
| David Scott | 8% | |||
| Jon Tester | 8% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 8% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 5% |
| Barbara Boxer | 5% | |||
| Bob Brady | 5% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| Joe Kennedy III | 5% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 5% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 5% |
| John Yarmuth | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 4% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 4% |
| Lois Capps | 4% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 4% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 4% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| David Cicilline | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 4% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 4% |
| Joe Crowley | 4% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 4% |
| John Delaney | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 4% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Eliot Engel | 4% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 4% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 4% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 4% |
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 4% | |||
| Mike Honda | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Ron Kind | 4% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 4% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 4% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 4% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 4% |
| Claire McCaskill | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 4% |
| Patrick Murphy | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Lipinski | 25% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 21% |
| Jim Cooper | 21% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 21% | |||
| Brad Ashford | 17% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 17% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 13% |
| Bob Dold | 13% | |||
| Gene Green | 13% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 13% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 13% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 13% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 10% |
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 9% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 9% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 9% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 9% |
| Xavier Becerra | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 8% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 8% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 8% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 8% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 8% |
| Gwen Graham | 8% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 8% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 8% |
| Jim Langevin | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 8% |
| Jim McDermott | 8% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 8% |
| Tim Ryan | 8% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 8% | |||
| David Scott | 8% | |||
| Jon Tester | 8% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 8% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 8% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 5% |
| Barbara Boxer | 5% | |||
| Bob Brady | 5% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| Joe Kennedy III | 5% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 5% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 5% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 5% |
| John Yarmuth | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 4% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 4% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 4% |
| Lois Capps | 4% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 4% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 4% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| David Cicilline | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 4% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 4% |
| Joe Crowley | 4% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 4% |
| John Delaney | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 4% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 4% |
| Eliot Engel | 4% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 4% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 4% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 4% |
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 4% | |||
| Mike Honda | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 4% |
| Ron Kind | 4% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 4% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 4% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 4% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 4% |
| Claire McCaskill | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 4% |
| Patrick Murphy | 4% |