Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 60% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 84% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 78% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 84% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 100% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 6% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 89% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 95% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 77% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 88% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 70% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 92% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 15% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 99% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 4% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 93% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | Republican | 94% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 99% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 17% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 48% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 15% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 84% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 87% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 75% | |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 4% | |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 4% |
| CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 97% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 11% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 87% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 3% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 2% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 6% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 14% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 2% |
| DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 7% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 95% |
| FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 82% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 86% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 7% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 1% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 64% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 100% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 25% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 91% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 96% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 90% |
| GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 13% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 2% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 1% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 84% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 88% |
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 80% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 93% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 95% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 77% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 95% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 6% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 60% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 84% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 78% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 84% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 100% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 6% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 89% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 95% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 77% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 88% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 70% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 92% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 15% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 99% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 4% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 93% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | R | 94% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 99% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 17% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 48% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 15% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 84% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 87% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 6% |
| CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 75% | |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 4% | |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 5% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 4% |
| CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | R | 97% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 11% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 87% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 3% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 2% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 6% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 14% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 2% |
| DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 7% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 95% |
| FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 82% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 86% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 7% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 1% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 64% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 100% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 25% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 91% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 96% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 90% |
| GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 13% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 2% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 1% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 84% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 88% |
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 80% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 93% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 95% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 77% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 95% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 6% |