Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 84% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 65% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 100% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 63% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 85% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 80% |
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Jim Banks | Republican | 93% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 8% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | Republican | 74% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 100% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 84% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 78% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 81% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 100% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 96% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 93% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 85% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 70% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 93% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 80% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 80% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 93% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 93% |
| LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | Republican | 89% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 100% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 7% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 48% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 0% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 4% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 0% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 74% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 93% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 7% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 7% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 89% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 93% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 78% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 93% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 80% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 89% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 4% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 4% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 92% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 61% |
| NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 0% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 4% | |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 83% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 96% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 0% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 80% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 81% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 76% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 78% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 81% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 0% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 0% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 38% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 84% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 65% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 100% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 63% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 85% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 80% |
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Jim Banks | R | 93% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 8% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | R | 74% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 100% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 84% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 78% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 81% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 80% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 100% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 96% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 93% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 85% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 70% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 93% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 80% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 80% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 93% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 93% |
| LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | R | 89% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 0% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 0% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 4% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 0% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 100% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 7% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 7% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 7% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 48% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 0% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 4% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 0% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 74% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 93% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 7% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 7% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 89% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 8% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 7% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 93% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 78% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 93% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 80% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 89% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 4% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 4% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 92% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 61% |
| NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | D | 0% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 4% | |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 83% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 96% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 0% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 80% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 81% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 76% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 78% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 81% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 0% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 0% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 38% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 4% |