Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 58% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 0% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 6% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 75% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 43% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 38% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 67% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 91% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 96% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 13% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 66% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 89% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 83% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 88% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 80% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 5% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 5% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 47% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 96% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 78% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 72% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 2% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 81% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 94% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 97% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 7% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 86% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 74% |
| SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | Republican | 76% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 96% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 93% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 99% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 89% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 95% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 93% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 94% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 93% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 26% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 88% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 98% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 7% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 99% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 7% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 1% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 87% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 6% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 79% |
| VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 7% |
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | Republican | 95% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 7% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 2% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 9% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 8% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 58% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 5% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 0% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 6% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 75% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 43% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 38% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 67% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 91% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 96% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 13% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 66% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 89% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | R | 83% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 88% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 80% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 8% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 5% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 5% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 6% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 47% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 96% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 78% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 72% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 70% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 2% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 81% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 94% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 97% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 89% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 7% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 86% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 74% |
| SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | R | 76% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 96% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 93% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 90% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 99% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 89% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 95% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 93% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 94% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 93% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 26% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 88% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 98% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 7% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 99% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 7% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 1% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 87% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 6% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 3% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 79% |
| VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 7% |
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | R | 95% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 7% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 2% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 9% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 8% |