Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | Agriculture Commissioner | Jonathan Shell | Republican | 70% |
| WI | Alderman - 3 | Jonathan Brostoff | No Party Affiliation | 12% |
| NH | Alderman - Ward 3 | Patricia Klee | Democratic | 6% |
| MS | Alderman - At-Large | Alex Monsour | 84% | |
| NH | Alderman - Ward 1 | Jan Schmidt | Democratic | 6% |
| IL | Alderman - Ward 23 | Silvana Tabares | 18% | |
| WI | Alderman - 8 | JoCasta Zamarripa | Democratic | 10% |
| AK | Assembly Member - Seat A | David Guttenberg | Democratic | 36% |
| AK | Assembly Member - Seat D | Tammie Wilson | 83% | |
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | Republican | 76% |
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 3% |
| NV | Attorney General | Aaron Ford | Democratic | 19% |
| ME | Attorney General | Aaron Frey | Democratic | 5% |
| MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | Republican | 95% |
| VA | Attorney General | Jason Miyares | Republican | 78% |
| IL | Attorney General | Kwame Raoul | Democratic | 9% |
| CT | Attorney General | William Tong | Democratic | 20% |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | 6% |
| OH | Auditor | Keith Faber | Republican | 100% |
| MO | Auditor | Scott Fitzpatrick | Republican | 90% |
| IL | Board Member - 4 | Pamela Althoff | 80% | |
| MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 93% | |
| MO | Chair of the Tax Commission | Gary Romine | 75% | |
| MT | Commissioner - 3 | Randy Brodehl | 91% | |
| MT | Commissioner - 1 | Zach Brown | 14% | |
| KS | Commissioner - At-Large | Tom Burroughs | 19% | |
| OK | Commissioner - 3 | Kevin Calvey | Republican | 81% |
| MO | Commissioner - Western | Jon Carpenter | Democratic | 19% |
| NH | Commissioner - 3 | Brian Chirichiello | 84% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Neil Combee | 88% | |
| ME | Commissioner - 2 | Andre Cushing III | Republican | 86% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Gene DiGirolamo | Republican | 59% |
| MO | Commissioner - At-Large | Bob Dixon | Republican | 82% |
| UT | Commissioner - At-Large | Gage Froerer | Republican | 58% |
| MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 12% | |
| MI | Commissioner - 8 | David Knezek, Jr. | 24% | |
| ME | Commissioner - At-Large | Garrett Mason | Republican | 92% |
| NV | Commissioner - D | William McCurdy II | 29% | |
| AL | Commissioner - At-Large | Mac McCutcheon | No Party Affiliation | 67% |
| FL | Commissioner - 9 | Kionne McGhee | 11% | |
| MT | Commissioner - At-Large | Mary Moe | 9% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 6 | Kathleen Peters | Republican | 76% |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Mel Ponder | 90% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Holly Raschein | 73% | |
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Alicia Reece | 14% | |
| TX | Commissioner - Precinct 2 | Justin Rodriguez | 19% | |
| NV | Commissioner - E | Tick Segerblom | 22% | |
| OR | Commissioner - 3 | Sherrie Sprenger | 75% | |
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Ronald Young | 91% | |
| GA | Commissioner of Agriculture | Tyler Harper | Republican | 75% |
| NH | Commissioner of Agriculture | Shawn Jasper | Republican | 79% |
| MS | Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce | Andy Gipson | Republican | 80% |
| FL | Commissioner of Education | Manny Diaz, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| OK | Commissioner of Insurance | Glen Mulready | Republican | 70% |
| KS | Commissioner of Insurance | Vicki Schmidt | Republican | 23% |
| NC | Commissioner of Labor | Josh Dobson | 73% | |
| OK | Commissioner of Labor | Leslie Osborn | Republican | 61% |
| GA | Commissioner of Labor | Bruce Thompson | Republican | 71% |
| NM | Commissioner of Public Lands | Stephanie Garcia Richard | Democratic | 19% |
| SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | Republican | 74% |
| MS | Commissioner of Transportation | Willie Simmons | Democratic | 38% |
| NJ | Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance | Marlene Caride | 1% | |
| MD | Comptroller | Brooke Lierman | Democratic | 11% |
| CT | Comptroller | Sean Scanlon | Democratic, Working Families, Independent Party of Connecticut | 25% |
| OK | Corporation Commissioner | Kim David | Republican | 74% |
| IN | Council Member - 3 | Charlie Brown | 11% | |
| NH | Council Member - 4 | Brian Chirichiello | Republican | 84% |
| CA | Council Member - 14 | Kevin De Leon | 3% | |
| OH | Council Member - 8 | Anthony DeVitis | 91% | |
| NV | Council Member - Ward 3 | Olivia Diaz | Democratic | 11% |
| ME | Council Member - 5 | Mark Dion | 8% | |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | 11% | |
| CT | Council Member - At-Large | Craig Fishbein | 75% | |
| MI | Council Member - At-Large | Patrick Green | 10% | |
| OH | Council Member - Ward 7 | Stephanie Howse | 10% | |
| SD | Council Member - At-Large | Alex Jensen | Republican | 50% |
| LA | Council Member - At-Large | Helena Moreno | 26% | |
| LA | Council Member - At-Large | Jean-Paul Morrell | Democratic | 32% |
| NY | Council Member - 21 | Francisco Moya | Democratic | 12% |
| HI | Council Member - 5 | Calvin Say | 25% | |
| OH | Council Member - 3 | Martin Sweeney | 24% | |
| HI | Council Member - 1 | Andria Tupola | 36% | |
| GA | Council Member - At-Large | Keisha Waites | Democratic | 17% |
| MI | Council Member - At-Large | Henry Yanez | Democratic | 29% |
| MI | Council Member - At-Large | Coleman Young II | 14% | |
| NY | Council Member - 10 | Carmen de la Rosa | Democratic | 11% |
| MD | Council President - At-Large | Nick Mosby | Democratic | 3% |
| NH | Councilor - Ward 6 | Linda Kenison | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 11% | |
| TN | County Mayor | Lee Harris | 35% | |
| TN | County Mayor | Bill Ketron, Jr. | Republican | 87% |
| AL | Director of Finance | Bill Poole III | Republican | 67% |
| HI | Director of Taxation | Isaac Choy | Nonpartisan office | 31% |
| IL | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Jerry Costello II | Democratic | 56% |
| OH | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Dorothy Pelanda | Republican | 87% |
| NV | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | James Settelmeyer | Republican | 89% |
| IL | Director of the Department of Revenue | David Harris | 79% | |
| NM | Education Commissioner - 5 | Sharon Clahchischilliage | Republican | 75% |
| CT | First Selectman - At-Large | Fred Camillo, Jr. | 56% | |
| CT | First Selectwoman - At-Large | Brenda Kupchick | Republican | 58% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | Agriculture Commissioner | Jonathan Shell | R | 70% |
| WI | Alderman - 3 | Jonathan Brostoff | N/A | 12% |
| NH | Alderman - Ward 3 | Patricia Klee | D | 6% |
| MS | Alderman - At-Large | Alex Monsour | 84% | |
| NH | Alderman - Ward 1 | Jan Schmidt | D | 6% |
| IL | Alderman - Ward 23 | Silvana Tabares | 18% | |
| WI | Alderman - 8 | JoCasta Zamarripa | D | 10% |
| AK | Assembly Member - Seat A | David Guttenberg | D | 36% |
| AK | Assembly Member - Seat D | Tammie Wilson | 83% | |
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | R | 76% |
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | D | 3% |
| NV | Attorney General | Aaron Ford | D | 19% |
| ME | Attorney General | Aaron Frey | D | 5% |
| MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | R | 95% |
| VA | Attorney General | Jason Miyares | R | 78% |
| IL | Attorney General | Kwame Raoul | D | 9% |
| CT | Attorney General | William Tong | D | 20% |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | D | 6% |
| OH | Auditor | Keith Faber | R | 100% |
| MO | Auditor | Scott Fitzpatrick | R | 90% |
| IL | Board Member - 4 | Pamela Althoff | 80% | |
| MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 93% | |
| MO | Chair of the Tax Commission | Gary Romine | 75% | |
| MT | Commissioner - 3 | Randy Brodehl | 91% | |
| MT | Commissioner - 1 | Zach Brown | 14% | |
| KS | Commissioner - At-Large | Tom Burroughs | 19% | |
| OK | Commissioner - 3 | Kevin Calvey | R | 81% |
| MO | Commissioner - Western | Jon Carpenter | D | 19% |
| NH | Commissioner - 3 | Brian Chirichiello | 84% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Neil Combee | 88% | |
| ME | Commissioner - 2 | Andre Cushing III | R | 86% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Gene DiGirolamo | R | 59% |
| MO | Commissioner - At-Large | Bob Dixon | R | 82% |
| UT | Commissioner - At-Large | Gage Froerer | R | 58% |
| MN | Commissioner - 3 | Laurie Halverson | 12% | |
| MI | Commissioner - 8 | David Knezek, Jr. | 24% | |
| ME | Commissioner - At-Large | Garrett Mason | R | 92% |
| NV | Commissioner - D | William McCurdy II | 29% | |
| AL | Commissioner - At-Large | Mac McCutcheon | N/A | 67% |
| FL | Commissioner - 9 | Kionne McGhee | 11% | |
| MT | Commissioner - At-Large | Mary Moe | 9% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 6 | Kathleen Peters | R | 76% |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Mel Ponder | 90% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Holly Raschein | 73% | |
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Alicia Reece | 14% | |
| TX | Commissioner - Precinct 2 | Justin Rodriguez | 19% | |
| NV | Commissioner - E | Tick Segerblom | 22% | |
| OR | Commissioner - 3 | Sherrie Sprenger | 75% | |
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Ronald Young | 91% | |
| GA | Commissioner of Agriculture | Tyler Harper | R | 75% |
| NH | Commissioner of Agriculture | Shawn Jasper | R | 79% |
| MS | Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce | Andy Gipson | R | 80% |
| FL | Commissioner of Education | Manny Diaz, Jr. | R | 93% |
| OK | Commissioner of Insurance | Glen Mulready | R | 70% |
| KS | Commissioner of Insurance | Vicki Schmidt | R | 23% |
| NC | Commissioner of Labor | Josh Dobson | 73% | |
| OK | Commissioner of Labor | Leslie Osborn | R | 61% |
| GA | Commissioner of Labor | Bruce Thompson | R | 71% |
| NM | Commissioner of Public Lands | Stephanie Garcia Richard | D | 19% |
| SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | R | 74% |
| MS | Commissioner of Transportation | Willie Simmons | D | 38% |
| NJ | Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance | Marlene Caride | 1% | |
| MD | Comptroller | Brooke Lierman | D | 11% |
| CT | Comptroller | Sean Scanlon | Other | 25% |
| OK | Corporation Commissioner | Kim David | R | 74% |
| IN | Council Member - 3 | Charlie Brown | 11% | |
| NH | Council Member - 4 | Brian Chirichiello | R | 84% |
| CA | Council Member - 14 | Kevin De Leon | 3% | |
| OH | Council Member - 8 | Anthony DeVitis | 91% | |
| NV | Council Member - Ward 3 | Olivia Diaz | D | 11% |
| ME | Council Member - 5 | Mark Dion | 8% | |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | 11% | |
| CT | Council Member - At-Large | Craig Fishbein | 75% | |
| MI | Council Member - At-Large | Patrick Green | 10% | |
| OH | Council Member - Ward 7 | Stephanie Howse | 10% | |
| SD | Council Member - At-Large | Alex Jensen | R | 50% |
| LA | Council Member - At-Large | Helena Moreno | 26% | |
| LA | Council Member - At-Large | Jean-Paul Morrell | D | 32% |
| NY | Council Member - 21 | Francisco Moya | D | 12% |
| HI | Council Member - 5 | Calvin Say | 25% | |
| OH | Council Member - 3 | Martin Sweeney | 24% | |
| HI | Council Member - 1 | Andria Tupola | 36% | |
| GA | Council Member - At-Large | Keisha Waites | D | 17% |
| MI | Council Member - At-Large | Henry Yanez | D | 29% |
| MI | Council Member - At-Large | Coleman Young II | 14% | |
| NY | Council Member - 10 | Carmen de la Rosa | D | 11% |
| MD | Council President - At-Large | Nick Mosby | D | 3% |
| NH | Councilor - Ward 6 | Linda Kenison | D | 5% |
| MA | Councilor - At-Large | Thomas Stanley | 11% | |
| TN | County Mayor | Lee Harris | 35% | |
| TN | County Mayor | Bill Ketron, Jr. | R | 87% |
| AL | Director of Finance | Bill Poole III | R | 67% |
| HI | Director of Taxation | Isaac Choy | Other | 31% |
| IL | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Jerry Costello II | D | 56% |
| OH | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Dorothy Pelanda | R | 87% |
| NV | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | James Settelmeyer | R | 89% |
| IL | Director of the Department of Revenue | David Harris | 79% | |
| NM | Education Commissioner - 5 | Sharon Clahchischilliage | R | 75% |
| CT | First Selectman - At-Large | Fred Camillo, Jr. | 56% | |
| CT | First Selectwoman - At-Large | Brenda Kupchick | R | 58% |