Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2015 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | State House - 6 | Debra Heffernan | Democratic | 5% |
| DE | State House - 9 | Kevin Hensley | Republican | 50% |
| DE | State House - 10 | Sean Matthews | Democratic | 11% |
| DE | State House - 11 | Jeff Spiegelman | Republican | 79% |
| DE | State House - 14 | Pete Schwartzkopf | Democratic | 14% |
| DE | State House - 15 | Valerie Longhurst | Democratic | 10% |
| DE | State House - 19 | Kim Williams | Democratic | 17% |
| DE | State House - 21 | Mike Ramone | Republican | 47% |
| DE | State House - 23 | Paul Baumbach | Democratic | 13% |
| DE | State House - 24 | Ed Osienski | Democratic | 19% |
| DE | State House - 28 | William Carson, Jr. | Democratic | 38% |
| DE | State House - 31 | Sean Lynn | Democratic | 13% |
| DE | State House - 34 | Lyndon Yearick | Republican | 80% |
| DE | State House - 38 | Ronald Gray | Republican | 63% |
| DE | State House - 39 | Danny Short | Republican | 65% |
| DE | State House - 40 | Tim Dukes | Republican | 73% |
| DE | State House - 41 | Richard Collins | Republican | 100% |
| DE | State Senate - 8 | David Sokola | Democratic | 5% |
| DE | State Senate - 11 | Bryan Townsend | Democratic | 16% |
| DE | State Senate - 12 | Nicole Poore | Democratic | 5% |
| DE | State Senate - 15 | Dave Lawson | Republican | 75% |
| DE | State Senate - 17 | Trey Paradee III | Democratic | 24% |
| DE | State Senate - 18 | David Wilson | Republican | 74% |
| DE | State Senate - 19 | Brian Pettyjohn | Republican | 84% |
| DE | State Senate - 20 | Gerald Hocker | Republican | 72% |
| DE | State Senate - 21 | Bryant Richardson | Republican | 70% |
| FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | Republican | 96% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | Republican | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 26% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | Republican | 96% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | Democratic | 20% |
| FL | Lieutenant Governor | Jeanette Nuñez | Republican | 89% |
| FL | State House - 18 | Cyndi Stevenson | Republican | 86% |
| FL | State House - 19 | Paul Renner | Republican | 79% |
| FL | State House - 32 | Thad Altman | Republican | 84% |
| FL | State House - 41 | Bruce Antone | Democratic | 13% |
| FL | State Senate - 1 | Doug Broxson | Republican | 94% |
| FL | State Senate - 2 | Jay Trumbull | Republican | 86% |
| FL | State Senate - 7 | Travis Hutson | Republican | 86% |
| FL | State Senate - 9 | Keith Perry | Republican | 94% |
| FL | State Senate - 10 | Jason Brodeur | Republican | 96% |
| FL | State Senate - 11 | Blaise Ingoglia | Republican | 77% |
| FL | State Senate - 12 | Colleen Burton | Republican | 80% |
| FL | State Senate - 13 | Dennis Baxley | Republican | 94% |
| FL | State Senate - 15 | Geraldine Thompson | Democratic | 14% |
| FL | State Senate - 16 | Darryl Rouson | Democratic | 16% |
| FL | State Senate - 19 | Debbie Mayfield | Republican | 93% |
| FL | State Senate - 20 | Jim Boyd | Republican | 93% |
| FL | State Senate - 23 | Danny Burgess, Jr. | Republican | 87% |
| FL | State Senate - 24 | Bobby Powell, Jr. | Democratic | 15% |
| FL | State Senate - 25 | Vic Torres, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | State Senate - 26 | Lori Berman | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | State Senate - 27 | Ben Albritton | Republican | 97% |
| FL | State Senate - 28 | Kathleen Passidomo | Republican | 91% |
| FL | State Senate - 31 | Gayle Harrell | Republican | 94% |
| FL | State Senate - 34 | Shevrin Jones | Democratic | 11% |
| FL | State Senate - 39 | Bryan Avila | Republican | 87% |
| FL | Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Wilton Simpson | Republican | 72% |
| FL | Commissioner of Education | Manny Diaz, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| FL | Commissioner - 3 | Michael Barnett | 20% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 3 | John Tobia | 99% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Neil Combee | 88% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Holly Raschein | 70% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Maria Sachs | 22% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 6 | Kathleen Peters | Republican | 76% |
| FL | Commissioner - 9 | Kionne McGhee | 8% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 13 | René Garcia | 75% | |
| FL | State Board of Education | MaryLynn Magar | Republican | 88% |
| GA | Lieutenant Governor | Burt Jones | Republican | 88% |
| GA | State House - 2 | Steve Tarvin | Republican | 91% |
| GA | State House - 11 | Rick Jasperse | Republican | 78% |
| GA | State House - 12 | Eddie Lumsden | Republican | 72% |
| GA | State House - 13 | Katie Dempsey | Republican | 78% |
| GA | State House - 16 | Trey Kelley | Republican | 84% |
| GA | State House - 23 | Mandi Ballinger | Republican | 78% |
| GA | State House - 27 | Lee Hawkins | Republican | 64% |
| GA | State House - 31 | Emory Dunahoo, Jr. | Republican | 84% |
| GA | State House - 33 | Alan Powell | Republican | 74% |
| GA | State House - 38 | David Wilkerson | Democratic | 13% |
| GA | State House - 41 | Michael Smith II | Democratic | 27% |
| GA | State House - 44 | Don Parsons | Republican | 69% |
| GA | State House - 45 | Sharon Cooper | Republican | 75% |
| GA | State House - 46 | John Carson | Republican | 77% |
| GA | State House - 47 | Jan Jones | Republican | 82% |
| GA | State House - 49 | Chuck Martin, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| GA | State House - 57 | Stacey Evans | Democratic | 50% |
| GA | State House - 60 | Sheila Jones | Democratic | 23% |
| GA | State House - 61 | Roger Bruce | Democratic | 11% |
| GA | State House - 66 | Kimberly Alexander | Democratic | 16% |
| GA | State House - 70 | Lynn Smith | Republican | 78% |
| GA | State House - 76 | Sandra Scott | Democratic | 19% |
| GA | State House - 78 | Demetrius Douglas | Democratic | 20% |
| GA | State House - 81 | Scott Holcomb | Democratic | 30% |
| GA | State House - 82 | Mary Margaret Oliver | Democratic | 26% |
| GA | State House - 85 | Karla Drenner | Democratic | 16% |
| GA | State House - 88 | Billy Mitchell | Democratic | 25% |
| GA | State House - 94 | Karen Bennett | Democratic | 5% |
| GA | State House - 95 | Dar'shun Kendrick | Democratic | 17% |
| GA | State House - 96 | Pete Marin | Democratic | 12% |
| GA | State House - 100 | David Clark | Republican | 69% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | State House - 6 | Debra Heffernan | D | 5% |
| DE | State House - 9 | Kevin Hensley | R | 50% |
| DE | State House - 10 | Sean Matthews | D | 11% |
| DE | State House - 11 | Jeff Spiegelman | R | 79% |
| DE | State House - 14 | Pete Schwartzkopf | D | 14% |
| DE | State House - 15 | Valerie Longhurst | D | 10% |
| DE | State House - 19 | Kim Williams | D | 17% |
| DE | State House - 21 | Mike Ramone | R | 47% |
| DE | State House - 23 | Paul Baumbach | D | 13% |
| DE | State House - 24 | Ed Osienski | D | 19% |
| DE | State House - 28 | William Carson, Jr. | D | 38% |
| DE | State House - 31 | Sean Lynn | D | 13% |
| DE | State House - 34 | Lyndon Yearick | R | 80% |
| DE | State House - 38 | Ronald Gray | R | 63% |
| DE | State House - 39 | Danny Short | R | 65% |
| DE | State House - 40 | Tim Dukes | R | 73% |
| DE | State House - 41 | Richard Collins | R | 100% |
| DE | State Senate - 8 | David Sokola | D | 5% |
| DE | State Senate - 11 | Bryan Townsend | D | 16% |
| DE | State Senate - 12 | Nicole Poore | D | 5% |
| DE | State Senate - 15 | Dave Lawson | R | 75% |
| DE | State Senate - 17 | Trey Paradee III | D | 24% |
| DE | State Senate - 18 | David Wilson | R | 74% |
| DE | State Senate - 19 | Brian Pettyjohn | R | 84% |
| DE | State Senate - 20 | Gerald Hocker | R | 72% |
| DE | State Senate - 21 | Bryant Richardson | R | 70% |
| FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | R | 96% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | R | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 26% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | R | 96% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | D | 20% |
| FL | Lieutenant Governor | Jeanette Nuñez | R | 89% |
| FL | State House - 18 | Cyndi Stevenson | R | 86% |
| FL | State House - 19 | Paul Renner | R | 79% |
| FL | State House - 32 | Thad Altman | R | 84% |
| FL | State House - 41 | Bruce Antone | D | 13% |
| FL | State Senate - 1 | Doug Broxson | R | 94% |
| FL | State Senate - 2 | Jay Trumbull | R | 86% |
| FL | State Senate - 7 | Travis Hutson | R | 86% |
| FL | State Senate - 9 | Keith Perry | R | 94% |
| FL | State Senate - 10 | Jason Brodeur | R | 96% |
| FL | State Senate - 11 | Blaise Ingoglia | R | 77% |
| FL | State Senate - 12 | Colleen Burton | R | 80% |
| FL | State Senate - 13 | Dennis Baxley | R | 94% |
| FL | State Senate - 15 | Geraldine Thompson | D | 14% |
| FL | State Senate - 16 | Darryl Rouson | D | 16% |
| FL | State Senate - 19 | Debbie Mayfield | R | 93% |
| FL | State Senate - 20 | Jim Boyd | R | 93% |
| FL | State Senate - 23 | Danny Burgess, Jr. | R | 87% |
| FL | State Senate - 24 | Bobby Powell, Jr. | D | 15% |
| FL | State Senate - 25 | Vic Torres, Jr. | D | 5% |
| FL | State Senate - 26 | Lori Berman | D | 4% |
| FL | State Senate - 27 | Ben Albritton | R | 97% |
| FL | State Senate - 28 | Kathleen Passidomo | R | 91% |
| FL | State Senate - 31 | Gayle Harrell | R | 94% |
| FL | State Senate - 34 | Shevrin Jones | D | 11% |
| FL | State Senate - 39 | Bryan Avila | R | 87% |
| FL | Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Wilton Simpson | R | 72% |
| FL | Commissioner of Education | Manny Diaz, Jr. | R | 90% |
| FL | Commissioner - 3 | Michael Barnett | 20% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 3 | John Tobia | 99% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Neil Combee | 88% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Holly Raschein | 70% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Maria Sachs | 22% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 6 | Kathleen Peters | R | 76% |
| FL | Commissioner - 9 | Kionne McGhee | 8% | |
| FL | Commissioner - 13 | René Garcia | 75% | |
| FL | State Board of Education | MaryLynn Magar | R | 88% |
| GA | Lieutenant Governor | Burt Jones | R | 88% |
| GA | State House - 2 | Steve Tarvin | R | 91% |
| GA | State House - 11 | Rick Jasperse | R | 78% |
| GA | State House - 12 | Eddie Lumsden | R | 72% |
| GA | State House - 13 | Katie Dempsey | R | 78% |
| GA | State House - 16 | Trey Kelley | R | 84% |
| GA | State House - 23 | Mandi Ballinger | R | 78% |
| GA | State House - 27 | Lee Hawkins | R | 64% |
| GA | State House - 31 | Emory Dunahoo, Jr. | R | 84% |
| GA | State House - 33 | Alan Powell | R | 74% |
| GA | State House - 38 | David Wilkerson | D | 13% |
| GA | State House - 41 | Michael Smith II | D | 27% |
| GA | State House - 44 | Don Parsons | R | 69% |
| GA | State House - 45 | Sharon Cooper | R | 75% |
| GA | State House - 46 | John Carson | R | 77% |
| GA | State House - 47 | Jan Jones | R | 82% |
| GA | State House - 49 | Chuck Martin, Jr. | R | 90% |
| GA | State House - 57 | Stacey Evans | D | 50% |
| GA | State House - 60 | Sheila Jones | D | 23% |
| GA | State House - 61 | Roger Bruce | D | 11% |
| GA | State House - 66 | Kimberly Alexander | D | 16% |
| GA | State House - 70 | Lynn Smith | R | 78% |
| GA | State House - 76 | Sandra Scott | D | 19% |
| GA | State House - 78 | Demetrius Douglas | D | 20% |
| GA | State House - 81 | Scott Holcomb | D | 30% |
| GA | State House - 82 | Mary Margaret Oliver | D | 26% |
| GA | State House - 85 | Karla Drenner | D | 16% |
| GA | State House - 88 | Billy Mitchell | D | 25% |
| GA | State House - 94 | Karen Bennett | D | 5% |
| GA | State House - 95 | Dar'shun Kendrick | D | 17% |
| GA | State House - 96 | Pete Marin | D | 12% |
| GA | State House - 100 | David Clark | R | 69% |