Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2012 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 65% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 80% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 88% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 4% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 91% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 76% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 76% |
| AR | Attorney General | Tim Griffin | Republican | 78% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 98% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 3% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 9% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 98% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 21% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 89% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 91% |
| CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 0% | |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 6% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 99% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 95% |
| 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 | 2% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 5% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 11% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 1% |
| DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 94% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 86% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 77% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 1% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 29% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 94% |
| GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 16% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 1% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 83% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 93% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 97% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 85% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 96% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 6% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 2% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 2% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 88% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | Republican | 86% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 98% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 90% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 100% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 85% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 84% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 87% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 98% |
| LA | Governor | Jeff Landry | Republican | 98% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 99% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 12% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 2% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 11% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 1% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 7% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 49% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 2% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 12% | |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 8% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 7% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 94% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 97% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 7% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 1% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 88% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 65% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 80% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 88% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 4% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 91% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 76% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 76% |
| AR | Attorney General | Tim Griffin | R | 78% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 98% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 3% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 9% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 98% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 21% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 89% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 91% |
| CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 0% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 0% | |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 6% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | R | 99% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 5% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 95% |
| 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 | 2% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 5% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 11% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 1% |
| DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 94% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 86% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 77% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 1% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 29% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 94% |
| GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 16% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 1% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 83% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 93% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 97% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 85% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 96% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 6% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 2% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 2% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 88% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | R | 86% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 98% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 90% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 90% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 100% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 85% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 84% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 87% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 98% |
| LA | Governor | Jeff Landry | R | 98% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 99% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 2% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 12% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 0% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 2% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 11% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 1% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 7% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 49% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 2% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 12% | |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 8% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 7% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 94% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 97% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 7% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 3% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 8% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 1% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 88% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 4% |