2013 STATE LEGISLATIVE RATINGS GUIDE NEW JERSEY

The American Conservative Union took our highly touted Congressional Ratings program to the State Legislatures for the third year in a row, grading members on their votes on key conservative issues. In 2012, we graded State Legislatures in fifteen critical states, including Colorado, , Wisconsin, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. In 2013, we expanded our ratings to twenty states.

ACU first began rating members of Congress in 1971. Since then, our ratings system has become the most important conservative measuring stick in American politics -- the gold standard for voters seeking more information on their representatives’ records.

Throughout the history of our conservative ratings program, the ACU has also become the go-to source for determining whether an elected official’s philosophical rhetoric matches his or her record. Our guides provide a comprehensive analysis of the legislative landscape over the preceding year. This differentiates us from other useful guides which may emphasize single areas, like taxes, Table of Contents defense, or social policy. 2 Our annual matrix covers issues running the gamut of legislative action, ACU Board Members...... including domestic energy production, healthcare, government reform, A Letter From The Chairman...... 3 climate change, border security, foreign policy, and social issues. These How We Selected the Votes...... 4 issues are carefully selected to ensure legislators are scored and rated on the bellwether conservative topics they voted on over the course of the year. Conservative All-Stars...... 4 NJ Assembly Vote Descriptions... 6 This expansion of our Conservative Ratings program is part of Chairman House Scores...... 8 Al Cardenas’ vision for building on successful ACU initiatives and taking the fight for conservative principles to the state and local levels. Eventually NJ Senate Vote Descriptions...... 11 we will bring our ratings to all fifty states -- scoring every legislature in Senate Scores...... 13 every state, every year.

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ACU Board Members

Al Cardenas (Chairman) Asa Hutchinson Thomas S. Winter (First Vice Chairman) David A. Keene Donald Devine (Second Vice Chairman) Suhail A. Khan Becky Norton Dunlop (Treasurer) James V. Lacy Jameson G. Campaigne, Jr. (Secretary) Michael R. Long Joe Bast Honorable Serphin Maltese Jeffrey Bell Carolyn D. Meadows Morton C. Blackwell Cleta Mitchell Ambassador John Bolton Joseph A. Morris Floyd Brown Grover G. Norquist Muriel Coleman Ron Robinson Dr. Larry Eastland Allen Roth Paul Erickson Matt Schlapp Fred L. Smith, Jr. Charlie Gerow Lewis K. Uhler Alan M. Gottlieb Kirby Wilbur Van D. Hipp, Jr.

ACU Foundation Board Members

Carly Fiorina (Chairman) Millie Hallow Van D. Hipp, Jr. (Treasurer) Colin A. Hanna Carolyn D. Meadows (Secretary) David Keene Al Cardenas Robert Luddy Amy Noone Frederick Ambassador Roger F. Noriega Tim Goeglein Thomas S. Winter

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February 6, 2014

Dear Fellow Conservative,

On behalf of our Board of Directors, I am pleased to present the American Conservative Union’s 2013 State Legislative Ratings for members of the New Jersey Legislature.

Since 1971, our Congressional ratings have become the gold standard in holding every member of Congress accountable for Al Cardenas, ACU Chairman their voting record on the most important issues facing our nation.

In 2011, we brought that same commitment to conservative ideals to the states, rating members in five legislatures. I am pleased to report that, in 2013, we scored twenty states. This is a part of the ACU plan to bring our ratings to all fifty states – scoring every legislature in every state, every session.

There could not be a more critical time for conservatives to evaluate America’s leadership and hold them accountable for their actions. Our economy, our international standing, our very moral fiber are weaker because this administration has put us on a course to bigger government, less freedom, and an abandonment of traditional values.

With our government expanding faster now than at any time in our country’s history, the ACU intends to continue to play a major role in giving the American people the tools they need to make informed voting decisions at every level of government. While some may be disheartened by the results of November’s elections, conservatives found themselves in a similar situation after President Obama first took office in the spring of 2009. The cause of conservatism dramatically reasserted itself in the 2010 elections, with conservative legislators winning an unprecedented number of elections nationwide. Because of this, our 2013 State Legislative Ratings are vital for voters to make informed choices on the future of our nation.

We can come back even stronger in 2014, but only if we start our march toward victory now.

Thank you for your continued support. I know that together we can ensure America’s best days are still ahead.

Sincerely,

Al Cardenas Chairman, the American Conservative Union

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Conservatives of the New Jersey Legislature

Defenders of Liberty ACU Defenders of Liberty are those members of the New Jersey Legislature who scored 100 percent on the ACU 2013 State Legislative Ratings.

New Jersey Senate: Doherty O’ Toole Oroho Pennacchio

New Jersey Assembly: Angelini Clifton Munoz Schroeder Bramnick DiMaio O’ Scanlon, Jr. Simon Bucco, Tony M. Gove Peterson Webber Carroll Handlin Rumana Casagrande McGuckin Russo

ACU Conservatives ACU Conservatives are those members of the New Jersey Legislature who scored 80 percent or higher on the ACU 2013 State Legislative Ratings.

New Jersey Senate: Addiego Bucco, Anthony R. Holzapfel Thompson Bateman Cardinale Kean, Jr., Thomas Beck Connors Kyrillos, Jr. New Jersey Assembly: Ciattarelli Kean, Sean Rudder Space Dancer McHose Rumpf Wolfe DeCroce Rible Schepisi

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True Liberals of the Garden State

True Liberals of the Garden State are those members of the New Jersey Legislature who scored 0 percent on the ACU 2013 State Legislative Ratings.

New Jersey Senate: Beach Greenstein Ruiz Turner Buono Lesniak Sarlo Vitale Codey Madden, Jr. Scutari Weinberg Cunningham Norcross Smith Whelan Gill Pou Stack Gordon Rice Sweeney

New Jersey Assembly: Barnes, III Egan McKeon Stender Benson Eustace Moriarity Sumter Burzichelli Fuentes Mosquera Tucker Caputo Giblin O’Donnell Vainieri Huttle Caride Green Oliver Wagner Chivukula Greenwald Prieto Watson Coleman Conaway, Jr. Gusciora Quijano Wilson Connors Jasey Ramos, Jr. Wimberly Coughlin Jimenez Riley Wisniewski Cryan Johnson Schaer DeAngelo Lampitt Singleton Diegnan, Jr. Mainor Spencer

5 2013 STATE LEGISLATIVE RATINGS GUIDE NEW JERSEY New Jersey Assembly Vote Descriptions 1. A 3206 Tax Credit Increase. This bill includes a 50 percent increase in the Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit program with no offsetting budget cuts. ACU opposes budget-busting bills that are passed outside the normal budget process and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on June 25, 2012 by a vote of 48-31.

2. A 4182 Second Amendment Rights. This bill creates a defacto gun registry by linking all firearm permits and law enforcement records regarding gun ownership into a digital card designed and maintained by the New Jersey State Police as well as a host of other state agencies, even though the technology to do this does not currently exist. ACU opposes diminishing Second Amendment rights and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on June 24, 2013 by a vote of 43-34, but was vetoed by the Governor.

3. A 3679 Project Labor Agreements. This bill revises the definition of public works projects to permit more project labor agreements. ACU opposes these agreements that serve to shut out non-union contractors and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on February 14, 2013 by a vote of 47-26, but was vetoed by the Governor.

4. A 3553 Early Voting Mandate. This bill would require local governments to set up early voting programs in addition to absentee ballots at their own expense. ACU opposes this type of unfunded mandate without local approval and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on March 21, 2013 by a vote of 46-31, but was vetoed by the Governor.

5. A 2974 Local Control of Education. This bill would allow five counties to take over food purchasing and all subcontracting for local school districts. ACU supports local control of education and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on June 24, 2013 by a vote of 50-27, but was vetoed by the Governor.

6. A 998 Privatization. This bill would add requirements to make it more difficult to privatize government services. ACU supports privatization efforts and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on May 20, 2013 by a vote of 48-29.

7. A 4233 Obamacare Implementation. This bill would implement the Obamacare Medicaid expansion program. ACU opposes this expansion of a government program rife with waste, fraud and abuse and that would burden on New Jersey taxpayers for many years to come. The bill passed the Assembly on June 24, 2013 by a vote of 46- 32, but was vetoed by the Governor.

8. A 4172 Taxpayer Funding of Abortion. This bill provides $7.4 million in supplemental funding for family planning services, including organizations such as Planned Parenthood that provide abortion procedures. ACU opposes taxpayer funding of abortion and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on June 20, 2013 by a vote of 45-29, but was vetoed by the Governor.

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9. A 3668 State Investments. This bill would prohibit the state from investing its pension and annuity funds in companies that manufacture so-called “assault” weapons for civilian use. ACU opposes this type of attack on legitimate gun manufacturers and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on February 21, 2013 by a vote of 44-29, but was vetoed by the Governor.

10. A 3878 Obamacare Implementation. This bill requires the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to conduct a “public awareness” campaign about Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges. ACU opposes using taxpayer funds to promote Obamacare and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on April 29, 2013 by a vote of 45-32, but was vetoed by the Governor.

11. A 4171 Obamacare Implementation. This bill would utilize a provision of Obamacare that allows the expansion of Medicaid coverage for family planning services for families with incomes at 200 percent of the poverty level. ACU opposes these programs that go around the regular budget process and allow taxpayer payments to organizations that provide abortion procedures and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on June 20, 2013 by a vote of 49-27, but was vetoed by the Governor.

12. A 1329 Gun Control. This bill reduces the maximum capacity of ammunition magazines to 10 rounds. ACU opposes these types of measures that have done nothing to prevent violent crime and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on February 21, 2013 by a vote of 45-30.

13. A 3775 Labor Law. This bill would require employers to notify the Department of Labor when relocating a call center outside the United States and would make them ineligible for some state grant programs. ACU opposes this type of punitive regulation and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Assembly on June 20, 2013 by a vote of 50-24.

7 NEW JERSEY 2013 STATE LEGISLATIVE RATINGS 9% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% N/A 77% 11% 77% 75% 10% 92% 92% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% ACU % 9 1 9 11 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 12 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 13 Cast Votes Votes 1 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 13 10 12 13 13 13 11 12 13 ACU Votes ------X X X A 3775 + + + + + + + + + + ------X X X X A 1329 + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X A 4171 + + + + + + + + + + ------X X A 3878 + + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X X X A 3668 + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X X A 4172 + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X A 4233 + + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X A 998 + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X A 2974 + + + + + + + + + + + ------X A 3553 + + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X X X X A 3679 + + + + + + + + + ------X X X A 4182 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X A 3206 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 1 2 1 2 8 3 7 11 18 14 21 25 28 36 25 11 24 17 16 12 33 19 29 20 12 14 26 18 23 17 38 District R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Party 2013 ASSEMBLY VOTES 2013 ASSEMBLY NEW JERSEY Assemblyman Name ALBANO AMODEO ANDRZEJCZAK ANGELINI III BARNES, BENSON BRAMNICK C.A. BROWN, C.J. BROWN, T.M. BUCCO, BURZICHELLI CAPUTO CARIDE CARROLL CASAGRANDE CHIUSANO* CHIVUKULA CIATTARELLI CLIFTON JR. CONAWAY, CONNORS COUGHLIN COUTINHO CRYAN DANCER DEANGELO DECROCE JR. DIEGNAN, DIMAIO EGAN EUSTACE + in favor of the ACU position; - in opposition to the ACU position; (+) announcement in favor of the ACU position; (-) announcement in opposition to the ACU position; X did not ACU position; (-) announcement in opposition to the ACU position; (+) announcement in favor of the ACU position; - in opposition to the + in favor of the vote; I Ineligible to E Excused absence; P voted present; *Assemblyman did not cast enough votes be rated in this session

8 NEW JERSEY 2013 STATE LEGISLATIVE RATINGS 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% N/A 92% 92% 92% 90% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% ACU % 4 13 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 10 12 13 13 13 10 13 12 11 10 12 Cast Votes Votes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 13 12 13 12 13 12 13 11 12 ACU Votes ------X X X X A 3775 + + + + + + + + + ------X A 1329 + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X X X A 4171 + + + + + + + + + + ------X X A 3878 + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X A 3668 + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X X X A 4172 + + + + + + + + + + ------X A 4233 + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X X A 998 + + + + + + + + + + ------X X A 2974 + + + + + + + + + ------X X A 3553 + + + + + + + + + + ------X A 3679 + + + + + + + + + + ------X A 4182 + + + + + + + + + + + ------A 3206 + + + + + + + + + + + 5 9 6 6 1 4 4 3 8 34 22 15 13 27 32 37 30 31 10 24 27 21 31 13 34 23 32 20 33 30 40 District R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Party 2013 ASSEMBLY VOTES 2013 ASSEMBLY NEW JERSEY Assemblyman Name FUENTES GIBLIN GOVE GREEN GREENWALD GUSCIORA HANDLIN JASEY JIMENEZ JOHNSON S. KEAN, LAMPITT MAINOR MCGUCKIN MCHOSE MCKEON MILAM* MORIARITY MOSQUERA MUNOZ O’DONNELL JR. O’SCANLON, OLIVER PETERSON PRIETO QUIJANO JR. RAMOS, RIBLE RILEY RUDDER RUMANA + in favor of the ACU position;- in opposition to the ACU position; (+) announcement in favor of the ACU position; (-) announcement in opposition to the ACU position; X did not ACU position; (-) announcement in opposition to the ACU position; (+) announcement in favor of the ACU position;- in opposition to the + in favor of the vote; I Ineligible to E Excused absence; P voted present; *Assemblyman did not cast enough votes be rated in this session

9 NEW JERSEY 2013 STATE LEGISLATIVE RATINGS 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 82% 89% 92% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% ACU % 9 9 10 13 12 11 13 13 13 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 Cast Votes Votes 0 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 13 13 13 12 ACU Votes ------X A 3775 + + + + + ------X X A 1329 + + + + + + ------A 4171 + + + + + + + ------X A 3878 + + + + + + + + ------X X X A 3668 + + + + + + ------X A 4172 + + + + + + + ------X A 4233 + + + + + + + + ------A 998 + + + + + + + + ------X A 2974 + + + + + + + ------X X A 3553 + + + + + + + + ------X X X A 3679 + + + + + + + ------X A 4182 + + + + + + + + ------X X A 3206 + + + + + + 9 7 5 40 36 39 39 16 24 29 22 35 28 37 38 15 26 35 19 10 District R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D Party 2013 ASSEMBLY VOTES 2013 ASSEMBLY NEW JERSEY Assemblyman Name RUMPF RUSSO SCHAER SCHEPISI SCHROEDER SIMON SINGLETON SPACE SPENCER STENDER SUMTER TUCKER HUTTLE VAINIERI WAGNER COLEMAN WATSON WEBBER WILSON WIMBERLY WISNIEWSKI WOLFE + in favor of the ACU position; - in opposition to the ACU position; (+) announcement in favor of the ACU position; (-) announcement in opposition to the ACU position; X did not ACU position; (-) announcement in opposition to the ACU position; (+) announcement in favor of the ACU position; - in opposition to the + in favor of the vote; I Ineligible to E Excused absence; P voted present; *Assemblyman did not cast enough votes be rated in this session

10 2013 STATE LEGISLATIVE RATINGS GUIDE NEW JERSEY New Jersey Senate Vote Descriptions 1. S 2245 Tax Credit Increase. This bill includes a 50 percent increase in the Neighborhood Revitalization State Tax Credit program with no offsetting budget cuts. ACU opposes budget-busting bills that are passed outside the normal budget process and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Senate on December 20, 2012 23-12.

2. S 2723 Second Amendment Rights. This bill creates a defacto gun registry by linking all firearm permits and law enforcement records regarding gun ownership into a digital card designed and maintained by the New Jersey State Police, as well as a host of other state agencies, even though the technology to do this does not currently exist. ACU opposes diminishing Second Amendment rights and opposed the bill. The bill passed the Senate on May 30, 2013 by a vote of 23-17, but was vetoed by the Governor.

3. S 2425 Project Labor Agreements. This bill revises the definition of public works projects to permit more project labor agreements. ACU opposes these agreements that serve to shut out non-union contractors and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Senate on January 14, 2013 by a vote of 23-13, but was vetoed by the Governor.

4. S 2364 Early Voting Mandate. This bill would require local governments to set up early voting programs in addition to absentee ballots at their own expense. ACU opposes this type of unfunded mandate without local approval and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Senate on March 18, 2013 by a vote of 24-16, but was vetoed by the Governor.

5. S 1191 Local Control of Education. This bill would allow five counties to take over both food purchasing and all subcontracting for local school districts. ACU supports local control of education and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Senate on June 27, 2013 by a vote of 25-10, but was vetoed by the Governor.

6. S 968 Privatization. This bill would add requirements to make it more difficult to privatize government services. ACU supports privatization efforts and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Senate on May 13, 2013 by a vote of 21-12, but was vetoed by the Governor.

7. S 2644 Obamacare Implementation. This bill would implement the Obamacare Medicaid expansion program. ACU opposes this expansion of a government program rife with waste, fraud and abuse and that would burden on New Jersey taxpayers for many years to come. The Senate passed the bill on June 20, 2013 by a vote of 26-12, but was vetoed by the Governor.

8. S 2825 Taxpayer Funding of Abortion. This bill provides $7.4 million in supplemental funding for family planning services, including organizations such as Planned Parenthood that provide abortion procedures. ACU opposes taxpayer funding of abortion and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Senate on June 20, 2013 by a vote of 25-14, but was vetoed by the Governor.

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9. S 2467 State Investments. This bill would prohibit the state from investing its pension and annuity funds in companies that manufacture so-called “assault” weapons for civilian use. ACU opposes this type of attack on legitimate gun manufacturers and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Senate on May 30, 2013 by a vote of 23-17, but was vetoed by the Governor.

10. S 2673 Obamacare Implementation. This bill requires the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance to conduct a “public awareness” campaign about Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges. ACU opposes using taxpayer funds to promote Obamacare and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Senate on June 27, 2013 by a vote of 23-15, but was vetoed by the Governor.

11. S 2824 Obamacare Implementation. This bill would utilize a provision of Obamacare that allows the expansion of Medicaid coverage for family planning services for families with incomes at 200 percent of the poverty level. ACU opposes these programs that go around the regular budget process and allow taxpayer payments to organizations that provide abortion procedures and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Senate on June 24, 2013 by a vote of 31-6, but was vetoed by the Governor.

12. S 2188 Labor Law. This bill would require employers to notify the Department of Labor when relocating a call center outside the United States and would make them ineligible for some state grant programs. ACU opposes this type of punitive regulation and opposed this bill. The bill passed the Senate on December 20, 2012 by a vote of 22-11, but was vetoed by the Governor.

12 NEW JERSEY 2013 STATE LEGISLATIVE RATINGS 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8% 0% 0% 0% 89% 75% 83% 92% 90% 80% 86% 92% 75% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% ACU % 9 8 9 7 9 12 11 12 11 10 12 10 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 10 12 12 10 12 12 12 Cast Votes Votes 8 6 0 9 0 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 10 11 11 11 12 12 11 ACU Votes ------X X X X X X X S 2188 + + + + + + + + + + ------X X S 2824 + + + + + + ------X X S 2673 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ------S 2467 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X S 2825 + + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X S 2644 + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X X X X X X S 968 + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X X S 1191 + + + + + + + + + + ------S 2364 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X X S 2425 + + + + + + + + + + + + ------S 2723 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ------X X X X X S 2245 + + + + + + + + + + + 8 7 6 9 4 5 16 11 25 18 39 27 31 23 34 38 14 10 21 13 20 24 40 26 35 28 29 32 36 22 30 17 District R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D Party 2013 SENATE VOTES 2013 SENATE NEW JERSEY Senator Name ADDIEGO ALLEN BATEMAN BEACH BECK A.R. BUCCO, BUONO CARDINALE CODEY CONNORS CUNNINGHAM DOHERTY GILL GORDON GREENSTEIN HOLZAPFEL T. JR., KEAN, JR. KYRILLOS, LESNIAK JR. MADDEN, NORCROSS OROHO O’TOOLE PENNACCHIO POU RICE RUIZ SACCO SARLO SCUTARI SINGER SMITH + in favor of the ACU position;- in opposition to the ACU position; (+) announcement in favor of the ACU position; (-) announcement in opposition to the ACU position; X did not vote; I Ineligible ACU position; (-) announcement in opposition to the ACU position; (+) announcement in favor of the ACU position;- in opposition to the + in favor of the to vote; E Excused absence; P voted present; *Senator did not cast enough votes to be rated in this session

13 NEW JERSEY 2013 STATE LEGISLATIVE RATINGS 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 91% 18% ACU % 10 12 11 12 11 11 12 12 Cast Votes Votes 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 ACU Votes ------S 2188 + ------S 2824 X ------S 2673 + ------S 2467 + + ------S 2825 + ------X S 2644 + ------S 968 + ------S 1191 X X ------S 2364 + ------X S 2425 + ------S 2723 + + ------S 2245 + 3 1 2 33 12 15 19 37 District R D D D D D D D Party 2013 SENATE VOTES 2013 SENATE NEW JERSEY Senator Name STACK SWEENEY THOMPSON TURNER DREW VAN VITALE WEINBERG WHELAN + in favor of the ACU position;- in opposition to the ACU position; (+) announcement in favor of the ACU position; (-) announcement in opposition to the ACU position; X did not vote; I Ineligible ACU position; (-) announcement in opposition to the ACU position; (+) announcement in favor of the ACU position;- in opposition to the + in favor of the to vote; E Excused absence; P voted present; *Senator did not cast enough votes to be rated in this session

14 2013 The American Conservative Union

The American Conservative Union (ACU) is America’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative organization.

Founded in 1964, ACU represents the views of Americans who are concerned with economic growth through lower taxes and reduced government spending and the issues of liberty, personal responsibility, traditional values, and national security.

As America’s conservative voice, ACU is the leading entity in providing conservative positions on issues to Congress, White House Administration Officials, State Governments, the media, political candidates and the public.

The ACU’s marquee initiatives include the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and the annual Ratings of Congress guide.

Under the leadership of ACU Chairman Al Cardenas, the organization remains the standard bearer of conservatism in America. Chairman Cardenas is dedicated to growing the national conservative movement through the expansion of ACU programs, unprecedented outreach and advocacy – especially to young, emerging activists – and an extended reach into local and state issues. Among these inaugural efforts are the expansion of conservative rating to State Legislatures and a first-ever series of regional CPAC’s in states across the country, building on the legacy of the annual national CPAC event in our Nation’s Capital.

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