CPAC Denounces the Scourge of Anti-Semitism & Racial Intolerance CPAC Denounces the Scourge of Anti-Semitism & Racial Intolerance We reject the reporting of The Guardian and have been assured by our partners in Hungary that the substance of this attack is false. Antisemitism and racial intolerance are scourges that must be eradicated. Those who diminish their ugliness by falsely branding others with their label are just as guilty for the perpetuation of this evil as those who hold hate in their hearts. We, along with our partners, invite hundreds of speakers to our events around the globe, and we do not have a policy of pre-screening remarks at our events. Our objective is always to promote interesting debate on issues that promote freedom, opportunity, and dignity for all people. We have a strong record of advancing conservatism across the globe, speaking to people of different faith and ethnic backgrounds, and we look forward to continuing to combat the intolerance of Woke politics at our conferences both in the US and abroad, including upcoming events in Israel, Brazil, Japan, Australia, and Mexico. NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Giving M E N U Home Giving

CPAC Stands with Israel CPAC Stands with Israel CPAC (Conservative Political Action Coalition) proudly joined with more than 200,000 attendees on the National Mall in our nation’s capital for the largest rally of Jewish people and those who support Israel in modern history. Since our founding in 1964, CPAC, the nation’s original conservative grassroots organization, has always been a proud supporter of Israel. On October 7, 2023, the world witnessed to the most significant assault on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. On a beautiful Shabbat morning, Hamas terrorists crossed the Israel/Gaza border and murdered families in their beds, raped and beheaded young people at a music festival, and took hostage over 230 people including nine Americans. Israel has the right and the responsibility to protect it citizens. There will be peace only when Hamas has been completely eliminated and a new peaceful government has replaced the terrorist group Hamas. Since the attack, American college campuses infected by grievance politics, cultural Marxism, and the cult of D.E.I. have propagated antisemitic tropes and called for the destruction of the Zionist state. Furthermore, major American cities, including Washington, D.C., Detroit, New York City, and Austin, Texas, have seen extremists chanting "from the river to the sea," defacing monuments, flaunting Nazi regalia, and tragically, perpetrating violence against Jewish Americans. Now is not the time to retreat from Israel, our greatest ally in the Middle East. Judeo- Christian values are under attack, and the response of leading global institutions is revealing. We categorically reject the United Nations' misguided resolutions and remain opposed to major news organizations choosing to amplify Hamas’ propaganda. We, the Board of Directors of CPAC and the CPAC Foundation, stand in unyielding solidarity with Israel. NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Giving M E N U Home Giving

CPAC Foundation Ranks the Best Governors: Arkansas Governor Huckabee Sanders Tops the List CPAC Foundation Ranks the Best Governors: Arkansas Governor Huckabee Sanders Tops the List ALEXANDRIA, VA (October 14, 2024) — CPAC Foundation’s analysis reveals the first-of-its-kind scorecard of Republican governors based on the full scope of a governors’ actions including spending, regulation, and legislation. “CPAC set out to determine which governors have best answered the call to defend their state from woke socialism and fight for economic prosperity,” said CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp . “We are proud to recognize the governors who have best fought for conservative values.” Earning the top score and CPAC Foundation’s Award for Conservative Leadership Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, "I'm proud to receive recognition as the top conservative governor in the country," said Governor Sanders . "When I ran for this office, I promised to make Arkansas a national leader in education reform, tax cuts, and bold conservative leadership. As this award shows, we are making Arkansas a model for conservative states around the country." The full list of scores for Republican Governor’s is below: (*Governors who scored 80% and above earned CPAC Foundation’s Award for Conservative Leadership ) Rank State Governor Score 1 Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders 96.3% 2 Louisiana Jeff Landry 94.8% 3 Montana Greg Gianforte 94.5% 4 Iowa Kim Reynolds 91.5% 5 Florida Ron DeSantis 91.0% 6 Oklahoma Kevin Stitt 87.5% 7 Texas Greg Abbott 86.6% 8 North Dakota Doug Burgum 85.3% 9 Tennessee Bill Lee 82.5% 10 West Virginia Jim Justice 81.3% 11 Virginia Glenn Youngkin 81.0% 12 Idaho Brad Little 76.5% 13 Alaska Mike Dunleavy 76.0% 14 Georgia Brian Kemp 75.3% 16 Missouri Mike Parson 75.2% 15 New Hampshire Chris Sununu 74.8% 17 Mississippi Tate Reeves 73.0% 18 Wyoming Mark Gordon 73.0% 19 Alabama Kay Ivey 72.5% 20 South Carolina Henry McMaster 70.5% 21 Indiana Eric Holcomb 70.5% 22 Nebraska Jim Pillen 70.0% 23 Ohio Mike DeWine 69.4% 24 Utah Spencer Cox 67.5% 25 South Dakota Kristi Noem 66.9% 26 Nevada Joe Lombardo 66.3% 27 Vermont Phil Scott 59.0% CPAC Foundation’s Ratings of the Governors methodology is divided into three sections that evaluate different aspects of the governors’ performance. The legislative section focuses on the bills that the governor signs and vetoes and makes up 50% of the score. The Executive Action section focuses on the executive orders issued by the governor and other major activities that the governor engages in and represents 40% of the score. The Fiscal section evaluates the governors’ actions with regard to taxation and the state budget representing 10% of the final score. See the full scorecards HERE . The Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA), an initiative of the CPAC Foundation, is the premier organization for holding lawmakers accountable. CPAC Foundation produces the longest-running conservative congressional scorecard and is the only organization in the nation that scores all 8,000 lawmakers in the 50 states across every policy area. CPAC Foundation’s Ratings are widely considered the “gold standard” and are utilized by activists, voters, academics and elected officials to determine which lawmakers best adhere to conservative principles. # # # NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Giving M E N U Home Giving

Virginia Rises in National Conservative Rankings Virginia Rises in National Conservative Rankings The Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA), a project of CPAC Foundation and the American Conservative Union Foundation, conducts an annual, in-depth analysis to rate all 8,000 lawmakers in America, revealing their positions on a wide variety of issues directly affecting our communities and families. Check out the press release below with more details and please take action ! It only takes three minutes to let your legislators know that their score from the CPAC Foundation is important to you, and you expect them to support more conservative policies. Virginia Rises in National Conservative Rankings New Analysis Reveals Rise in Bipartisanship during Gov. Youngkin’s First Year ALEXANDRIA, VA (February 9, 2023) — Virginia’s conservative rating has risen from 44.77% to 47.71% – moving the state past Alaska to earn the #30 spot in the national conservative rankings of state legislatures produced by the Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA). The analysis also found a significant decline in political polarization during Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s first year, with the voting of lawmakers from both political parties trending more moderate. The rankings and analyses are based on the voting of all 7,400 state lawmakers in America, including over 265,000 individual votes cast across 3,500 different bills in the 50 state legislatures.The conservative rating of Republicans fell to 73% (compared to 80% the prior year) while Democrat voting trended similarly to the right, with their conservative rating rising from 15% to 22.5%. Senate Republicans moved the farthest to the left with Leader Tommy Norment earning a 64% conservative rating and not a single Republican senator earning an award from CPAC for a score of 80% or above. In the House, 18 of the 52 Republicans earned awards, with Speaker Todd Gilbert earning CPAC’s highest Award for Conservative Excellence for his 90% rating. Ten democrats earned CPAC’s “Coalition of the Radical Left” Award for conservative ratings of 10% and below. VIRGINIA SCORECARD (Web Version) VIRGINIA SCORECARD (PDF Version) The CLA is the first and only organization to annually publish individual ratings for all 8,000 federal and state lawmakers in America. The CLA is also home to the nation’s most comprehensive conservative policy database containing over 17,500 detailed bill analyses which span 50 years of Congress and all 50 state legislatures. For media inquiries, contact the CPAC Communications Team at comms@conservative.org or 202-347-9388. xxx Chip in to support CLA’s Ratings Our staff spends thousands of hours analyzing more than 105,000 pieces of legislation voted on by Congress and every state legislature in the country. Your support is critical to be able to provide this level of insight and transparency. Will you please make a tax-deductible donation today to support transparency and ratings of Colorado legislators? NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Giving M E N U Home Giving

CASM Appoints Jack Kalavritinos as Executive Director CASM Appoints Jack Kalavritinos as Executive Director NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Home Home Home Home Home M E N U Home Home Home Home Home Home

CPAC Chairman joins Mornings with Maria to discuss the upcoming midterm elections CPAC Chairman joins Mornings with Maria to discuss the upcoming midterm elections NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Home Home Home Home Home M E N U Home Home Home Home Home Home

ACU Foundation Releases Latest Scores of Delaware General Assembly ACU Foundation Releases Latest Scores of Delaware General Assembly The American Conservative Union Foundation conducts an annual, in-depth analysis to rate all 8,000 lawmakers in America, revealing their positions on a wide variety of issues directly affecting our communities and families. Check out the press release below with more details and please take action ! It only takes three minutes to let your legislators know that their score from the American Conservative Union Foundation is important to you, and you expect them to support more conservative policies. CPAC and ACUF Release New Lawmaker Scorecard Platform Delaware Lawmakers Rated Across 186 Conservative Policy Areas Alexandria, VA— The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) has launched a new platform to hold lawmakers accountable to conservative principles for the 50th Anniversary of ACU’s Ratings Program. The ACUF, host of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will deploy the platform to its activist base, where tools such as the lawmaker comparison function will highlight to voters which conservative champions to rally behind. View the Scorecard of Delaware State Lawmakers Here “Our new ACU Ratings website offers an accessible and dynamic way for voters across the country to discover whether their lawmakers use their power to advance conservative principles,” said ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp. “Over our 50-year history, we’ve compiled 15,000 lawmakers in our database and scored them across 186 different policy areas. For the first time, voters have access to a huge breadth of information that offers a distinct impression of the way lawmakers view the role of government in a person’s life.” ACUF’s Ratings of Congress and Ratings of the States are initiatives of ACUF’s Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA). These ratings are designed to reflect how over 8,000 elected officials across the nation view the role of government while illustrating the differences between chambers of the legislature and revealing lawmakers’ positions across 186 policy areas that directly affect citizens. ACU Foundation reviewed each piece of legislation voted on in both chambers of the legislature to produce average scores of each chamber as well as individual scores for each sitting member. Click Here to view the 2020 Ratings of Delaware online and Click Here to view the PDF version. ### Chip in to support ACUF’s Ratings Our staff spends thousands of hours analyzing more than 105,000 pieces of legislation voted on by Congress and every state legislature in the country. Your support is critical to be able to provide this level of insight and transparency. Will you please make a tax-deductible donation today to support transparency and ratings of Delaware legislators? NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Giving M E N U Home Giving

CPAC Releases Maryland Legislative Scorecard, Exposing a Veritable ‘California of the East.’ CPAC Releases Maryland Legislative Scorecard, Exposing a Veritable ‘California of the East.’ ALEXANDRIA, VA (January 22, 2024) — CPAC Foundation’s analysis reveals Maryland to be a leading innovator in Leftist policy on the East Coast. This past session, Maryland’s policymakers created new ways to wage lawfare against conservatives, more crackdowns on Second Amendment freedoms, stronger avenues for vote fraud, and much more. Maryland Democrats deservedly received an average score of less than 1% across both chambers. SEE SCORECARD HERE “Maryland Democrats have utilized their complete control of the legislature and Governor’s office to do all in their power to create a big, oppressive state government,” said CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp. “Those concerned for the future of our country need to monitor this ‘California of the East’ and publicize its obscene legislation.” CPAC recognizes the following members of the Maryland State Legislature for earning CPAC’s Award for Conservative Excellence for voting with the conservative position at least 90% of the time during the 2023 session. Robin Grammer (100%) Lauren Arikan (97%) William Valentine (97%) William Wivell (97%) Mark Fisher (97%) Matthew Morgan (94%) Terry Baker (93%) Nino Mangione (93%) Jefferson Ghrist (93%) Nicholaus Kipke (92%) Kathy Szeliga (91%) Additionally, several lawmakers in the Maryland State Legislature earned CPAC’s Award for Conservative Achievement for voting with the conservative position at least 80% of the time during the 2023 session. Their names are highlighted in gray on the scorecard. The bills featured in CPAC’s 2023 Ratings of Maryland address Second Amendment rights, government regulations, and various DEI initiatives. These issues, coupled with our mission to protect life, liberty, property and upholding the American family, created the basis by which the CPAC Foundation rated the Maryland legislature. The Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA), an initiative of the CPAC Foundation, is the premier organization for holding lawmakers accountable. The CLA produces the longest-running conservative congressional scorecard and our state program is the only one in the nation that scores all 8,000 lawmakers in the 50 states across every policy area. NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Home Home Home Home Home M E N U Home Home Home Home Home Home

New op-ed from House leaders: “today’s spectacle won’t surpass the committee’s past misconduct” New op-ed from House leaders: “today’s spectacle won’t surpass the committee’s past misconduct” NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Home Home Home Home Home M E N U Home Home Home Home Home Home

Speaker Charles McCall’s Leadership on Education Policy Will Mean New Opportunities for Oklahoma Students; CPAC Applauds Introduction of Education Choice Reform Package Speaker Charles McCall’s Leadership on Education Policy Will Mean New Opportunities for Oklahoma Students; CPAC Applauds Introduction of Education Choice Reform Package FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 16, 2023 Alexandria, VA — This morning, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Charles McCall introduced legislation to give parents more say in their children’s education. The Conservative Political Action Coalition fully supports the Speaker in this endeavor. “HB 2775 and HB 1935 would provide Sooner families who choose to send their children to religious and private schools with a $5,000 per child tax credit to help pay for educational expenses. Homeschool families would be eligible for a $2,500 per child tax credit. The legislation would also bolster rural education by committing $500 million to Oklahoma school districts across the state. Explained Matt Schlapp, CPAC Chairman: “During the pandemic, parents were shocked to see what their children were being taught – and not taught – in government-run schools. The result is a growing chorus of voices calling for choice in education. And conservatives like Charles McCall are leading in that fight.” Study after study shows that students test scores declined precipitously due to the pandemic and overreliance on distance learning. The drop in reading and math scores is directly related to school closures, which were driven by the unholy trinity of teacher unions, the US Department of Education and the Centers for Disease Control. In addition to the poor performance of government-run schools, parents are outraged at the left-wing political indoctrination they saw going on when classes were taught remotely.With woke indoctrination infiltrating classrooms around the country, families desperately need the opportunity to pick the best educational option for their children. We applaud Speaker McCall for working to empower parents by advancing commonsense school choice policy,” said CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp. Recently, Iowa, Utah, and Arizona have all passed universal school choice in the form of education savings accounts. Oklahoma can join the growing list of states that fund students, not systems, by passing HB 2775 and HB 1935, which allows parents to access the education services and environments that work best for their children.” CONTACT: David Safavian (202) 347-9388 ### NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Giving M E N U Home Giving

Two Unique, Powerful Forces Will Influence the Midterms Two Unique, Powerful Forces Will Influence the Midterms The first force is the growing lack of voter confidence in our election system. Second, is the looming presence of Donald J. Trump, a one-term, twice-impeached human lightning rod who is still the de facto leader of the Republican Party. No former president in history has ever injected himself into the midterms to this degree, and certainly not in the primary process. Curious about Matt Schlapp’s take on these two forces, I reached out to the high-profile chairman of the American Conservative Union . An ardent Trump supporter, Schlapp is one of the nation’s most influential non-office-holding Republicans and, as host of CPAC, he leads a mighty MAGA army. It's clear that he, like the titular head of that army, has not really accepted the 2020 voting results. “Having a big question mark over a presidential election is bad for democracy,” Schlapp said. “We should know who won. And one of the ways we will know is if we all follow the same rules. We have to get back to voting the way we did in 2016. Will the Democrats try to pull the same shenanigans next year? I do know this: The American people are outraged over the Democratic agenda, and if we vote fairly, they are going to get shellacked. ”There is a history of new presidents getting “shellacked” in their first midterm election, with their party losing control of the House, Senate, or both. In 2010, President Obama used “shellacking” to describe his first, monumental midterm defeat when Republicans won control of the House with a net gain of 63 seats — a number not achieved since 1948. Surely, then-Vice President Joe Biden remembers that repudiation. Read the full article at RealClearPolitics.com . NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Giving M E N U Home Giving

CPAC Releases Nebraska Legislative Scorecard, Revealing Greater Polarization in the ‘Nonpartisan’ Legislature. CPAC Releases Nebraska Legislative Scorecard, Revealing Greater Polarization in the ‘Nonpartisan’ Legislature. ALEXANDRIA, VA (January 31, 2024) — CPAC Foundation’s analysis reveals that Nebraska’s most progressive legislators voted far more liberal this year compared to past years. This is best observed in the radicalization of legislators like Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, Sen. Megan Hunt, and Sen. Carol Blood, whose scores fell by about 30%. SEE SCORECARD HERE “After weeks of filibusters and a slew of frivolous amendments from radical Left-wingers in the legislature, it’s safe to say that Nebraska had a turbulent session in 2023,” said CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp. “It’s good to see that conservative policymakers leading to fight to protect minors from gender mutilation, babies from the evils of abortion, and Nebraska firearms owners from gun control groups." Seven lawmakers in the Nebraska State Legislature earned CPAC’s Award for Conservative Achievement for voting with the conservative position at least 80% of the time during the 2023 session. They are listed below: Joni Albrecht (86%) Robert Clements (86%) Steve Halloran (86%) Teresa Ibach (86%) John Lowe (85%) Steve Erdman (80%) Rita Sanders (80%) The bills featured in CPAC’s 2023 Ratings of Nebraska address Second Amendment freedoms, school choice, and combatting radical gender ideology. These issues, coupled with our mission to protect life, liberty, property and uphold the American family, created the basis by which the CPAC Foundation rated the Nebraska legislature. The Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA), an initiative of the CPAC Foundation, is the premier organization for holding lawmakers accountable. The CLA produces the longest-running conservative congressional scorecard and our state program is the only one in the nation that scores all 8,000 lawmakers in the 50 states across every policy area. NEWS & RELEASES . Read More → View More → Menu Close Home Giving Centers Nolan Center for Justice Center for Legislative Accountability Center for Combating Human Trafficking Center for Regulatory Freedom Coalition Against Socialized Medicine Get Involved About Home Giving M E N U Home Giving