CPAC and ACUF Release Scorecard of Maryland Lawmakers CPAC and ACUF Release Scorecard of Maryland Lawmakers 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. ACU to Present Awards to Top-Scoring Maryland Lawmakers at CPAC CPAC and ACUF Release Maryland Legislative Scorecard ALEXANDRIA, VA (February 7, 2022) — With Maryland’s legislative session in full swing, several legislators are set to be recognized at CPAC for their conservative voting records based off of a just released analysis from ACUF’s Center for Legislative Accountability. Click Here to view the 2021 Ratings of Maryland . The Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) will be taking place in Orlando, Florida from February 24-27, 2022, with major speakers like President Donald J. Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Fmr. Sec. of State Mike Pompeo confirmed to speak. The following members of the Maryland General Assembly earned an invitation to receive an award at CPAC for voting with the conservative position at least 80% of the time, as calculated by the American Conservative Union Foundation’s Center for Legislative Accountability: Conservative Excellence: Mark Fisher (100%) Robin Grammer (98%) Neil Parrott (98%) Nino Mangione (98%) Joseph Boteler (96%) Haven Shoemaker (95%) April Rose (95%) Dan Cox (94%) Christopher Adams (93%) Matthew Morgan (93%) Reid Novotny (93%) Jesse Pippy (93%) Trent Kittleman (93%) Wayne Hartman (91%) Rick Impallaria (91%) Conservative Achievement: Brian Chisholm (89%) Johnny Mautz (89%) Lauren Arikan (89%) William Wivell (89%) Jason Buckel (87%) Susan Krebs (87%) Susan McComas (87%) Teresa Reilly (87%) Robert Long (87%) Steven Arentz (84%) Wendell Beitzel (84%) Jefferson Ghrist (84%) Michael Malone (84%) Kathy Szeliga (83%) Charles Otto (82%) Sid Saab (82%) Jay Jacobs (80%) The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) analysis reveals Maryland’s deep divide between Republicans in each chamber with House Republicans’ voting with the conservative position an average of 85.86%, while Senate Republicans’ average a mere 48.97% in 2021. Click Here to view the PDF version of the ratings Among the 90 roll call votes scored by the ACUF is the legislation making elections less secure (SB 683, HB 745), “Green New Deal-esque” energy programs (SB 83, SB 414), tax hikes (SB 133, HB 732), and the bill imposing crushing government mandates on small businesses (HB 581). ACUF’s Ratings of Congress and Ratings of the States are initiatives of American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF)’s Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA). These ratings are designed to reflect how more than 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. For media inquiries, contact our Communications Department at comms@conservative.org . xxx 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 Maryland 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 Home Home Home Home Home M E N U Home Home Home Home Home Home

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Hong Kong Statement Hong Kong Statement China is attacking freedoms in Hong Kong. The Chinese imposed National Security Law is being used against pro-democracy warriors who are fighting for freedom. We met Benny Tai in 2019 when CPAC traveled to Hong Kong to support the pro-freedom movement. Benny Tai and the others arrested are putting their lives on the line as they stood up for democracy. The government of Hong Kong, controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), wants to silence the will of the people. Because of Benny Tai and the courageous 47, a light is shining on the injustices imposed by the totalitarian government. CPAC will always support those who put their lives on the line for freedom. Under the new Trump administration, bad actors like the CCP will be put on notice that all people, not just Americans, deserve their voices to be heard. As our international movement grows, we will bring these stories out from the shadows and put the world on notice that there is change coming. 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 Endorses Dan Rodimer ACU Endorses Dan Rodimer The American Conservative Union (ACU) today announced its endorsement of Dan Rodimer for election in Nevada to the United States House of Representatives in the 3rd District. “Dan Rodimer will help lead the fight for conservatism in Congress. He proudly stands for important principles like the rights of the unborn, the defense of our borders, and the protection of the Second Amendment. Dan is a solid conservative and Nevada deserves his strong leadership in the U.S. House,” said Chairman Matt Schlapp. “Dan Rodimer has shown us he’s got the policy know-how and boundless passion that Nevadans can be proud of. ACU believes in him and proudly endorses him in his bid to represent the people of Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District.” “The American Conservative Union, our nation’s longest serving conservative grassroots organization, is proud to endorse “Big Dan” Rodimer for Congress,” stated ACU Board Member and former Nevada Attorney General Adam P. Laxalt. “Without question, ‘Big Dan’ is the only candidate in the race for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District who conservative voters and activists can rely on to preserve and protect our shared values of life, liberty, and property. President Trump needs allies in Congress like ‘Big Dan’ to help rebuild our economy while protecting our Constitutional rights and freedoms. Join ACU and other principled conservative individuals and organizations in supporting ‘Big Dan’ for Congress.” Founded in 1964, the American Conservative Union (ACU) is the nation’s original conservative organization. For more than fifty years, ACU has served as an umbrella organization harnessing the collective strength of conservative organizations fighting for Americans who are concerned with liberty, personal responsibility, traditional values, and strong national defense. As one of America’s premier conservative voices, ACU promotes a conservative vision on issues before Congress, the Executive Branch, State Legislatures, the media, political candidates, and the public. 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

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CPAC Releases Scorecard of Mississippi Lawmakers CPAC Releases Scorecard of Mississippi Lawmakers 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. ACU to Present Awards to Top-Scoring Mississippi Lawmaker Scorecard New Analysis Reveals Trending More Conservative ALEXANDRIA, VA (April 20, 2022) — The American Conservative Union and CPAC have recognized ten state lawmakers for their conservative voting records off a just released analysis covering the 2021 year by ACUF’s Center for Legislative Accountability. Click Here to view the Ratings of Mississippi The following members of the Mississippi Legislature earned either the Award for Conservative Excellence for voting with the conservative position at least 90% of the time or the Award for Conservative Achievement for voting with the conservative position at least 80% of the time: Senate: Sen. Chris McDaniel (85%) Sen. Melanie Sojourner (84%) Sen. Jason Barrett (80%) Sen. Joseph Seymour (80%) Sen. Bart Williams (80%) House: Rep. Steve Hopkins (96%) Rep. Joel Bomgar (88%) Rep. Dana Criswell (88%) Rep. Dan Eubanks (88%) Rep. Chris Brown (87%) The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) analysis reveals Mississippi voting more conservatively during the 2021 session, with Senate Republicans’ voting with the conservative position an average of 74.4% of the time, compared to 59.6% the prior session and House Republicans’ voting with the conservative position an average of 71.2% of the time, compared to 66.7% the prior session . Click Here to view the PDF version of the ratings Among the 44 roll call votes scored by the ACUF is the legislation strengthening election integrity (SB 2588), protecting Second Amendment rights by preventing local gun control (SB 2107), ensuring care to incarcerated pregnant women to protect life (HB 196), and protecting women’s sports (SB 2435). ACUF’s Ratings of Congress and Ratings of the States are initiatives of American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF)’s Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA). These ratings are designed to reflect how more than 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. xxx 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 Mississippi 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 Home Home Home Home Home M E N U Home Home Home Home Home Home

ACU Endorses Mike Garcia ACU Endorses Mike Garcia The American Conservative Union (ACU) today announced its endorsement of Mike Garcia for election in California to the United States House of Representatives in the 25th District. “Serving our country as both a veteran and law enforcement officer, Mike understands the importance of having a strong national defense, fighting against socialism, and working to curb the overreach of bloated, ineffective government. His candidacy makes all of us at ACU optimistic that California can get back on a conservative path.” said ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp. “California must work to elect more conservatives and that starts with sending Mike Garcia to Congress and it’s why ACU is proud to endorse him for California’s 25th Congressional District. The district deserves conservative leadership, and we strongly urge all Californians in the 25th District to vote for Mike Garcia.” Founded in 1964, the American Conservative Union (ACU) is the nation’s original conservative organization. For more than fifty years, ACU has served as an umbrella organization harnessing the collective strength of conservative organizations fighting for Americans who are concerned with liberty, personal responsibility, traditional values, and strong national defense. As one of America’s premier conservative voices, ACU promotes a conservative vision on issues before Congress, the Executive Branch, State Legislatures, the media, political candidates, and the public. 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

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CPAC Endorses Rep. Mary Miller CPAC Endorses Rep. Mary Miller The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of Representative Mary Miller for Congress (IL-15). 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

Statement from ACU Board Members Charlie Gerow & Carolyn Meadows Statement from ACU Board Members Charlie Gerow & Carolyn Meadows STATEMENT OF CHARLIE GEROW, FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION AND CAROLYN MEADOWS, SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION: “We are longtime members of the American Conservative Union Board of Directors. We have seen the most recent egregious attack by the Daily Beast on ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp. We have both known Matt and his wife, Mercedes, for decades. We know Matt Schlapp’s heart and his character. And we believe this latest attempt at character assassination is false. Unfortunately, the Left and its note takers in the media routinely choose to scorch the earth in their quest to cancel those with whom they disagree. Whether it’s conservative judicial nominees or good people like Matt Schlapp, they will sink to any depth to destroy them and their families. It’s no coincidence that this latest hit piece dropped on the night before the first ever CPAC gala and a mere six weeks before our annual conference. The Daily Beast blog has a track record of attempting to sabotage CPAC events, using tabloid “reporting” to do so. We stand squarely behind Matt Schlapp, and the ACU Board of Directors has full confidence in his leadership of the organization.” ### 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 and ACUF Release Scorecard of Louisiana Lawmakers CPAC and ACUF Release Scorecard of Louisiana Lawmakers 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. ACU to Present Awards to Top-Scoring Louisiana Lawmakers at CPAC CPAC and ACUF Release Louisiana Legislative Scorecard ALEXANDRIA, VA (January 26, 2022) — Several Louisiana legislators are set to be recognized at CPAC for their conservative voting records based off of a just released analysis from ACUF’s Center for Legislative Accountability. Lawmakers received high marks for combatting Gov. John Bel Edwards excessive COVID-19 shutdown policies, as well as for their efforts to advance conservative legislation strengthening Second Amendment rights and election security. The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) analysis reveals the state legislature becoming more divided over the past couple years, with Republicans voting with the conservative position an average of 75.95%, while Democrats average a mere 28.38% in 2021. Click Here to view the 2021 Ratings of Louisiana The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will be taking place in Orlando, Florida from February 24-27, 2022. To earn an invitation, a lawmaker must vote with the conservative position at least 80% of the time, as calculated by the American Conservative Union Foundation’s Center for Legislative Accountability. The following members received the highest scores in their respective legislative chambers: Senate: Michael Fesi (83%) Barrow Peacock (82%) House: Blake Miguez (94%) Julie Emerson (93%) Bryan Fontenot (93%) Danny McCormick (91%) Richard Nelson (91%) Phillip Tarver (91%) Phillip Devillier (90%) Click Here to view the PDF version of the ratings Among the 78 roll call votes scored by the ACUF is the legislation meant to help secure elections (HB 20, SB 220, SB 224, HB 704), efforts to protect the Second Amendment (SB 118, HB 118), legislation protecting women’s athletics (SB 156), and efforts to combat Gov. John Bel Edwards excessive COVID-19 policies (HCR 5, HB 103, SB 198, HB 498). ACUF’s Ratings of Congress and Ratings of the States are initiatives of American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF)’s Center for Legislative Accountability (CLA). These ratings are designed to reflect how more than 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. xxx 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 Louisiana 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 Home Home Home Home Home M E N U Home Home Home Home Home Home

CPAC FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE NEW DIRECTORS FOR THE CENTER FOR COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE NOLAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE CPAC FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE NEW DIRECTORS FOR THE CENTER FOR COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE NOLAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE For Immediate Release July 13, 2023 CPAC FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE NEW DIRECTORS FOR THE CENTER FOR COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE NOLAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE The CPAC Foundation announced that Frank Russo will serve as the Director of the new CPAC Center for Combating Human Trafficking and Patrick Plein has been promoted to Director of the Nolan Center for Justice. As Director of our newfound CPAC Center for Combating Human Trafficking, Mr. Russo will lead policy efforts that address the needs of victims of trafficking, provide law enforcement the tools to hold traffickers accountable, and support cross collaboration between domestic and international partners to ensure that modern day slavery is brought to an end. Before joining us at CPAC, Mr. Russo was the Director of Government and Legislative Affairs at the National District Attorneys Association, where he assisted in drafting and passing legislation that strengthened the protections for victims of trafficking and provided pathways to rehabilitation for those who survived abuse. He also brings experience from Capitol Hill, where he worked with the House Judiciary Committee under Representative Bob Goodlatte, and for the Senate Judiciary Committee under Senator Ted Cruz. In addition to his work leading the Center to Combat Human Trafficking, Mr. Russo will continue in his roles as Associate General Counsel and as Director of the CPAC Foundation Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Advisory Council. Mr. Plein has been with the CPAC Foundation’s Nolan Center since 2016 and is a leader in several successful justice reform campaigns across the country. In his new role, Mr. Plein will oversee day-to-day operations of the Nolan Center’s work of improving public safety and furthering needed justice reform. Additionally, Mr. Plein will continue his work at our (C4) CPAC serving as an active voice in State Capitols across the nation. The Center for Combating Human Trafficking will work alongside the Nolan Center for Justice to educate the public and advance policy efforts that improve public safety and ensure equal justice for all. Announced at the Washington D.C. premiere of “Sound of Freedom,” CPAC Foundation’s Center for Combating Human Trafficking will leverage an expansive grassroots network to drive policies which improve cross-collaboration between domestic and international law enforcement agencies, ensure tough and accountable penalties against traffickers, and support victims in reintegrating into society. The Nolan Center for Justice has become a trusted resource for the conservative perspective on justice reform issues since it was founded by Pat Nolan over a decade ago. Working to advance the core values of liberty, accountability, and fiscal responsibility – the Nolan Center is active in promoting policies that improve the safety of our communities, reduce wasteful government spending, support our law enforcement, and protect human dignity in our justice system. For media inquires, please email: Comms@Conservative.org # # # 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