The North Carolina General Assembly earned a more conservative ranking last year, moving up three percentage points over the state’s 2019 score, according to data released by the American Conservative Union Foundation.

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.

North Carolina boasts an impressive 84 members of the general assembly who rank as conservatives. This conservative trend in the state reflects the great leadership in both chambers, with Speaker Tim Moore earning an 82% rating and Senate Majority Leader Kathy Harrington notching an impressive 95% rating. Their leadership in the General Assembly has helped other legislators spearhead conservative legislation. 

“North Carolina’s conservative state lawmakers are expanding their coalition to hold Governor Cooper and his radical administration accountable,” said ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp. “Meanwhile, Cooper continues to wield his veto pen to unilaterally reject even the most incremental reforms. We encourage conservatives to keep up the fight to reverse the broken policies of Cooper’s leftist agenda.”

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NC Lawmakers Voted More Conservatively, According to New Analysis

Alexandria, VA— The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) will be presenting awards to 84 North Carolina Lawmakers for their conservative voting records. The ACUF, host of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), released the ratings on its new scorecard platform, which is designed to hold elected officials accountable to conservative principles.

View the Scorecard Here

The analysis, covering the 2020 session, found House Republicans voted with the conservative position 84% of the time (up 11 percentage points) and Senate Republicans voted conservative 95% of the time (up 6 percentage points).  Senate Majority Leader Kathy Harrington earned a 95% rating, and Speaker Tim Moore earned a 82% rating. 

“North Carolina’s conservative state lawmakers are expanding their coalition to hold Governor Cooper and his radical administration accountable,” said ACU Chairman Matt Schlapp. “Meanwhile, Cooper continues to wield his veto pen to unilaterally reject even the most incremental reforms. We encourage conservatives to keep up the fight to reverse the broken policies of Cooper’s leftist agenda.”

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 on a wide variety of issues 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 North Carolina online and Click Here to view the PDF version.

For questions or media inquiries regarding ACUF’s Ratings of the States, email Luke Schneider at lschneider@conservative.org.

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