The American Conservative Union – founded in 1964 and best known for hosting the Conservative Political Action Conference – announced Monday that it will be using its Congressional Ratings program on state legislators.
The program will be initially used in five swing states: Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. ACU plans to expand the program in the future.
According to the ACU website, the Congressional Ratings program is used to show which members of Congress “protect conservatives and those who are truly liberal.” The ACU suggests that these rankings have become a guide to understanding a politician and his political ideologies.
“ACU’s Congressional Ratings have been the industry gold standard for years in informing Americans whether their Congressman or Senator is conservative, and we’re thrilled to expand our Ratings reach to the state legislative level in these critical swing states,” said ACU Chairman Al Cardenas.