Several Alabama state legislators were recognized at Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last week for their conservative voting records based on a just-released analysis from ACUF’s Center for Legislative Accountability.
The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF) analysis reveals Alabama voting more conservatively during the 2021 session, with Republicans voting with the conservative position an average of 79.94% of the time, compared to just 61.53% the prior session.
The following members of the Alabama State Legislature earned an invitation to receive an award at CPAC for voting with the conservative position at least 80% of the time:
| Senate: Jack Williams (89%) Dan Roberts (87%) Randy Price (86%) Tom Butler (86%) Shay Shelnutt (86%) Tom Whatley (84%) Andrew Jones (83%) Steve Livingston (83%) Greg Reed (83%) Clay Scofield (83%) T J Waggoner (83%) Sam Givhan (82%) Gerald Allen (82%) Will Barfoot (82%) Clyde Chambliss (82%) Donnie Chesteen (82%) Garlan Gudger (82%) Tim Melson (82%) Arthur Orr (82%) David Sessions (82%) Chris Elliott (81%) Jim McClendon (81%) Larry Stutts (81%) Greg Albritton (80%) |
| House: Andrew Sorrell (100%) Jim Carns (90%) Andy Whitt (89%) Chip Brown (86%) David Wheeler (86%) James Hanes (85%) Ben Robbins (85%) Ivan Smith (85%) David Standridge (85%) Bob Fincher (84%) Danny Garrett (84%) Mike Jones (84%) Corey Harbison (83%) Charlotte Meadows (83%) Margie Wilcox (81%) Rex Reynolds (81%) Matt Simpson (81%) Mike Holmes (80%) Gil Isbell (80%) Wes Kitchens (80%) Craig B Lipscomb (80%) Rhett Marques (80%) Connie Rowe (80%) Chris Sells (80%) Shane Stringer (80%) Rodney Sullivan (80%) |
Among the 44 roll call votes scored by the ACUF are the legislation making elections more secure (HB 167, HB 285), efforts to protect life (HB 237), legislation protecting women’s sports (HB 391), and efforts to restrict the Governor’s excessive COVID-19 emergency powers (SB 97).
ACUF’s Ratings of Congress and Ratings of the States are initiatives of the 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.
