NC lawmakers receive awards for conservative voting records

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – The American Conservative Union Foundation, chaired by Matt Schlapp and host of the Conservative Political Action Conference, has released its 49th edition of its annual Ratings of Congress. The ratings are designed to reflect how well lawmakers adhere to conservative principles.

In the 2019 session, eight members of the North Carolina congressional delegation received awards for earning scores of 80% or higher from ACUF:

— Rep. Mark Meadows (100%)

— Rep. Richard Hudson (89%)

— Rep. Ted Budd (97%)

— Rep. George Holding (88%)

— Rep. Mark Walker (93%)

— Rep. David Rouzer (86%)

— Rep. Virginia Foxx (90%)

— Sen. Thom Tillis (82%)

The North Carolina Republican members not earning awards were Rep. Patrick McHenry (76%) and Sen. Richard Burr (63%). Rep. Greg Murphy and Rep. Dan Bishop did not vote on enough of the motions scored by ACUF to receive 2019 scores.

All three Democrat congressmen from North Carolina — Rep. G.K. Butterfield (3%), Rep. Alma Adams (3%) and Rep. David Price (0%) — qualified for ACUF's "Coalition of the Radical Left" by earning scores below 10%.

For the 2019 Ratings of Congress, 130 of 535 lawmakers received awards for conservative voting records of 80% or above. Compared to the 2018 session, House Republicans improved their average score (77% to 82%). The Pelosi-led House Democrats continued to push further left, falling 5 points (8% to 3%). Sen. Schumer earned a 0% while the Senate overall average fell (46% to 41%).

ACUF's Center for Legislative Accountability analyzed every vote taken last session to produce this year's scorecard which samples a wide array of issues relating to fiscal, tax, regulatory, education, environment, Second Amendment rights, election security, life, and government integrity. All lawmakers in America at the federal and state levels are scored on a 100-point scale.