Rating Group: National Rifle Association (NRA)
2016 Candidate Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | Commissioner - Western | Jon Carpenter | Democratic | 7% |
| MO | Auditor | Scott Fitzpatrick | Republican | 93% |
| MO | Attorney General | Catherine Hanaway | Republican | 93% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Jason Holsman | Democratic | 7% |
| MO | Secretary of State | Denny Hoskins | Republican | 93% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | Republican | 93% |
| MO | Commissioner - Northern | Craig Redmon | Republican | 93% |
| MO | Chair of the Tax Commission | Gary Romine | 93% | |
| MO | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Kurt Schaefer | Republican | 100% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 93% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 7% |
| MT | Commissioner - 1 | Zach Brown | 7% | |
| MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | Republican | 93% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Randy Pinocci | Republican | 100% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 2 | David Fern | Democratic | 36% |
| MT | Commissioner - 2 | Wylie Galt | Republican | 93% |
| MT | Commissioner - 2 | Mark Morse | 86% | |
| MT | Commissioner - 3 | Randy Brodehl | 93% | |
| MT | State Senate - 3 | Carl Glimm | Republican | 100% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 3 | Jeff Welborn | Republican | 57% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 4 | Jennifer Fielder | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 5 | Matt Regier | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 7 | Greg Hertz | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 8 | Susan Webber | Democratic | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 10 | Jeremy Trebas | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | Republican | 79% |
| MT | State Senate - 16 | Jonathan Windy Boy | Democratic | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 19 | Barry Usher | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 20 | Sue Vinton | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State House - 24 | Steve Fitzpatrick | Republican | 71% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 27 | Vince Ricci | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 28 | Forrest Mandeville | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State House - 31 | Frank Smith | Democratic | 64% |
| MT | State Senate - 32 | Denise Hayman | Democratic | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 33 | Christopher Pope | Democratic | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 38 | Becky Beard | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 39 | Wylie Galt | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State House - 39 | Kerri Seekins Crowe | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 41 | Janet Ellis | Democratic | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 42 | Mary Ann Dunwell | Democratic | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 45 | Denley Loge | Republican | 64% |
| MT | State Senate - 48 | Andrea Olsen | Democratic | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 49 | Willis Curdy | Democratic | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 50 | Shane Morigeau | Democratic | 0% |
| MT | State House - 87 | Terry Nelson | Republican | 0% |
| MT | State House - 99 | Tom France | Democratic | 0% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 86% |
| MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | Republican | 93% |
| MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 93% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of the Interior | Doug Burgum | Republican | 86% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 93% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 93% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 7% | |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 93% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 100% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | Democratic | 21% |
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | Republican | 79% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | Democratic | 7% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 86% |
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | Republican | 100% |
| NC | Commissioner - 4 | Susan Evans | 0% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | 7% |
| NC | State Senate - 4 | Buck Newton III | Republican | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 5 | Kandie Smith | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State Senate - 7 | Michael Lee | Republican | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Harris | Republican | 86% |
| NC | State Senate - 8 | Bill Rabon | Republican | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | Republican | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 10 | Benton Sawrey | Republican | 86% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | Republican | 86% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 7% |
| NC | State Senate - 14 | Dan Blue, Jr. | Democratic | 21% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 15 | Jay Chaudhuri | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 16 | Gale Adcock | Democratic | 21% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | Republican | 64% |
| NC | State House - 20 | Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | 64% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 22 | William Brisson | Republican | 36% |
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | Democratic | 14% |
| NC | State Senate - 24 | Danny Britt, Jr. | Republican | 86% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | Republican | 100% |
| NC | State House - 26 | Donna White | Republican | 86% |
| NC | State Senate - 27 | Michael Garrett | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | Democratic | 14% |
| NC | State House - 28 | Larry Strickland | Republican | 71% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | 36% |
| NC | State Senate - 33 | Carl Ford | Republican | 79% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | Commissioner - Western | Jon Carpenter | D | 7% |
| MO | Auditor | Scott Fitzpatrick | R | 93% |
| MO | Attorney General | Catherine Hanaway | R | 93% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Jason Holsman | D | 7% |
| MO | Secretary of State | Denny Hoskins | R | 93% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | R | 93% |
| MO | Commissioner - Northern | Craig Redmon | R | 93% |
| MO | Chair of the Tax Commission | Gary Romine | 93% | |
| MO | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Kurt Schaefer | R | 100% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 93% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 7% |
| MT | Commissioner - 1 | Zach Brown | 7% | |
| MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | R | 93% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Randy Pinocci | R | 100% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 2 | David Fern | D | 36% |
| MT | Commissioner - 2 | Wylie Galt | R | 93% |
| MT | Commissioner - 2 | Mark Morse | 86% | |
| MT | Commissioner - 3 | Randy Brodehl | 93% | |
| MT | State Senate - 3 | Carl Glimm | R | 100% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 3 | Jeff Welborn | R | 57% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 4 | Jennifer Fielder | R | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 5 | Matt Regier | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | R | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 7 | Greg Hertz | R | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 8 | Susan Webber | D | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 10 | Jeremy Trebas | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | R | 79% |
| MT | State Senate - 16 | Jonathan Windy Boy | D | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 19 | Barry Usher | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 20 | Sue Vinton | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | R | 93% |
| MT | State House - 24 | Steve Fitzpatrick | R | 71% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | R | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 27 | Vince Ricci | R | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 28 | Forrest Mandeville | R | 93% |
| MT | State House - 31 | Frank Smith | D | 64% |
| MT | State Senate - 32 | Denise Hayman | D | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 33 | Christopher Pope | D | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 38 | Becky Beard | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 39 | Wylie Galt | R | 93% |
| MT | State House - 39 | Kerri Seekins Crowe | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 41 | Janet Ellis | D | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 42 | Mary Ann Dunwell | D | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | R | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 45 | Denley Loge | R | 64% |
| MT | State Senate - 48 | Andrea Olsen | D | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 49 | Willis Curdy | D | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 50 | Shane Morigeau | D | 0% |
| MT | State House - 87 | Terry Nelson | R | 0% |
| MT | State House - 99 | Tom France | D | 0% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 86% |
| MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | R | 93% |
| MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 93% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of the Interior | Doug Burgum | R | 86% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 93% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 93% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 7% | |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 93% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 100% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | D | 21% |
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | R | 79% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | D | 7% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 86% |
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | R | 100% |
| NC | Commissioner - 4 | Susan Evans | 0% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | D | 7% |
| NC | State Senate - 4 | Buck Newton III | R | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 5 | Kandie Smith | D | 0% |
| NC | State Senate - 7 | Michael Lee | R | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Harris | R | 86% |
| NC | State Senate - 8 | Bill Rabon | R | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | R | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 10 | Benton Sawrey | R | 86% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | R | 86% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 7% |
| NC | State Senate - 14 | Dan Blue, Jr. | D | 21% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 15 | Jay Chaudhuri | D | 0% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 16 | Gale Adcock | D | 21% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | R | 64% |
| NC | State House - 20 | Ted Davis, Jr. | R | 64% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 22 | William Brisson | R | 36% |
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | D | 14% |
| NC | State Senate - 24 | Danny Britt, Jr. | R | 86% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | R | 100% |
| NC | State House - 26 | Donna White | R | 86% |
| NC | State Senate - 27 | Michael Garrett | D | 0% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | D | 14% |
| NC | State House - 28 | Larry Strickland | R | 71% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | D | 36% |
| NC | State Senate - 33 | Carl Ford | R | 79% |