Rating Group: National Rifle Association (NRA)
2026 Candidate Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 12 | Jim Burgin | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 13 | Brad Knott | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 16 | Carson Smith, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | Republican | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 22 | Sophia Chitlik | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | Democratic | 17% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | Republican | 100% |
| NC | State House - 27 | Rodney Pierce | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State House - 28 | Larry Strickland | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 30 | Steve Jarvis | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State Senate - 34 | Chris Measmer | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 35 | Michael Schietzelt | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 38 | Abe Jones | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State House - 43 | Diane Wheatley | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 45 | Frances Jackson | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State House - 50 | Renée Price | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State House - 60 | Amanda Cook | Democratic | 17% |
| NC | State House - 65 | Reece Pyrtle, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 78 | Neal Jackson | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 79 | Keith Kidwell | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 80 | Sam Watford | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 81 | Larry Potts | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 89 | Mitchell Setzer | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 90 | Daniel Kiger | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 95 | Todd Carver | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 99 | Nasif Majeed | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State House - 105 | Tricia Cotham | Republican | 0% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 113 | Jake Johnson | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 117 | Jennifer Balkcom | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 118 | Mark Pless | Republican | 92% |
| NC | Council Member - Ward 2 | Charles Taylor | 92% | |
| NC | Council Member - At-Large | Amanda Cook | 17% | |
| NC | Commissioner - At-Large | John Spruill | 92% | |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 92% |
| NE | Council Member - 6 | Brinker Harding | 92% | |
| NE | State Senate - 9 | John Cavanaugh | Democratic | 0% |
| NE | State Senate - 12 | Merv Riepe | Republican | 92% |
| NE | State Senate - 20 | John Fredrickson | Democratic | 0% |
| NE | State Senate - 34 | Loren Lippincott | Republican | 92% |
| NE | State Senate - 48 | Brian Hardin | Republican | 100% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | Republican | 92% |
| NE | Governor | Jim Pillen | Republican | 100% |
| OH | State House - 1 | Dontavius Jarrells | Democratic | 0% |
| OH | State Senate - 1 | Rob McColley | Republican | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | David Taylor | Republican | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 6 | Michael Rulli | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 12 | Brian Stewart | Republican | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 83% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State Senate - 19 | Andrew Brenner | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 40 | Rodney Creech | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 60 | Brian Lorenz | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 61 | Beth Lear | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 70 | Brian Lampton | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 81 | Jim Hoops | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 88 | Gary Click | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 96 | Ron Ferguson | Republican | 92% |
| PA | State House - 79 | Andrea Verobish | Republican | 92% |
| PA | State House - 193 | Catherine Wallen | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 2 | Bob Hall | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 3 | Cecil Bell, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 3 | Keith Self | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 4 | Brett Ligon | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 5 | Cole Hefner | Republican | 100% |
| TX | State Senate - 5 | Charles Schwertner | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 7 | Jay Dean | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 8 | Cody Harris | Republican | 100% |
| TX | State House - 9 | Trent Ashby | Republican | 100% |
| TX | State House - 10 | Brian Harrison | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 11 | Mayes Middleton | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 13 | Angelia Orr | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 15 | Steve Toth | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 16 | Nathan Johnson | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | State House - 16 | Will Metcalf | Republican | 100% |
| TX | State House - 17 | Stan Gerdes | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 17 | Joan Huffman | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 21 | Judith Zaffirini | Democratic | 17% |
| TX | State House - 23 | Terri Leo-Wilson | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Brandon Gill | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 27 | Ron Reynolds | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 32 | Julie Johnson | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 92% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | R | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 12 | Jim Burgin | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 13 | Brad Knott | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 16 | Carson Smith, Jr. | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | R | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | R | 100% |
| NC | State Senate - 22 | Sophia Chitlik | D | 0% |
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | D | 17% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | R | 100% |
| NC | State House - 27 | Rodney Pierce | D | 0% |
| NC | State House - 28 | Larry Strickland | R | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 30 | Steve Jarvis | R | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | D | 0% |
| NC | State Senate - 34 | Chris Measmer | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 35 | Michael Schietzelt | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 38 | Abe Jones | D | 0% |
| NC | State House - 43 | Diane Wheatley | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 45 | Frances Jackson | D | 0% |
| NC | State House - 50 | Renée Price | D | 0% |
| NC | State House - 60 | Amanda Cook | D | 17% |
| NC | State House - 65 | Reece Pyrtle, Jr. | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 78 | Neal Jackson | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 79 | Keith Kidwell | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 80 | Sam Watford | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 81 | Larry Potts | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 89 | Mitchell Setzer | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 90 | Daniel Kiger | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 95 | Todd Carver | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 99 | Nasif Majeed | D | 0% |
| NC | State House - 105 | Tricia Cotham | R | 0% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | D | 0% |
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 113 | Jake Johnson | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 117 | Jennifer Balkcom | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 118 | Mark Pless | R | 92% |
| NC | Council Member - Ward 2 | Charles Taylor | 92% | |
| NC | Council Member - At-Large | Amanda Cook | 17% | |
| NC | Commissioner - At-Large | John Spruill | 92% | |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 92% |
| NE | Council Member - 6 | Brinker Harding | 92% | |
| NE | State Senate - 9 | John Cavanaugh | D | 0% |
| NE | State Senate - 12 | Merv Riepe | R | 92% |
| NE | State Senate - 20 | John Fredrickson | D | 0% |
| NE | State Senate - 34 | Loren Lippincott | R | 92% |
| NE | State Senate - 48 | Brian Hardin | R | 100% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | R | 92% |
| NE | Governor | Jim Pillen | R | 100% |
| OH | State House - 1 | Dontavius Jarrells | D | 0% |
| OH | State Senate - 1 | Rob McColley | R | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | David Taylor | R | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 6 | Michael Rulli | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 12 | Brian Stewart | R | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 83% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | R | 92% |
| OH | State Senate - 19 | Andrew Brenner | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 40 | Rodney Creech | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 60 | Brian Lorenz | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 61 | Beth Lear | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 70 | Brian Lampton | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 81 | Jim Hoops | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 88 | Gary Click | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 96 | Ron Ferguson | R | 92% |
| PA | State House - 79 | Andrea Verobish | R | 92% |
| PA | State House - 193 | Catherine Wallen | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 2 | Bob Hall | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 3 | Cecil Bell, Jr. | R | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 3 | Keith Self | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | R | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 4 | Brett Ligon | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 5 | Cole Hefner | R | 100% |
| TX | State Senate - 5 | Charles Schwertner | R | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 7 | Jay Dean | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 8 | Cody Harris | R | 100% |
| TX | State House - 9 | Trent Ashby | R | 100% |
| TX | State House - 10 | Brian Harrison | R | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 11 | Mayes Middleton | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 13 | Angelia Orr | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 15 | Steve Toth | R | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 16 | Nathan Johnson | D | 0% |
| TX | State House - 16 | Will Metcalf | R | 100% |
| TX | State House - 17 | Stan Gerdes | R | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 17 | Joan Huffman | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | R | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 21 | Judith Zaffirini | D | 17% |
| TX | State House - 23 | Terri Leo-Wilson | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Brandon Gill | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 27 | Ron Reynolds | D | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 32 | Julie Johnson | D | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | D | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 92% |