Rating Group: National Rifle Association (NRA)
2012 Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | 93% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | Republican | 100% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 100% |
| ME | State Senate - 17 | Jeff Timberlake | Republican | 93% |
| WI | State Assembly - 25 | Paul Tittl | Republican | 86% |
| ND | State House - 34 | Nathan Toman | Republican | 79% |
| NC | State House - 108 | John Torbett | Republican | 93% |
| MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | Republican | 93% |
| TX | State House - 15 | Steve Toth | Republican | 86% |
| IL | State Senate - 50 | Jil Tracy | Republican | 93% |
| WI | State Assembly - 49 | Travis Tranel | Republican | 93% |
| NC | Agriculture Commissioner | Steve Troxler | Republican | 93% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Burton Tulson | Republican | 71% |
| NH | State House - Strafford 4 | Len Turcotte | Republican | 79% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 93% |
| SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | Republican | 86% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner | Republican | 86% |
| KS | State Senate - 12 | Caryn Tyson | Republican | 93% |
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 13 | Jordan Ulery | Republican | 93% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 93% |
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | Republican | 100% |
| ID | State Senate - 30 | Julie VanOrden | Republican | 7% |
| ID | State House - 22A | John Vander Woude | Republican | 79% |
| WI | State Assembly - 70 | Nancy VanderMeer | Republican | 86% |
| SC | State Senate - 9 | Danny Verdin III | Republican | 100% |
| UT | State Senate - 28 | Evan Vickers | Republican | 71% |
| KS | Commissioner - 1 | Jene Vickrey | Republican | 93% |
| MI | State Senate - 31 | Roger Victory | Republican | 79% |
| MA | State House - Third Barnstable | David Vieira | Republican | 79% |
| PA | State Senate - 47 | Elder Vogel, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| WI | State Assembly - 33 | Robin Vos | Republican | 93% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 93% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 93% |
| PA | State House - 69 | Carl Walker Metzgar | Republican | 93% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 10 | Thomas Walsh IV | Republican | 86% |
| PA | State Senate - 39 | Kim Ward | Republican | 93% |
| NH | State Senate - 8 | Ruth Ward | Republican | 64% |
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 39 | Mark Warden | Republican | 79% |
| WA | State Senate - 13 | Judy Warnick | Republican | 100% |
| NC | State House - 76 | Harry Warren | Republican | 79% |
| UT | State House - 67 | Christine Watkins | Republican | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 1 | Ben Watson | Republican | 79% |
| KS | State House - 109 | Troy Waymaster | Republican | 86% |
| MN | State Senate - 21 | Bill Weber | Republican | 79% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 93% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 93% |
| ND | State House - 14 | Robin Weisz | Republican | 93% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 3 | Jeff Welborn | Republican | 57% |
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | Republican | 93% |
| VT | State Senate - Lamoille | Richard Westman | Republican | 93% |
| MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | 93% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 14 | Kenneth Weyler | Republican | 93% |
| NY | County Legislator - 21 | Jennifer Whalen | Republican | 86% |
| TN | State Senate - 13 | Dawn White | Republican | 86% |
| SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | Republican | 93% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 100% |
| UT | State House - 7 | Ryan Wilcox | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 86% |
| TN | State House - 42 | Ryan Williams | Republican | 79% |
| GA | State House - 112 | Bruce Williamson III | Republican | 79% |
| SC | State House - 16 | Mark Willis | Republican | 93% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 93% |
| DE | State Senate - 18 | David Wilson | Republican | 93% |
| IA | State House - 15 | Matt Windschitl | Republican | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 93% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 93% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Essex | Donald Wong | Republican | 64% |
| ME | State House - 92 | Stephen Wood | Republican | 93% |
| NM | State Senate - 7 | Pat Woods | Republican | 86% |
| ND | Attorney General | Drew Wrigley | Republican | 93% |
| CT | State House - 87 | David Yaccarino | Republican | 64% |
| PA | State Senate - 23 | Gene Yaw | Republican | 93% |
| AZ | Treasurer | Kimberly Yee | Republican | 93% |
| IN | State Senate - 35 | Michael Young | Republican | 93% |
| SC | State Senate - 24 | Tom Young, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 93% |
| MI | Justice of the Supreme Court | Brian Zahra | Republican | 93% |
| CT | State House - 61 | Tami Zawistowski | Republican | 86% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 93% |
| SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | Republican | 79% |
| MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | Republican | 86% |
| IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | Republican | 86% |
| CT | State House - 89 | Lezlye Zupkus | Republican | 86% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 93% |
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | R | 93% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | R | 100% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 100% |
| ME | State Senate - 17 | Jeff Timberlake | R | 93% |
| WI | State Assembly - 25 | Paul Tittl | R | 86% |
| ND | State House - 34 | Nathan Toman | R | 79% |
| NC | State House - 108 | John Torbett | R | 93% |
| MN | State House - 15B | Paul Torkelson | R | 93% |
| TX | State House - 15 | Steve Toth | R | 86% |
| IL | State Senate - 50 | Jil Tracy | R | 93% |
| WI | State Assembly - 49 | Travis Tranel | R | 93% |
| NC | Agriculture Commissioner | Steve Troxler | R | 93% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Burton Tulson | R | 71% |
| NH | State House - Strafford 4 | Len Turcotte | R | 79% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 93% |
| SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | R | 86% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner | R | 86% |
| KS | State Senate - 12 | Caryn Tyson | R | 93% |
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 13 | Jordan Ulery | R | 93% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 93% |
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | R | 100% |
| ID | State Senate - 30 | Julie VanOrden | R | 7% |
| ID | State House - 22A | John Vander Woude | R | 79% |
| WI | State Assembly - 70 | Nancy VanderMeer | R | 86% |
| SC | State Senate - 9 | Danny Verdin III | R | 100% |
| UT | State Senate - 28 | Evan Vickers | R | 71% |
| KS | Commissioner - 1 | Jene Vickrey | R | 93% |
| MI | State Senate - 31 | Roger Victory | R | 79% |
| MA | State House - Third Barnstable | David Vieira | R | 79% |
| PA | State Senate - 47 | Elder Vogel, Jr. | R | 93% |
| WI | State Assembly - 33 | Robin Vos | R | 93% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 93% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 93% |
| PA | State House - 69 | Carl Walker Metzgar | R | 93% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 10 | Thomas Walsh IV | R | 86% |
| PA | State Senate - 39 | Kim Ward | R | 93% |
| NH | State Senate - 8 | Ruth Ward | R | 64% |
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 39 | Mark Warden | R | 79% |
| WA | State Senate - 13 | Judy Warnick | R | 100% |
| NC | State House - 76 | Harry Warren | R | 79% |
| UT | State House - 67 | Christine Watkins | R | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 1 | Ben Watson | R | 79% |
| KS | State House - 109 | Troy Waymaster | R | 86% |
| MN | State Senate - 21 | Bill Weber | R | 79% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 93% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 93% |
| ND | State House - 14 | Robin Weisz | R | 93% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 3 | Jeff Welborn | R | 57% |
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | R | 93% |
| VT | State Senate - Lamoille | Richard Westman | R | 93% |
| MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | R | 93% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 14 | Kenneth Weyler | R | 93% |
| NY | County Legislator - 21 | Jennifer Whalen | R | 86% |
| TN | State Senate - 13 | Dawn White | R | 86% |
| SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | R | 93% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 100% |
| UT | State House - 7 | Ryan Wilcox | R | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 86% |
| TN | State House - 42 | Ryan Williams | R | 79% |
| GA | State House - 112 | Bruce Williamson III | R | 79% |
| SC | State House - 16 | Mark Willis | R | 93% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 93% |
| DE | State Senate - 18 | David Wilson | R | 93% |
| IA | State House - 15 | Matt Windschitl | R | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 93% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 93% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Essex | Donald Wong | R | 64% |
| ME | State House - 92 | Stephen Wood | R | 93% |
| NM | State Senate - 7 | Pat Woods | R | 86% |
| ND | Attorney General | Drew Wrigley | R | 93% |
| CT | State House - 87 | David Yaccarino | R | 64% |
| PA | State Senate - 23 | Gene Yaw | R | 93% |
| AZ | Treasurer | Kimberly Yee | R | 93% |
| IN | State Senate - 35 | Michael Young | R | 93% |
| SC | State Senate - 24 | Tom Young, Jr. | R | 93% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 93% |
| MI | Justice of the Supreme Court | Brian Zahra | R | 93% |
| CT | State House - 61 | Tami Zawistowski | R | 86% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 93% |
| SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | R | 79% |
| MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | R | 86% |
| IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | R | 86% |
| CT | State House - 89 | Lezlye Zupkus | R | 86% |