Rating Group: National Rifle Association (NRA)
2012 Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | Republican | 43% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 93% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 7% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 93% |
| MO | U.S. House - 7 | Eric Burlison | Republican | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 93% |
| MO | State Senate - 4 | Karla May | Democratic | 7% |
| MO | State Senate - 6 | Mike Bernskoetter | Republican | 93% |
| MO | State Senate - 8 | Mike Cierpiot | Republican | 93% |
| MO | State Senate - 19 | Stephen Webber | Democratic | 43% |
| MO | State Senate - 28 | Sandy Crawford | Republican | 93% |
| MO | State Senate - 30 | Lincoln Hough | Republican | 93% |
| MO | State Senate - 31 | Rick Brattin, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| MO | Secretary of State | Denny Hoskins | Republican | 93% |
| MO | Auditor | Scott Fitzpatrick | Republican | 57% |
| MO | Chair of the Tax Commission | Gary Romine | 86% | |
| MO | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Kurt Schaefer | Republican | 93% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Jason Holsman | Democratic | 7% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | Republican | 86% |
| MO | Commissioner - 2 | Robert Ross | Republican | 86% |
| MO | Legislator - 5 | Jeanie Lauer | 93% | |
| MO | Commissioner - At-Large | Tom Flanigan | Republican | 93% |
| MO | Commissioner - At-Large | Lynn Morris | Republican | 79% |
| MO | Commissioner - Northern | Craig Redmon | Republican | 93% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 100% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 7% |
| MS | State Senate - 19 | Kevin Blackwell | Republican | 86% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State House - 24 | Steve Fitzpatrick | Republican | 36% |
| MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 2 | David Fern | Democratic | 64% |
| MT | State Senate - 3 | Carl Glimm | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | Republican | 71% |
| MT | State Senate - 16 | Jonathan Windy Boy | Democratic | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 39 | Wylie Galt | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 47 | Ellie Boldman | Democratic | 14% |
| MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | Republican | 100% |
| MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 100% | |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 3 | Jeff Welborn | Republican | 57% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 4 | Jennifer Fielder | Republican | 79% |
| MT | Commissioner - 2 | Wylie Galt | Republican | 86% |
| MT | Commissioner - 3 | Randy Brodehl | 79% | |
| MT | Commissioner - At-Large | Lee Randall | Republican | 100% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Education | Linda McMahon | 86% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner | Republican | 86% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 93% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 93% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 7% | |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 93% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | Democratic | 43% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | Democratic | 7% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 7% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | Republican | 93% |
| NC | Governor | Josh Stein | Democratic | 36% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | Republican | 86% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 20 | Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | 86% |
| NC | State House - 22 | William Brisson | Republican | 71% |
| NC | State House - 48 | Garland Pierce | Democratic | 36% |
| NC | State House - 55 | Mark Brody | Republican | 71% |
| NC | State House - 61 | Pricey Harrison | Democratic | 7% |
| NC | State House - 62 | John Blust | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 63 | Stephen Ross | Republican | 71% |
| NC | State House - 64 | Dennis Riddell | Republican | 79% |
| NC | State House - 69 | Dean Arp, Jr. | Republican | 64% |
| NC | State House - 76 | Harry Warren | Republican | 79% |
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | Republican | 71% |
| NC | State House - 86 | Hugh Blackwell | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 89 | Mitchell Setzer | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 102 | Becky Carney | Democratic | 7% |
| NC | State House - 105 | Tricia Cotham | Republican | 7% |
| NC | State House - 108 | John Torbett | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 4 | Buck Newton III | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 8 | Bill Rabon | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 14 | Dan Blue, Jr. | Democratic | 21% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | Democratic | 21% |
| NC | State Senate - 33 | Carl Ford | Republican | 86% |
| NC | State Senate - 45 | Mark Hollo | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 47 | Ralph Hise, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 48 | Tim Moffitt | Republican | 93% |
| NC | Agriculture Commissioner | Steve Troxler | Republican | 93% |
| NC | Council Member - 2 | Malcolm Graham | Democratic | 50% |
| NC | Commissioner - 6 | Timothy Karan | 71% | |
| NC | Commissioner - At-Large | Austin Allran | Republican | 79% |
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | Republican | 71% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 86% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 86% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | R | 43% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 93% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 7% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 93% |
| MO | U.S. House - 7 | Eric Burlison | R | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 93% |
| MO | State Senate - 4 | Karla May | D | 7% |
| MO | State Senate - 6 | Mike Bernskoetter | R | 93% |
| MO | State Senate - 8 | Mike Cierpiot | R | 93% |
| MO | State Senate - 19 | Stephen Webber | D | 43% |
| MO | State Senate - 28 | Sandy Crawford | R | 93% |
| MO | State Senate - 30 | Lincoln Hough | R | 93% |
| MO | State Senate - 31 | Rick Brattin, Jr. | R | 93% |
| MO | Secretary of State | Denny Hoskins | R | 93% |
| MO | Auditor | Scott Fitzpatrick | R | 57% |
| MO | Chair of the Tax Commission | Gary Romine | 86% | |
| MO | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Kurt Schaefer | R | 93% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Jason Holsman | D | 7% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | R | 86% |
| MO | Commissioner - 2 | Robert Ross | R | 86% |
| MO | Legislator - 5 | Jeanie Lauer | 93% | |
| MO | Commissioner - At-Large | Tom Flanigan | R | 93% |
| MO | Commissioner - At-Large | Lynn Morris | R | 79% |
| MO | Commissioner - Northern | Craig Redmon | R | 93% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 100% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 7% |
| MS | State Senate - 19 | Kevin Blackwell | R | 86% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 86% |
| MT | State House - 24 | Steve Fitzpatrick | R | 36% |
| MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | R | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 2 | David Fern | D | 64% |
| MT | State Senate - 3 | Carl Glimm | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | R | 71% |
| MT | State Senate - 16 | Jonathan Windy Boy | D | 7% |
| MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 39 | Wylie Galt | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 47 | Ellie Boldman | D | 14% |
| MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | R | 100% |
| MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 100% | |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 3 | Jeff Welborn | R | 57% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 4 | Jennifer Fielder | R | 79% |
| MT | Commissioner - 2 | Wylie Galt | R | 86% |
| MT | Commissioner - 3 | Randy Brodehl | 79% | |
| MT | Commissioner - At-Large | Lee Randall | R | 100% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Education | Linda McMahon | 86% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Scott Turner | R | 86% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 93% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 93% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 7% | |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 93% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | D | 43% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | D | 7% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 93% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 7% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | R | 93% |
| NC | Governor | Josh Stein | D | 36% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | R | 86% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 20 | Ted Davis, Jr. | R | 86% |
| NC | State House - 22 | William Brisson | R | 71% |
| NC | State House - 48 | Garland Pierce | D | 36% |
| NC | State House - 55 | Mark Brody | R | 71% |
| NC | State House - 61 | Pricey Harrison | D | 7% |
| NC | State House - 62 | John Blust | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 63 | Stephen Ross | R | 71% |
| NC | State House - 64 | Dennis Riddell | R | 79% |
| NC | State House - 69 | Dean Arp, Jr. | R | 64% |
| NC | State House - 76 | Harry Warren | R | 79% |
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | R | 71% |
| NC | State House - 86 | Hugh Blackwell | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 89 | Mitchell Setzer | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 102 | Becky Carney | D | 7% |
| NC | State House - 105 | Tricia Cotham | R | 7% |
| NC | State House - 108 | John Torbett | R | 93% |
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 4 | Buck Newton III | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 8 | Bill Rabon | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 14 | Dan Blue, Jr. | D | 21% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | D | 21% |
| NC | State Senate - 33 | Carl Ford | R | 86% |
| NC | State Senate - 45 | Mark Hollo | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 47 | Ralph Hise, Jr. | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 48 | Tim Moffitt | R | 93% |
| NC | Agriculture Commissioner | Steve Troxler | R | 93% |
| NC | Council Member - 2 | Malcolm Graham | D | 50% |
| NC | Commissioner - 6 | Timothy Karan | 71% | |
| NC | Commissioner - At-Large | Austin Allran | R | 79% |
| NC | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - 4 | Tamara Barringer | R | 71% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 86% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 86% |