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Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)

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State Office Name Party Rating
Dana Rohrabacher 83%
Francis Rooney 50%
Tom Rooney 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 33%
Peter Roskam 50%
Dennis Ross 50%
Keith Rothfus 67%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 50%
Ed Royce 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 17%
Bobby Rush 67%
Steve Russell 50%
Paul Ryan 0%
Tim Ryan 33%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 83%
John Sarbanes 50%
Ben Sasse 83%
Kurt Schrader 60%
David Scott 67%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 50%
José Serrano 67%
Carol Shea-Porter 33%
Richard Shelby 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Bill Shuster 50%
Kyrsten Sinema 17%
Lamar Smith 50%
Debbie Stabenow 17%
Chris Stewart 67%
Steve Stivers 50%
Luther Strange III 67%
Eric Swalwell 33%
Scott Taylor 50%
Jon Tester 33%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Scott Tipton 50%
Pat Toomey 75%
Dave Trott 50%
Niki Tsongas 33%
Tom Udall 17%
Fred Upton 33%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 67%
Pete Visclosky 17%
Greg Walden 50%
Mark Walker 60%
Jackie Walorski 50%
Mimi Walters 50%
Brad Wenstrup 50%
Rob Woodall 50%
John Yarmuth 50%
Kevin Yoder 67%
Ted Yoho 100%
Donald Young 67%
NC U.S. House - 12 Alma Adams Democratic 20%
CA U.S. House - 33 Pete Aguilar Democratic 33%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 17%
CA U.S. House - 44 Nanette Barragán Democratic 50%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 50%
OH U.S. House - 3 Joyce Beatty Democratic 33%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 17%
CA U.S. House - 6 Ami Bera Democratic 17%
VA U.S. House - 8 Donald Beyer, Jr. Democratic 40%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 67%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 17%
DE U.S. Senate - Jr Lisa Blunt Rochester Democratic 17%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici Democratic 33%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Cory Booker Democratic 50%
PA U.S. House - 2 Brendan Boyle Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley Democratic 17%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 17%
CA U.S. House - 24 Salud Carbajal Democratic 20%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 33%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 17%
TX U.S. House - 20 Joaquin Castro Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 50%
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark Democratic 60%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 33%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons Democratic 17%
CA U.S. House - 46 Lou Correa Democratic 50%
NV U.S. Senate - Sr Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic 0%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 33%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 67%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 33%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House - 10 Mark DeSaulnier Democratic 40%
WA U.S. House - 1 Suzan DelBene Democratic 33%
MI U.S. House - 6 Debbie Dingell Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Duckworth Democratic 0%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 33%
NY U.S. House - 13 Adriano Espaillat Democratic 50%
PA U.S. House - 3 Dwight Evans Democratic 33%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 33%
FL U.S. House - 22 Lois Frankel Democratic 20%
AZ U.S. Senate - Jr Ruben Gallego Democratic 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dana Rohrabacher 83%
Francis Rooney 50%
Tom Rooney 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 33%
Peter Roskam 50%
Dennis Ross 50%
Keith Rothfus 67%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 50%
Ed Royce 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 17%
Bobby Rush 67%
Steve Russell 50%
Paul Ryan 0%
Tim Ryan 33%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 83%
John Sarbanes 50%
Ben Sasse 83%
Kurt Schrader 60%
David Scott 67%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 50%
José Serrano 67%
Carol Shea-Porter 33%
Richard Shelby 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Bill Shuster 50%
Kyrsten Sinema 17%
Lamar Smith 50%
Debbie Stabenow 17%
Chris Stewart 67%
Steve Stivers 50%
Luther Strange III 67%
Eric Swalwell 33%
Scott Taylor 50%
Jon Tester 33%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Scott Tipton 50%
Pat Toomey 75%
Dave Trott 50%
Niki Tsongas 33%
Tom Udall 17%
Fred Upton 33%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 67%
Pete Visclosky 17%
Greg Walden 50%
Mark Walker 60%
Jackie Walorski 50%
Mimi Walters 50%
Brad Wenstrup 50%
Rob Woodall 50%
John Yarmuth 50%
Kevin Yoder 67%
Ted Yoho 100%
Donald Young 67%
NC U.S. House - 12 Alma Adams D 20%
CA U.S. House - 33 Pete Aguilar D 33%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 17%
CA U.S. House - 44 Nanette Barragán D 50%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 50%
OH U.S. House - 3 Joyce Beatty D 33%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 17%
CA U.S. House - 6 Ami Bera D 17%
VA U.S. House - 8 Donald Beyer, Jr. D 40%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 67%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 17%
DE U.S. Senate - Jr Lisa Blunt Rochester D 17%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici D 33%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Cory Booker D 50%
PA U.S. House - 2 Brendan Boyle D 50%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley D 17%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 17%
CA U.S. House - 24 Salud Carbajal D 20%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 33%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 17%
TX U.S. House - 20 Joaquin Castro D 33%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 50%
MA U.S. House - 5 Katherine Clark D 60%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 33%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons D 17%
CA U.S. House - 46 Lou Correa D 50%
NV U.S. Senate - Sr Catherine Cortez Masto D 0%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 33%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 67%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 33%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 33%
CA U.S. House - 10 Mark DeSaulnier D 40%
WA U.S. House - 1 Suzan DelBene D 33%
MI U.S. House - 6 Debbie Dingell D 33%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Duckworth D 0%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 33%
NY U.S. House - 13 Adriano Espaillat D 50%
PA U.S. House - 3 Dwight Evans D 33%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 33%
FL U.S. House - 22 Lois Frankel D 20%
AZ U.S. Senate - Jr Ruben Gallego D 50%
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