Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2017-2018 Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick McHenry | 60% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 60% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 60% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 60% |
| Kurt Schrader | 60% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 60% |
| Mark Walker | 60% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 50% |
| Lamar Alexander | 50% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 50% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 50% |
| Lou Barletta | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 50% |
| Mike Bishop | 50% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 50% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 50% |
| Kevin Brady | 50% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 50% |
| Larry Bucshon | 50% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 50% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 50% |
| Mike Capuano | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 50% |
| Steve Chabot | 50% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 50% |
| Thad Cochran | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 50% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| Barbara Comstock | 50% | |||
| Mike Conaway | 50% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 50% |
| Joe Crowley | 50% | |||
| John Culberson | 50% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 50% |
| Charlie Dent | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 50% |
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 50% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 50% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| Eliot Engel | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 50% |
| John Faso | 50% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 50% |
| Bill Flores | 50% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 50% | |
| Mike Gallagher | 50% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 50% |
| Bob Gibbs | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 50% |
| Bob Goodlatte | 50% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 50% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 50% | |||
| Kay Granger | 50% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick McHenry | 60% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 60% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 60% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 60% |
| Kurt Schrader | 60% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 60% |
| Mark Walker | 60% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 50% |
| Lamar Alexander | 50% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 50% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 50% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 50% |
| Lou Barletta | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 50% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 50% |
| Mike Bishop | 50% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 50% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 50% |
| Kevin Brady | 50% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 50% |
| Larry Bucshon | 50% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 50% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 50% |
| Mike Capuano | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 50% |
| Steve Chabot | 50% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 50% |
| Thad Cochran | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 50% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
| Barbara Comstock | 50% | |||
| Mike Conaway | 50% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 50% |
| Joe Crowley | 50% | |||
| John Culberson | 50% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 50% |
| Charlie Dent | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 50% |
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 50% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 50% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 50% |
| Eliot Engel | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 50% |
| John Faso | 50% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 50% |
| Bill Flores | 50% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 50% | |
| Mike Gallagher | 50% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 50% |
| Bob Gibbs | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 50% |
| Bob Goodlatte | 50% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 50% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 50% | |||
| Kay Granger | 50% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 50% |