Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2020 Candidate Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Palzewicz | 8% | |||
| Devin Pandy | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 8% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 8% |
| Adrian Perkins | 8% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 8% |
| Dean Phillips | 8% | |||
| Antoine Pierce | 8% | |||
| Roger Polack | 8% | |||
| Katie Porter | 8% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 8% |
| Qasim Rashid | 8% | |||
| Shawna Roberts | 8% | |||
| Max Rose | 8% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | Democratic | 8% |
| Gena Ross | 8% | |||
| Harley Rouda | 8% | |||
| Todd Rowley | 8% | |||
| Nick Rubando | 8% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | Republican | 8% |
| Carolyn Salter | 8% | |||
| Stephanie Schmid | 8% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | Democratic | 8% |
| IA | State House - 1 | JD Scholten | Democratic | 8% |
| Kurt Schrader | 8% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | Democratic | 8% |
| Kate Schroder | 8% | |||
| Jill Schupp | 8% | |||
| Lulu Seikaly | 8% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 8% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 8% |
| Donna Shalala | 8% | |||
| Alaina Shearer | 8% | |||
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | Council Member - At-Large | Mike Siegel | 8% | |
| Lindsey Simmons | 8% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 8% |
| Christy Smith | 8% | |||
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 8% |
| Alex Spenser | 8% | |||
| Kiran Sreepada | 8% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | 8% |
| Amanda Stuck | 8% | |||
| Paula Jean Swearengin | 8% | |||
| Aaron Swisher | 8% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 8% |
| Devin Thorpe | 8% | |||
| Patricia Timmons-Goodson | 8% | |||
| OH | State House - 38 | Desiree Tims | Democratic | 8% |
| Hiral Tipirneni | 8% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 8% |
| Michael Tolar | 8% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | Democratic | 8% |
| Xochitl Torres Small | 8% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 8% |
| David Trone | 8% | |||
| Ryan Trundle | 8% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 8% |
| Candace Valenzuela | 8% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 8% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 8% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 8% |
| Kim Walker | 8% | |||
| Cynthia Wallace | 8% | |||
| Blair Walsingham | 8% | |||
| Chris Ward | 8% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 8% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 8% |
| Melissa Watson | 8% | |||
| Tom Watson | 8% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 8% |
| Erika Weaver | 8% | |||
| Cameron Webb | 8% | |||
| Gary Wegman | 8% | |||
| Lisa Welch | 8% | |||
| Peter Wenstrup | 8% | |||
| Kael Weston | 8% | |||
| Jennifer Wexton | 8% | |||
| Susan Wild | 8% | |||
| Celeste Williams | 8% | |||
| Kathleen Williams | 8% | |||
| Dave Wilson | 8% | |||
| Adia Winfrey | 8% | |||
| Tawnja Zahradka | 8% | |||
| Tricia Zunker | 8% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 15% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 15% |
| Fred Upton | 15% | |||
| Ron Curtis | 23% | |||
| Allen Ellison | 23% | |||
| Chele Farley | 23% | |||
| Adair Ford Boroughs | 23% | |||
| AK | State House - 14 | Alyse Galvin | Democratic | 23% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 23% |
| Josh Hicks | 23% | |||
| Jon Hogg | 23% |