Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2020 Candidate Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 69% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 69% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 69% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 69% | |||
| David McKinley | 69% | |||
| Martha McSally | 69% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | Republican | 69% |
| Devin Nunes | 69% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 69% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 69% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 69% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 69% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 69% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 69% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | Republican | 69% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 69% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 69% |
| Joshua Scott | 69% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 69% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 69% |
| Johnny Teague | 69% | |||
| Robert Thomas | 69% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 69% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 69% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 69% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 69% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 69% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 69% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 69% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 69% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 69% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 77% |
| Jeff Jones | 77% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 77% |
| Amanda Adkins | 85% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 85% |
| Ken Buck | 85% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 85% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 85% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 85% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 85% |
| Matt Gaetz | 85% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 85% | |||
| Anthony Gonzalez | 85% | |||
| Garret Graves | 85% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 85% |
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 85% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 85% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 85% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 85% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 85% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 85% |
| Billy Long | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 85% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 85% |
| David Perdue | 85% | |||
| Tom Rice | 85% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 85% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 85% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 85% |
| Carla Spalding | 85% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 85% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 85% |
| Chris Stewart | 85% | |||
| Mike Waltz | 85% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 69% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 69% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 69% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 69% | |||
| David McKinley | 69% | |||
| Martha McSally | 69% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | R | 69% |
| Devin Nunes | 69% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 69% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 69% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 69% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 69% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 69% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 69% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | R | 69% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 69% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 69% |
| Joshua Scott | 69% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 69% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 69% |
| Johnny Teague | 69% | |||
| Robert Thomas | 69% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 69% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 69% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 69% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 69% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 69% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 69% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 69% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 69% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 69% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 77% |
| Jeff Jones | 77% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 77% |
| Amanda Adkins | 85% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 85% |
| Ken Buck | 85% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 85% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 85% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 85% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 85% |
| Matt Gaetz | 85% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 85% | |||
| Anthony Gonzalez | 85% | |||
| Garret Graves | 85% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 85% |
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 85% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 85% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 85% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 85% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 85% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 85% |
| Billy Long | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 85% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 85% |
| David Perdue | 85% | |||
| Tom Rice | 85% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 85% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 85% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 85% |
| Carla Spalding | 85% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 85% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 85% |
| Chris Stewart | 85% | |||
| Mike Waltz | 85% |