Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2020 Candidate Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | U.S. House - 9 | Andrew Clyde | Republican | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 85% |
| GA | Commissioner - 3 | Dana Barrett | 8% | |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 8% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 85% |
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Republican | 92% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 92% |
| IA | State House - 1 | JD Scholten | Democratic | 8% |
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 92% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 92% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | Republican | 92% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 62% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 8% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 8% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 62% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 8% |
| IL | U.S. House - 15 | Mary Miller | Republican | 92% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 85% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | Democratic | 8% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | Republican | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 0% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 100% |
| KS | U.S. House - 1 | Tracey Mann | Republican | 92% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 8% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 69% |
| KS | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Padilla | 8% | |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 77% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 69% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 100% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 69% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 69% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 69% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 92% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 92% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 0% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 31% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 0% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 46% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 8% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | Democratic | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 69% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 69% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | Republican | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 10 | John James | Republican | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 8% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 92% |
| MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 92% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 62% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 8% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 69% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 85% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 92% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 85% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 8% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 92% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 92% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 92% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 69% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 69% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 85% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | Democratic | 8% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 69% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 85% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | U.S. House - 9 | Andrew Clyde | R | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 85% |
| GA | Commissioner - 3 | Dana Barrett | 8% | |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 8% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 85% |
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | R | 92% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 92% |
| IA | State House - 1 | JD Scholten | D | 8% |
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 92% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 92% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | R | 92% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 62% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 8% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 8% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 62% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 8% |
| IL | U.S. House - 15 | Mary Miller | R | 92% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 85% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | D | 8% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | R | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 0% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 100% |
| KS | U.S. House - 1 | Tracey Mann | R | 92% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 8% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 69% |
| KS | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Padilla | 8% | |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 77% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 69% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 100% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 69% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 69% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 69% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 92% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 92% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 0% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 0% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 31% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 0% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 46% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 8% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | D | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 69% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 69% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | R | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 10 | John James | R | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 8% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 92% |
| MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 92% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 62% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 8% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 69% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 85% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 92% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 85% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 8% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 92% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 92% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 92% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 69% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 69% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 85% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | D | 8% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 69% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 85% |