Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2020 Candidate Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 0% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 92% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 92% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 92% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 8% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 8% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 8% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 46% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 8% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 8% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 0% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | 8% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 0% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 69% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 8% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | Democratic | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 69% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 92% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 8% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 23% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 62% |
| OH | State House - 38 | Desiree Tims | Democratic | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 92% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 69% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 62% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 92% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 85% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 0% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 92% |
| OR | State House - 4 | Alek Skarlatos | Republican | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 15% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 69% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 0% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 85% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 0% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | Republican | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | Republican | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 69% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 69% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 46% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 69% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 77% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 0% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 0% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 92% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 92% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 92% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 8% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 8% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 8% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 46% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 8% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 8% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 0% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 8% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | D | 8% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 0% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 69% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 8% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | D | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 69% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 92% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 0% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 8% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 23% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 62% |
| OH | State House - 38 | Desiree Tims | D | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 92% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 69% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 62% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 92% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 85% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 8% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 0% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 92% |
| OR | State House - 4 | Alek Skarlatos | R | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 15% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 69% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 0% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 85% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 0% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | R | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | R | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 69% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 69% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 0% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 46% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 69% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 77% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 0% |