Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2021 Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 85% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 85% |
| Chris Stewart | 85% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 85% |
| Mike Waltz | 85% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 85% |
| Jay Allen | 92% | |||
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 92% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 92% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 92% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 92% |
| Miriam Berry | 92% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 92% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 92% |
| Dan Bishop | 92% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 4 | Lauren Boebert | Republican | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 3 | Kat Cammack | Republican | 92% |
| Jerry Carl | 92% | |||
| Madison Cawthorn | 92% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 9 | Andrew Clyde | Republican | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 19 | Byron Donalds | Republican | 92% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | Republican | 92% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 92% |
| MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 92% |
| WI | U.S. House - 5 | Scott Fitzgerald | Republican | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 18 | Scott Franklin | Republican | 92% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | Republican | 92% |
| Mike Garcia | 92% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 92% | |||
| Robert Good | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 92% |
| Mark Green | 92% | |||
| Marjorie Greene | 92% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 92% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 92% |
| Jim Hagedorn | 92% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | Republican | 92% |
| Tom Hanson | 92% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | Republican | 92% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 92% |
| Yvette Herrell | 92% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | Republican | 92% |
| Chris Jacobs | 92% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 92% |
| Fred Keller | 92% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | Republican | 92% |
| Jacob LaTurner | 92% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 92% | |||
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 92% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 92% |
| KS | U.S. House - 1 | Tracey Mann | Republican | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | Republican | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 7 | Richard McCormick | Republican | 92% |
| Peter Meijer | 92% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 92% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 92% |
| IL | U.S. House - 15 | Mary Miller | Republican | 92% |
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Republican | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 92% |
| Alex Mooney | 92% | |||
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | Republican | 92% |
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Barry Moore | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | Republican | 92% |
| Sean Parnell | 92% | |||
| Greg Pence | 92% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | Republican | 92% |
| Bill Posey | 92% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 92% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 92% |
| Matt Rosendale | 92% | |||
| Ben Sasse | 92% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | Republican | 92% |
| Van Taylor | 92% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 92% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 85% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 85% |
| Chris Stewart | 85% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 85% |
| Mike Waltz | 85% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 85% |
| Jay Allen | 92% | |||
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 92% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 92% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 92% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 92% |
| Miriam Berry | 92% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 92% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 92% |
| Dan Bishop | 92% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 4 | Lauren Boebert | R | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 3 | Kat Cammack | R | 92% |
| Jerry Carl | 92% | |||
| Madison Cawthorn | 92% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 9 | Andrew Clyde | R | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 92% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 19 | Byron Donalds | R | 92% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | R | 92% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 92% |
| MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 92% |
| WI | U.S. House - 5 | Scott Fitzgerald | R | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 18 | Scott Franklin | R | 92% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | R | 92% |
| Mike Garcia | 92% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 92% | |||
| Robert Good | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 92% |
| Mark Green | 92% | |||
| Marjorie Greene | 92% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 92% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 92% |
| Jim Hagedorn | 92% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | R | 92% |
| Tom Hanson | 92% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | R | 92% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 92% |
| Yvette Herrell | 92% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | R | 92% |
| Chris Jacobs | 92% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 92% |
| Fred Keller | 92% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | R | 92% |
| Jacob LaTurner | 92% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 92% | |||
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 92% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 92% |
| KS | U.S. House - 1 | Tracey Mann | R | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | R | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 7 | Richard McCormick | R | 92% |
| Peter Meijer | 92% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 92% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 92% |
| IL | U.S. House - 15 | Mary Miller | R | 92% |
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | R | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 92% |
| Alex Mooney | 92% | |||
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | R | 92% |
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Barry Moore | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 92% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | R | 92% |
| Sean Parnell | 92% | |||
| Greg Pence | 92% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | R | 92% |
| Bill Posey | 92% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 92% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 92% |
| Matt Rosendale | 92% | |||
| Ben Sasse | 92% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | R | 92% |
| Van Taylor | 92% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 92% |