Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2023 Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Stewart | 100% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | Republican | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | Republican | 100% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | Republican | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House - 3 | Derrick Van Orden | Republican | 100% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | Republican | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 100% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 100% |
| Mike Waltz | 100% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 100% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 100% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 100% |
| Brandon Williams | 100% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 100% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 100% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 100% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | Republican | 100% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 100% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 67% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 67% |
| Mary Peltola | 67% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 50% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 50% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 50% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 50% |
| Lindsey Graham | 50% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 50% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | Republican | 50% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 50% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 50% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 50% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 50% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | Republican | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 50% |
| Mitt Romney | 50% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 50% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | Republican | 50% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | Republican | 50% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 50% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 50% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 50% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tommy Tuberville | Republican | 50% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 50% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 50% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 33% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 33% |
| WA | U.S. House - 3 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Democratic | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 33% |
| NM | U.S. House - 2 | Gabe Vasquez | Democratic | 33% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 0% |
| Colin Allred | 0% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 0% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 0% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 0% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 0% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 0% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Stewart | 100% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | R | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | R | 100% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 100% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | R | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House - 3 | Derrick Van Orden | R | 100% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | R | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 100% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 100% |
| Mike Waltz | 100% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 100% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 100% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 100% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 100% |
| Brandon Williams | 100% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 100% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 100% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 100% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | R | 100% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 100% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 67% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 67% |
| Mary Peltola | 67% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 50% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 50% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | R | 50% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 50% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 50% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 50% |
| Lindsey Graham | 50% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 50% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | R | 50% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 50% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 50% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 50% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 50% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 50% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 50% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | R | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 50% |
| Mitt Romney | 50% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 50% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | R | 50% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | R | 50% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 50% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 50% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 50% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 50% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tommy Tuberville | R | 50% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 50% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 50% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 33% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 33% |
| WA | U.S. House - 3 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | D | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 33% |
| NM | U.S. House - 2 | Gabe Vasquez | D | 33% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 0% |
| Colin Allred | 0% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 0% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 0% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 0% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 0% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 0% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 0% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 0% |