Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2024 Candidate Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 85% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 85% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 85% |
| MS | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Ezell | Republican | 85% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 1 | Brad Finstad | Republican | 85% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 18 | Scott Franklin | Republican | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | Republican | 85% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 85% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 85% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 85% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | Republican | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | Republican | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 85% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 85% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | Republican | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 85% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 85% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | Republican | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 85% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 85% |
| Mike Waltz | 85% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 85% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 92% |
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | Republican | 92% |
| Addul Ali | 92% | |||
| Derrick Anderson | 92% | |||
| Irene Armendariz-Jackson | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 92% |
| Aaron Bashir | 92% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Michael Baumgartner | Republican | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | Republican | 92% |
| AK | U.S. House - At-Large | Nick Begich III | Republican | 92% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 85% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 85% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 85% |
| MS | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Ezell | R | 85% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 1 | Brad Finstad | R | 85% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 18 | Scott Franklin | R | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | R | 85% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 85% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 85% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 85% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | R | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | R | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 85% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 85% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | R | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 85% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 85% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | R | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 85% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 85% |
| Mike Waltz | 85% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 85% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 92% |
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | R | 92% |
| Addul Ali | 92% | |||
| Derrick Anderson | 92% | |||
| Irene Armendariz-Jackson | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 92% |
| Aaron Bashir | 92% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Michael Baumgartner | R | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | R | 92% |
| AK | U.S. House - At-Large | Nick Begich III | R | 92% |