Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2024 Candidate Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 8% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | Republican | 77% |
| 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 | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 77% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | Democratic | 8% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 100% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 77% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 77% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 77% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 8% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 92% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 77% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | Republican | 77% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | 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 - 6 | Seth Moulton | 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. Senate - Jr | Angela Alsobrooks | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 100% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | Sarah Elfreth | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 4 | Glenn Ivey | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 8% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 8% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 8% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | 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 | 77% |
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | Democratic | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 77% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Kristen McDonald Rivet | Democratic | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | Republican | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 10 | John James | Republican | 77% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | Democratic | 8% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 1 | Brad Finstad | Republican | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 3 | Kelly Morrison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 85% |
| 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 | 77% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Bob Onder | Republican | 92% |
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | Republican | 92% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 8% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 77% |
| MO | U.S. House - 7 | Eric Burlison | Republican | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 85% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 38% |
| 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% |
| MS | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Ezell | Republican | 85% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Sheehy | Republican | 92% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 85% |
| MT | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Downing | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | Democratic | 8% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 8% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | R | 77% |
| 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 | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 77% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | D | 8% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 100% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 77% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 77% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 77% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 8% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 92% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 77% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | R | 77% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | 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 - 6 | Seth Moulton | 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. Senate - Jr | Angela Alsobrooks | D | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 100% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | D | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | Sarah Elfreth | D | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 4 | Glenn Ivey | D | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 8% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 8% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 8% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | 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 | 77% |
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | D | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 77% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Kristen McDonald Rivet | D | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | R | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 10 | John James | R | 77% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | D | 8% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 1 | Brad Finstad | R | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 3 | Kelly Morrison | DFL | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 85% |
| 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 | 77% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Bob Onder | R | 92% |
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | R | 92% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 8% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 77% |
| MO | U.S. House - 7 | Eric Burlison | R | 100% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 85% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 38% |
| 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% |
| MS | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Ezell | R | 85% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Sheehy | R | 92% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 85% |
| MT | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Downing | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | D | 8% |