Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2024 Candidate Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | Republican | 85% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 92% |
| OK | U.S. House - 2 | Josh Brecheen | Republican | 92% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 77% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 62% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 69% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 85% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Maxine Dexter | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | Democratic | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Ryan Mackenzie | Republican | 69% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Robert Bresnahan, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 12 | Summer Lee | Democratic | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 77% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 77% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 77% |
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | Democratic | 8% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 8% |
| RI | U.S. House - 1 | Gabe Amo | Democratic | 8% |
| RI | U.S. House - 2 | Seth Magaziner | Democratic | 8% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 69% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 77% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Sheri Biggs | Republican | 92% |
| 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 | 8% |
| SC | U.S. House - 7 | Russell Fry | Republican | 92% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | Republican | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 100% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 77% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Ogles | Republican | 100% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 77% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 8% |
| TN | State House - 90 | Gloria Johnson | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 1 | Nathaniel Moran | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 77% |
| TX | U.S. House - 3 | Keith Self | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | Republican | 77% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 8 | Morgan Luttrell | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | Republican | 69% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Brandon Gill | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 30 | Jasmine Crockett | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 32 | Julie Johnson | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 38 | Wesley Hunt | Republican | 92% |
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | Republican | 77% |
| UT | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Kennedy | Republican | 92% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | Republican | 92% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 77% |
| VA | U.S. House - 2 | Jennifer Kiggans | Republican | 69% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | Democratic | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | Republican | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 92% |
| VA | U.S. House - 10 | Suhas Subramanyam | Democratic | 8% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 8% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | Democratic | 8% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 8% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | R | 85% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 92% |
| OK | U.S. House - 2 | Josh Brecheen | R | 92% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 77% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 62% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 69% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 8% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 85% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Maxine Dexter | D | 8% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | D | 8% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | D | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Ryan Mackenzie | R | 69% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Robert Bresnahan, Jr. | R | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 12 | Summer Lee | D | 8% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 77% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 77% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 77% |
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | D | 8% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 8% |
| RI | U.S. House - 1 | Gabe Amo | D | 8% |
| RI | U.S. House - 2 | Seth Magaziner | D | 8% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 69% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 77% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Sheri Biggs | R | 92% |
| 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 | 8% |
| SC | U.S. House - 7 | Russell Fry | R | 92% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | R | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 100% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 77% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Ogles | R | 100% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 77% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 8% |
| TN | State House - 90 | Gloria Johnson | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 1 | Nathaniel Moran | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 77% |
| TX | U.S. House - 3 | Keith Self | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | R | 77% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 8 | Morgan Luttrell | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | R | 69% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | R | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Brandon Gill | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 30 | Jasmine Crockett | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 32 | Julie Johnson | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 38 | Wesley Hunt | R | 92% |
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | R | 77% |
| UT | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Kennedy | R | 92% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | R | 92% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 77% |
| VA | U.S. House - 2 | Jennifer Kiggans | R | 69% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | D | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | R | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 92% |
| VA | U.S. House - 10 | Suhas Subramanyam | D | 8% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 8% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | D | 8% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 8% |