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Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)

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State Office Name Party Rating
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 10%
Harry Reid 10%
Silvestre Reyes 10%
Jay Rockefeller IV 10%
Ciro Rodriguez 10%
Loretta Sanchez 10%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 10%
David Scott 10%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 0%
Nick Smith 10%
Vic Snyder 10%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 10%
John Spratt, Jr. 10%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 10%
Mark Udall 10%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 10%
Pete Visclosky 10%
John Warner 10%
Mel Watt 10%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 10%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 20%
Vern Ehlers 20%
James Merrill Jeffords 20%
Pete King 20%
Brian Baird 30%
Bob Bennett 30%
Mary Bono Mack 30%
Thad Cochran 30%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 30%
Thomas Davis III 30%
John Dingell 30%
Elizabeth Dole 30%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 30%
William Frist 30%
James Greenwood 30%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 30%
Ron Kind 30%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 30%
Frank LoBiondo 30%
Jim Oberstar 30%
Dave Obey 30%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 30%
Jim Saxton 30%
Gordon Smith 30%
Ted Stevens 30%
Fred Upton 30%
George Voinovich 30%
James Walsh 30%
W. Curtis Weldon 30%
Frank Wolf 30%
Bob Beauprez 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
Leonard Boswell 40%
Jeb Bradley 40%
Mark Foley 40%
Porter Goss 40%
Judd Gregg 40%
J. Dennis Hastert 40%
Orrin Hatch 40%
Henry Hyde 40%
James Kolbe 40%
Trent Lott, Sr. 40%
John McCain III 40%
Jack Murtha 40%
Sue Myrick 40%
Anne Northup 40%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 40%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Arlen Specter 40%
Gerald Weller 40%
Bill Young 40%
Lamar Alexander 50%
George Allen 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Charlie Bass 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 10%
Harry Reid 10%
Silvestre Reyes 10%
Jay Rockefeller IV 10%
Ciro Rodriguez 10%
Loretta Sanchez 10%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 10%
David Scott 10%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 0%
Nick Smith 10%
Vic Snyder 10%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 10%
John Spratt, Jr. 10%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 10%
Mark Udall 10%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 10%
Pete Visclosky 10%
John Warner 10%
Mel Watt 10%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 10%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 20%
Vern Ehlers 20%
James Merrill Jeffords 20%
Pete King 20%
Brian Baird 30%
Bob Bennett 30%
Mary Bono Mack 30%
Thad Cochran 30%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 30%
Thomas Davis III 30%
John Dingell 30%
Elizabeth Dole 30%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 30%
William Frist 30%
James Greenwood 30%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 30%
Ron Kind 30%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 30%
Frank LoBiondo 30%
Jim Oberstar 30%
Dave Obey 30%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 30%
Jim Saxton 30%
Gordon Smith 30%
Ted Stevens 30%
Fred Upton 30%
George Voinovich 30%
James Walsh 30%
W. Curtis Weldon 30%
Frank Wolf 30%
Bob Beauprez 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
Leonard Boswell 40%
Jeb Bradley 40%
Mark Foley 40%
Porter Goss 40%
Judd Gregg 40%
J. Dennis Hastert 40%
Orrin Hatch 40%
Henry Hyde 40%
James Kolbe 40%
Trent Lott, Sr. 40%
John McCain III 40%
Jack Murtha 40%
Sue Myrick 40%
Anne Northup 40%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 40%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Arlen Specter 40%
Gerald Weller 40%
Bill Young 40%
Lamar Alexander 50%
George Allen 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Charlie Bass 50%
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