Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)

2003-2004 Positions

Issues: Guns

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State Office Name Party Rating
Charles Pickering, Jr. 80%
Joe Pitts 80%
Adam Putnam 80%
George Radanovich 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Denny Rehberg 80%
Mike Rogers 80%
Donald Sherwood 80%
John Shimkus 80%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 80%
Lamar Smith 80%
John Sweeney 80%
Gene Taylor 80%
Lee Terry 80%
David Vitter 80%
Ed Whitfield 80%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 80%
Wayne Allard 70%
Michael Bilirakis 70%
John Boehner 70%
Rick Boucher 70%
Sam Brownback 70%
Jim Bunning 70%
Michael Burgess 70%
Conrad Burns 70%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 70%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 70%
Norm Coleman 70%
Larry Craig 70%
Robert Cramer 70%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 70%
John Ensign 70%
Jim Gibbons 70%
Phil Gingrey 70%
Bart Gordon 70%
Lindsey Graham 70%
Melissa Hart 70%
Tim Johnson 70%
John McHugh 70%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 70%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 70%
Tom Petri 70%
Deborah Pryce 70%
Mike Ross 70%
Ed Royce 70%
Richard Shelby 70%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 70%
Ted Strickland 70%
John Sununu 70%
James Talent 70%
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