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Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)

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State Office Name Party Rating
Gene Taylor 75%
Pat Tiberi 75%
Zach Wamp 75%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 75%
Heather Wilson 75%
David Wu 75%
Donald Young 75%
Dave Obey 67%
Gary Ackerman 50%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 50%
Rodney Alexander 50%
Spencer Bachus 50%
Brian Baird 50%
Richard Hugh Baker 50%
John Barrow 50%
Joe Barton 50%
Charlie Bass 50%
Bob Beauprez 50%
Marion Berry 50%
Judy Biggert 50%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 50%
Roy Blunt 50%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
John Boehner 50%
Henry Bonilla 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Jeb Bradley 50%
Kevin Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
Henry Brown, Jr. 50%
Ginny Brown-Waite 50%
Steve Buyer 50%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 50%
Dave Camp 50%
Eric Cantor 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 50%
Steve Chabot 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Chris Chocola 50%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 50%
Mike Conaway 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Ander Crenshaw 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
John Culberson 50%
Randall Cunningham 50%
Artur Davis 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
Thomas DeLay 50%
Charlie Dent 50%
Thelma Drake 50%
David Dreier 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Philip English 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Terry Everett 50%
Jeff Flake 50%
Mark Foley 50%
Harold Ford, Jr. 50%
Jeff Fortenberry 50%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50%
Elton Gallegly 50%
Jim Gerlach 50%
Paul Gillmor 50%
Phil Gingrey 50%
Louie Gohmert 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Bob Goodlatte 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
Kay Granger 50%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 50%
Mark Green 50%
Gilbert Gutknecht 50%
Ralph Hall 50%
Katherine Harris 50%
Melissa Hart 50%
Doc Hastings 50%
Robert Hayes 50%
Jeb Hensarling 50%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
David Lee Hobson 50%
Pete Hoekstra 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Henry Hyde 50%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Gene Taylor 75%
Pat Tiberi 75%
Zach Wamp 75%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 75%
Heather Wilson 75%
David Wu 75%
Donald Young 75%
Dave Obey 67%
Gary Ackerman 50%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 50%
Rodney Alexander 50%
Spencer Bachus 50%
Brian Baird 50%
Richard Hugh Baker 50%
John Barrow 50%
Joe Barton 50%
Charlie Bass 50%
Bob Beauprez 50%
Marion Berry 50%
Judy Biggert 50%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 50%
Roy Blunt 50%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
John Boehner 50%
Henry Bonilla 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Jeb Bradley 50%
Kevin Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
Henry Brown, Jr. 50%
Ginny Brown-Waite 50%
Steve Buyer 50%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 50%
Dave Camp 50%
Eric Cantor 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 50%
Steve Chabot 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Chris Chocola 50%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 50%
Mike Conaway 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Ander Crenshaw 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
John Culberson 50%
Randall Cunningham 50%
Artur Davis 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
Thomas DeLay 50%
Charlie Dent 50%
Thelma Drake 50%
David Dreier 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Philip English 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Terry Everett 50%
Jeff Flake 50%
Mark Foley 50%
Harold Ford, Jr. 50%
Jeff Fortenberry 50%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50%
Elton Gallegly 50%
Jim Gerlach 50%
Paul Gillmor 50%
Phil Gingrey 50%
Louie Gohmert 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Bob Goodlatte 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
Kay Granger 50%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 50%
Mark Green 50%
Gilbert Gutknecht 50%
Ralph Hall 50%
Katherine Harris 50%
Melissa Hart 50%
Doc Hastings 50%
Robert Hayes 50%
Jeb Hensarling 50%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
David Lee Hobson 50%
Pete Hoekstra 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Henry Hyde 50%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
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