Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)

2013 Positions

Issues: Guns

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State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Pompeo 90%
Bill Posey 90%
Tom Price 90%
Trey Radel 90%
Tom Reed II 90%
Jim Renacci 90%
Reid Ribble 90%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch Republican 90%
Pat Roberts 90%
Martha Roby 90%
Cathy Rodgers 90%
Phil Roe 90%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 90%
Mike Rogers 90%
Dana Rohrabacher 90%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita Republican 90%
Peter Roskam 90%
Dennis Ross 90%
Keith Rothfus 90%
Ed Royce 90%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican 90%
Jon Runyan 90%
Paul Ryan 90%
Matt Salmon 90%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 90%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise Republican 90%
Aaron Schock 90%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert Republican 90%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott Republican 90%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 90%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 90%
Richard Shelby 90%
John Shimkus 90%
Bill Shuster 90%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith Republican 90%
Steve Southerland 90%
Chris Stewart 90%
IN U.S. House - 3 Marlin Stutzman Republican 90%
Lee Terry 90%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. Republican 90%
Mac Thornberry 90%
Pat Tiberi 90%
Scott Tipton 90%
CA U.S. House - 22 David Valadao Republican 90%
David Vitter 90%
MO U.S. House - 2 Ann Wagner Republican 90%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg Republican 90%
Jackie Walorski 90%
TX U.S. House - 14 Randy Weber, Sr. Republican 90%
FL U.S. House - 11 Daniel Webster Republican 90%
Brad Wenstrup 90%
Lynn Westmoreland 90%
TX U.S. House - 25 Roger Williams Republican 90%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 90%
AR U.S. House - 3 Steve Womack Republican 90%
Rob Woodall 90%
Kevin Yoder 90%
Ted Yoho 90%
IN U.S. Senate - Sr Todd Young Republican 90%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 80%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 80%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 80%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer Republican 80%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 80%
Randy Hultgren 80%
Collin Peterson 80%
Tom Rooney 80%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 80%
Lamar Smith 80%
Steve Stivers 80%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 80%
Roy Blunt 70%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 70%
Dan Coats 70%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Pompeo 90%
Bill Posey 90%
Tom Price 90%
Trey Radel 90%
Tom Reed II 90%
Jim Renacci 90%
Reid Ribble 90%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch R 90%
Pat Roberts 90%
Martha Roby 90%
Cathy Rodgers 90%
Phil Roe 90%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 90%
Mike Rogers 90%
Dana Rohrabacher 90%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita R 90%
Peter Roskam 90%
Dennis Ross 90%
Keith Rothfus 90%
Ed Royce 90%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio R 90%
Jon Runyan 90%
Paul Ryan 90%
Matt Salmon 90%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 90%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise R 90%
Aaron Schock 90%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert R 90%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott R 90%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 90%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 90%
Richard Shelby 90%
John Shimkus 90%
Bill Shuster 90%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith R 90%
Steve Southerland 90%
Chris Stewart 90%
IN U.S. House - 3 Marlin Stutzman R 90%
Lee Terry 90%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. R 90%
Mac Thornberry 90%
Pat Tiberi 90%
Scott Tipton 90%
CA U.S. House - 22 David Valadao R 90%
David Vitter 90%
MO U.S. House - 2 Ann Wagner R 90%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg R 90%
Jackie Walorski 90%
TX U.S. House - 14 Randy Weber, Sr. R 90%
FL U.S. House - 11 Daniel Webster R 90%
Brad Wenstrup 90%
Lynn Westmoreland 90%
TX U.S. House - 25 Roger Williams R 90%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 90%
AR U.S. House - 3 Steve Womack R 90%
Rob Woodall 90%
Kevin Yoder 90%
Ted Yoho 90%
IN U.S. Senate - Sr Todd Young R 90%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 80%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 80%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 80%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer R 80%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 80%
Randy Hultgren 80%
Collin Peterson 80%
Tom Rooney 80%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 80%
Lamar Smith 80%
Steve Stivers 80%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 80%
Roy Blunt 70%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 70%
Dan Coats 70%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 70%
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