Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2014 Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 0% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 90% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 10% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 90% |
| MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | 90% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 10% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 80% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 0% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 90% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 90% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 10% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 90% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 90% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 80% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 10% | |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 10% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 70% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 80% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 80% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 0% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 10% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 10% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 80% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 10% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 60% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 80% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 90% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 80% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 90% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 90% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 10% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 90% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 10% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 90% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 10% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 90% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 80% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 90% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 90% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 0% |
| TN | Commissioner - 9 | Joshua James | 50% | |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 90% |
| UT | State Senate - 10 | Luz Escamilla | Democratic | 30% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 60% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 0% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 90% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 10% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 10% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 10% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 0% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 0% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 0% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 0% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 90% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 10% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 90% |
| MN | State Senate - 12 | Torrey Westrom | R | 90% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 0% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 10% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 80% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 0% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 90% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 90% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 10% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 90% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 90% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 80% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 10% | |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 10% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 70% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 80% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 80% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 0% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 0% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 10% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 10% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 10% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 80% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 10% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 60% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 80% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 90% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 80% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 90% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 90% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 10% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 90% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 70% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 90% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 10% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 90% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 10% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 90% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 80% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 90% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 90% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 0% |
| TN | Commissioner - 9 | Joshua James | 50% | |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 10% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 90% |
| UT | State Senate - 10 | Luz Escamilla | D | 30% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 60% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 0% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 10% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 90% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 10% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 10% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 10% |