Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)

2014 Positions

Issues: Guns

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State Office Name Party Rating
Steve Pearce 90%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 0%
David Perdue 70%
Ed Perlmutter 0%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry Republican 90%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 10%
CA U.S. House - 50 Scott Peters Democratic 10%
Collin Peterson 70%
Cat Ping 80%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree Democratic 0%
John Pistone 90%
Robert Pittenger 80%
Joe Pitts 80%
Carol Platt 90%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan Democratic 10%
Ted Poe 90%
CO Governor Jared Polis Democratic 10%
Mike Pompeo 90%
Bill Posey 90%
David Price 0%
Tom Price 90%
Mark Pryor 30%
IL U.S. House - 5 Mike Quigley Democratic 10%
Nick Rahall II 20%
Charlie Rangel 0%
Megan Rath 90%
Daniel Reale 90%
William Redpath 10%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 10%
Mark Reed 90%
Tom Reed II 80%
Dave Reichert 50%
Rhue Reis 90%
Jim Renacci 80%
Amanda Renteria 10%
Reid Ribble 70%
Tom Rice 90%
Kathleen Rice 10%
Arthur Rich 90%
Cedric Richmond 0%
Bob Ries 90%
Scott Rigell 50%
Shirley Ringo 10%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch Republican 90%
Pat Roberts 90%
Art Robinson 90%
Martha Roby 90%
Cathy Rodgers 70%
Phil Roe 90%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 60%
Dana Rohrabacher 90%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita Republican 90%
Andrew Romanoff 10%
Tom Rooney 80%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 60%
Peter Roskam 70%
Dennis Ross 80%
Keith Rothfus 80%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds Republican 80%
NC U.S. House - 7 David Rouzer Republican 90%
Ryan Rowley 90%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 0%
Ed Royce 90%
CA U.S. House - 25 Raul Ruiz Democratic 0%
Dutch Ruppersberger 0%
Bobby Rush 0%
Steve Russell 90%
Paul Ryan 80%
Tim Ryan 10%
Matt Salmon 90%
David Sanchez 0%
Loretta Sanchez 0%
Marvin Sandnes 10%
Jeff Sanford 70%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 90%
John Sarbanes 0%
Ben Sasse 90%
Sue Savary 10%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise Republican 90%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 10%
HI U.S. Senate - Sr Brian Schatz Democratic 10%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 0%
Bobby Schilling 90%
IL U.S. House - 10 Brad Schneider Democratic 10%
Aaron Schock 70%
Suzanne Scholte 90%
Kurt Schrader 10%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert Republican 90%
Ruben Scolavino 10%
David Scott 10%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott Republican 10%
Bob Scott 10%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 0%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 90%
Dan Sebring 90%
Sean Seibert 10%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
José Serrano 10%
Jeff Sessions III 90%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 90%
State Office Name Party Rating
Steve Pearce 90%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 0%
David Perdue 70%
Ed Perlmutter 0%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry R 90%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 10%
CA U.S. House - 50 Scott Peters D 10%
Collin Peterson 70%
Cat Ping 80%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree D 0%
John Pistone 90%
Robert Pittenger 80%
Joe Pitts 80%
Carol Platt 90%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan D 10%
Ted Poe 90%
CO Governor Jared Polis D 10%
Mike Pompeo 90%
Bill Posey 90%
David Price 0%
Tom Price 90%
Mark Pryor 30%
IL U.S. House - 5 Mike Quigley D 10%
Nick Rahall II 20%
Charlie Rangel 0%
Megan Rath 90%
Daniel Reale 90%
William Redpath 10%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 10%
Mark Reed 90%
Tom Reed II 80%
Dave Reichert 50%
Rhue Reis 90%
Jim Renacci 80%
Amanda Renteria 10%
Reid Ribble 70%
Tom Rice 90%
Kathleen Rice 10%
Arthur Rich 90%
Cedric Richmond 0%
Bob Ries 90%
Scott Rigell 50%
Shirley Ringo 10%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch R 90%
Pat Roberts 90%
Art Robinson 90%
Martha Roby 90%
Cathy Rodgers 70%
Phil Roe 90%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 60%
Dana Rohrabacher 90%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita R 90%
Andrew Romanoff 10%
Tom Rooney 80%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 60%
Peter Roskam 70%
Dennis Ross 80%
Keith Rothfus 80%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds R 80%
NC U.S. House - 7 David Rouzer R 90%
Ryan Rowley 90%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 0%
Ed Royce 90%
CA U.S. House - 25 Raul Ruiz D 0%
Dutch Ruppersberger 0%
Bobby Rush 0%
Steve Russell 90%
Paul Ryan 80%
Tim Ryan 10%
Matt Salmon 90%
David Sanchez 0%
Loretta Sanchez 0%
Marvin Sandnes 10%
Jeff Sanford 70%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 90%
John Sarbanes 0%
Ben Sasse 90%
Sue Savary 10%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise R 90%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 10%
HI U.S. Senate - Sr Brian Schatz D 10%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 0%
Bobby Schilling 90%
IL U.S. House - 10 Brad Schneider D 10%
Aaron Schock 70%
Suzanne Scholte 90%
Kurt Schrader 10%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert R 90%
Ruben Scolavino 10%
David Scott 10%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott R 10%
Bob Scott 10%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 0%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 90%
Dan Sebring 90%
Sean Seibert 10%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
José Serrano 10%
Jeff Sessions III 90%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 90%
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