Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 90% |
| Mark Bray | 90% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 90% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 90% |
| Martha Roby | 90% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 90% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 90% |
| Harris Brown | 80% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 80% | |||
| Jim Oberweis | 70% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 70% |
| David Perdue | 70% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 30% | |||
| Burton LeFlore | 30% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 10% |
| Dennis Anderson | 10% | |||
| Staci Appel | 10% | |||
| Susanne Atanus | 10% | |||
| Mary Ellen Balchunis | 10% | |||
| Gordon Ball | 10% | |||
| Ron Barber | 10% | |||
| Jonathan Barfield, Jr. | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 10% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 10% |
| Bruce Braley | 10% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 10% |
| Jim Bryan | 10% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 10% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 10% | |||
| Pam Byrnes | 10% | |||
| James Cargas | 10% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| Matt Cartwright | 10% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 10% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 10% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 10% |
| Gerry Connolly | 10% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 10% |
| Jim Cooper | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 10% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 10% |
| Amanda Curtis | 10% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 10% | |||
| Samuel Davenport | 10% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 10% |
| Rodney Davis | 10% | |||
| Roger Davis | 10% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 10% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 10% |
| John Delaney | 10% | |||
| Bob Dingethal | 10% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 10% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 10% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 10% |
| Lee Dugas | 10% | |||
| Mark Dunec | 10% | |||
| Sean Eldridge | 10% | |||
| Bill Enyart | 10% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 10% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 10% |
| John Foust | 10% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 10% |
| Al Franken | 10% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 10% | |
| Joe Garcia | 10% | |||
| Bob Goodrich | 10% | |||
| Alan Grayson | 10% | |||
| Richard Grayson | 10% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 10% |
| Gene Green | 10% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 10% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 10% | |||
| Alanna Hartzok | 10% | |||
| Mary Headrick | 10% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 10% |
| Brian Higgins | 10% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 10% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 10% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 10% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 10% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 10% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 10% | |||
| Janice Kovach | 10% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 10% | |||
| Mary Landrieu | 10% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 10% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 10% | |||
| Drew Leavens | 10% | |||
| Arthur Lieber | 10% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 10% | |||
| Frank LoBiondo | 10% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 10% |