Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Slaughter | 10% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 10% |
| Tom Spangler | 10% | |||
| Eric Swalwell | 10% | |||
| Mark Takai | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 10% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 10% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 10% |
| Manan Trivedi | 10% | |||
| Mark Udall | 10% | |||
| Tom Udall | 10% | |||
| Dean Vanderstelt | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 10% |
| Pete Visclosky | 10% | |||
| Michael Wager | 10% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 10% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 10% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 10% |
| Scott Wharton | 10% | |||
| AJ Wildman | 10% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 10% | |||
| Brad Ashford | 20% | |||
| Bill Bailey | 20% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 20% |
| Janet Garrett | 20% | |||
| Charles Hatchett | 20% | |||
| Ron Kind | 20% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 20% | |||
| John Barrow | 30% | |||
| Mark Begich | 20% | |||
| Scott Brown | 30% | |||
| Pete Crossland | 30% | |||
| Doug Daggett | 30% | |||
| Charles Djou | 30% | |||
| UT | State Senate - 10 | Luz Escamilla | Democratic | 30% |
| Tom Houghton | 30% | |||
| Tate MacQueen IV | 30% | |||
| Pat Murphy | 30% | |||
| Joe Pakootas | 30% | |||
| Mark Pryor | 30% | |||
| Paul Spain | 30% | |||
| Abel Tapia | 30% | |||
| Bill Tilghman | 30% | |||
| Mark Lester | 10% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 10% |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 40% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 50% |
| Sharon Brannigan | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| Rufus Craig, Jr. | 50% | |||
| John Dale | 50% | |||
| Dan Debicella | 50% | |||
| Courtney Denton | 50% | |||
| Bob Dold | 50% | |||
| Jim Evans | 50% | |||
| Jim Fischer | 50% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 50% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 2 | Jeff Gorell | Republican | 50% |
| Jeffrey Gorman | 50% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 50% | |||
| Patrick Hays | 50% | |||
| TN | Commissioner - 9 | Joshua James | 50% | |
| Dan Kildee | 50% | |||
| Michael McKenna | 50% | |||
| Pat Meehan | 50% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 50% | |||
| Scott Rigell | 50% | |||
| Kerith Taylor | 50% |