Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2015 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Schock | 70% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 70% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 70% |
| Ed Whitfield | 70% | |||
| Donald Young | 70% | |||
| Jeff Fortenberry | 60% | |||
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 60% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 60% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 60% |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 60% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 60% |
| Steve Stivers | 60% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 60% |
| Greg Walden | 60% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 60% |
| Bill Young | 60% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 50% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 50% |
| John Boehner | 50% | |||
| Richard Burr | 50% | |||
| Robert Corker | 50% | |||
| Bob Dold | 50% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 50% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 50% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 50% |
| Johnny Isakson | 50% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 50% | |||
| Pat Meehan | 50% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 50% |
| Dave Reichert | 50% | |||
| Scott Rigell | 50% | |||
| Fred Upton | 50% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 50% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 50% |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 40% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 30% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 30% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 30% | |||
| Brad Ashford | 20% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 20% |
| Ron Kind | 20% | |||
| John McCain III | 20% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 20% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 10% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 10% |