Rating Group: Gun Owners of America (GOA)
2020 Candidate Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 69% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 69% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 69% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 69% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 69% |
| Lee Zeldin | 69% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 77% |
| Jeff Jones | 77% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 77% |
| Amanda Adkins | 85% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 85% |
| Ken Buck | 85% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 85% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 85% |
| UT | U.S. House - 3 | John Curtis | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 85% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | Republican | 85% |
| Cory Gardner | 85% | |||
| Anthony Gonzalez | 85% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | Republican | 85% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 85% |
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 85% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 85% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 85% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | Republican | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 85% |
| Billy Long | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 85% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 85% |
| David Perdue | 85% | |||
| Tom Rice | 85% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 85% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 85% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 85% |
| Carla Spalding | 85% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 85% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 85% |
| Chris Stewart | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 6 | Mike Waltz | Republican | 85% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 85% |
| Gary Adler | 92% | |||
| Justin Aguilera | 92% | |||
| Joe Akana | 92% | |||
| Jay Allen | 92% | |||
| Justin Anderson | 92% | |||
| Aliscia Andrews | 92% | |||
| Irene Armendariz-Jackson | 92% | |||
| ND | U.S. House - At-Large | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 92% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 92% |
| Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy | 92% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Jim Banks | Republican | 92% |
| Josh Barnett | 92% | |||
| Kathy Barnette | 92% | |||
| Rosemary Becchi | 92% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 92% |
| Miriam Berry | 92% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 92% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Bishop | Republican | 92% |
| Omar Blanco | 92% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 3 | Lauren Boebert | Republican | 92% |
| John Briscoe | 92% | |||
| Craig Cameron | 92% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 3 | Kat Cammack | Republican | 92% |
| Mike Cargile | 92% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Jerry Carl | Republican | 92% |
| Madison Cawthorn | 92% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 9 | Andrew Clyde | Republican | 92% |
| Gregory Coll | 92% | |||
| John Collick, Jr. | 92% | |||
| Doug Collins | 92% | |||
| Genevieve Collins | 92% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| Fabian Cordova Vasquez | 92% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 92% |
| Dale Crafts | 92% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | Republican | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 19 | Byron Donalds | Republican | 92% |
| Dude Dudenhoefer | 92% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 92% |
| John Emmons | 92% | |||
| Eric Esshaki | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | Republican | 92% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 92% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 69% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 69% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 69% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 69% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 69% |
| Lee Zeldin | 69% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 77% |
| Jeff Jones | 77% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 77% |
| Amanda Adkins | 85% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 85% |
| Ken Buck | 85% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 85% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 85% |
| UT | U.S. House - 3 | John Curtis | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 85% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | R | 85% |
| Cory Gardner | 85% | |||
| Anthony Gonzalez | 85% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | R | 85% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 85% |
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 85% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 85% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 85% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | R | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 85% |
| Billy Long | 85% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 85% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | R | 85% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 85% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 85% |
| David Perdue | 85% | |||
| Tom Rice | 85% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 85% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 85% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 85% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 85% |
| Carla Spalding | 85% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 85% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 85% |
| Chris Stewart | 85% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 6 | Mike Waltz | R | 85% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 85% |
| Gary Adler | 92% | |||
| Justin Aguilera | 92% | |||
| Joe Akana | 92% | |||
| Jay Allen | 92% | |||
| Justin Anderson | 92% | |||
| Aliscia Andrews | 92% | |||
| Irene Armendariz-Jackson | 92% | |||
| ND | U.S. House - At-Large | Kelly Armstrong | R | 92% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 92% |
| Ronda Baldwin-Kennedy | 92% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Jim Banks | R | 92% |
| Josh Barnett | 92% | |||
| Kathy Barnette | 92% | |||
| Rosemary Becchi | 92% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 92% |
| Miriam Berry | 92% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 92% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Bishop | R | 92% |
| Omar Blanco | 92% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 3 | Lauren Boebert | R | 92% |
| John Briscoe | 92% | |||
| Craig Cameron | 92% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 3 | Kat Cammack | R | 92% |
| Mike Cargile | 92% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Jerry Carl | R | 92% |
| Madison Cawthorn | 92% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 92% |
| GA | U.S. House - 9 | Andrew Clyde | R | 92% |
| Gregory Coll | 92% | |||
| John Collick, Jr. | 92% | |||
| Doug Collins | 92% | |||
| Genevieve Collins | 92% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 92% |
| Fabian Cordova Vasquez | 92% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 92% |
| Dale Crafts | 92% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | R | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 19 | Byron Donalds | R | 92% |
| Dude Dudenhoefer | 92% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 92% |
| John Emmons | 92% | |||
| Eric Esshaki | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | R | 92% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 92% |