Rating Group: National Rifle Association (NRA)
2026 Candidate Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 92% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 1 | Jeremy Wooldridge | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 39 | Wayne Long | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 53 | Matt Duffield | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 57 | Cameron Cooper | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 59 | Jim Wooten | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 71 | Brandon Achor | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 79 | Tara Shephard | Democratic | 42% |
| AR | State House - 82 | Tony Furman | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 88 | Dolly Henley | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State Senate - 10 | Ronald Caldwell | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State Senate - 21 | Blake Johnson | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State Senate - 26 | Brad Simon | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State Senate - 28 | Bryan King | Republican | 92% |
| AR | Justice of the Peace - 1 | Brent Montgomery | 92% | |
| AR | Justice of the Peace - 4 | Hunter Rivett | 92% | |
| AR | Justice of the Peace - 9 | Joshua Longmire | 92% | |
| AR | Member - 5 | Kyle Evatt | 92% | |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 15 | Mary Miller | Republican | 92% |
| IL | State House - 1 | Aaron Ortiz | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State House - 4 | Lilian Jimenez | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State House - 8 | La Shawn Ford | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State House - 13 | Hoan Huynh | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State House - 26 | Kam Buckner | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State House - 40 | Jaime Andrade, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State House - 42 | Margaret DeLaRosa | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State House - 89 | Tony McCombie | Republican | 100% |
| IL | State House - 94 | Norine Hammond | Republican | 92% |
| IL | State House - 107 | Brad Halbrook | Republican | 92% |
| IL | State House - 109 | Charlie Meier | Republican | 100% |
| IL | State House - 116 | Dave Severin | Republican | 92% |
| IL | State House - 118 | Paul Jacobs | Republican | 92% |
| IL | State Senate - 6 | Sara Feigenholtz | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 7 | Mike Simmons | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 9 | Laura Fine | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 13 | Robert Peters | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 14 | Emil Jones III | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 16 | Willie Preston | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | Mayor - At-Large | Daniel Biss | 0% | |
| IL | Trustee - At-Large | Yasmeen Bankole | 0% | |
| IL | Trustee - At-Large | Kevin Ryan | 0% | |
| IL | Commissioner - 6 | Donna Miller | 0% | |
| IL | Commissioner - 15 | Kevin Morrison | 0% | |
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | Republican | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | Republican | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 6 | Jefferson Shreve | Republican | 83% |
| IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 22 | Craig Snow | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | Republican | 100% |
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 51 | Tony Isa | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | Republican | 100% |
| IN | State House - 57 | Craig Haggard | Republican | 100% |
| IN | State House - 58 | Michelle Davis | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | Republican | 100% |
| IN | State House - 61 | Matt Pierce | Democratic | 0% |
| IN | State House - 73 | Jennifer Meltzer | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 94 | Cherrish Pryor | Democratic | 0% |
| IN | State House - 95 | John Bartlett | Democratic | 0% |
| IN | State House - 97 | Justin Moed | Democratic | 42% |
| IN | State Senate - 1 | Daniel Dernulc | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 6 | Rick Niemeyer | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 11 | Linda Rogers | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 17 | Nick McKinley | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | Republican | 100% |
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 23 | Spencer Deery | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 25 | Mike Gaskill | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 26 | Scott Alexander | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 27 | Jeff Raatz | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 38 | Greg Goode | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 43 | Randy Maxwell | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 49 | Jim Tomes | Republican | 100% |
| IN | Council Member - 3 | Ray Collins | 92% | |
| IN | Council Member - At-Large | Tiffanie Ditlevson | 67% | |
| IN | Council Member - At-Large | Brenda Wilson | 92% | |
| IN | Commissioner - 1 | Tracey Powell | 92% | |
| IN | Commissioner - 3 | Kellie Streeter | 92% | |
| MI | State Senate - 35 | Chedrick Greene | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick Harrigan | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 13 | Brad Knott | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 1 | Ed Goodwin | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 6 | Joe Pike | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 16 | Carson Smith, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 92% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 1 | Jeremy Wooldridge | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 39 | Wayne Long | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 53 | Matt Duffield | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 57 | Cameron Cooper | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 59 | Jim Wooten | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 71 | Brandon Achor | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 79 | Tara Shephard | D | 42% |
| AR | State House - 82 | Tony Furman | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 88 | Dolly Henley | R | 92% |
| AR | State Senate - 10 | Ronald Caldwell | R | 92% |
| AR | State Senate - 21 | Blake Johnson | R | 92% |
| AR | State Senate - 26 | Brad Simon | R | 92% |
| AR | State Senate - 28 | Bryan King | R | 92% |
| AR | Justice of the Peace - 1 | Brent Montgomery | 92% | |
| AR | Justice of the Peace - 4 | Hunter Rivett | 92% | |
| AR | Justice of the Peace - 9 | Joshua Longmire | 92% | |
| AR | Member - 5 | Kyle Evatt | 92% | |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 15 | Mary Miller | R | 92% |
| IL | State House - 1 | Aaron Ortiz | D | 0% |
| IL | State House - 4 | Lilian Jimenez | D | 0% |
| IL | State House - 8 | La Shawn Ford | D | 0% |
| IL | State House - 13 | Hoan Huynh | D | 0% |
| IL | State House - 26 | Kam Buckner | D | 0% |
| IL | State House - 40 | Jaime Andrade, Jr. | D | 0% |
| IL | State House - 42 | Margaret DeLaRosa | D | 0% |
| IL | State House - 89 | Tony McCombie | R | 100% |
| IL | State House - 94 | Norine Hammond | R | 92% |
| IL | State House - 107 | Brad Halbrook | R | 92% |
| IL | State House - 109 | Charlie Meier | R | 100% |
| IL | State House - 116 | Dave Severin | R | 92% |
| IL | State House - 118 | Paul Jacobs | R | 92% |
| IL | State Senate - 6 | Sara Feigenholtz | D | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 7 | Mike Simmons | D | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 9 | Laura Fine | D | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 13 | Robert Peters | D | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 14 | Emil Jones III | D | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 16 | Willie Preston | D | 0% |
| IL | Mayor - At-Large | Daniel Biss | 0% | |
| IL | Trustee - At-Large | Yasmeen Bankole | 0% | |
| IL | Trustee - At-Large | Kevin Ryan | 0% | |
| IL | Commissioner - 6 | Donna Miller | 0% | |
| IL | Commissioner - 15 | Kevin Morrison | 0% | |
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | R | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | R | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 6 | Jefferson Shreve | R | 83% |
| IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 22 | Craig Snow | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | R | 100% |
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 51 | Tony Isa | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | R | 100% |
| IN | State House - 57 | Craig Haggard | R | 100% |
| IN | State House - 58 | Michelle Davis | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | R | 100% |
| IN | State House - 61 | Matt Pierce | D | 0% |
| IN | State House - 73 | Jennifer Meltzer | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 94 | Cherrish Pryor | D | 0% |
| IN | State House - 95 | John Bartlett | D | 0% |
| IN | State House - 97 | Justin Moed | D | 42% |
| IN | State Senate - 1 | Daniel Dernulc | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 6 | Rick Niemeyer | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 11 | Linda Rogers | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 17 | Nick McKinley | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | R | 100% |
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 23 | Spencer Deery | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 25 | Mike Gaskill | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 26 | Scott Alexander | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 27 | Jeff Raatz | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 38 | Greg Goode | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 43 | Randy Maxwell | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 49 | Jim Tomes | R | 100% |
| IN | Council Member - 3 | Ray Collins | 92% | |
| IN | Council Member - At-Large | Tiffanie Ditlevson | 67% | |
| IN | Council Member - At-Large | Brenda Wilson | 92% | |
| IN | Commissioner - 1 | Tracey Powell | 92% | |
| IN | Commissioner - 3 | Kellie Streeter | 92% | |
| MI | State Senate - 35 | Chedrick Greene | D | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | D | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick Harrigan | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 13 | Brad Knott | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 1 | Ed Goodwin | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 6 | Joe Pike | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 16 | Carson Smith, Jr. | R | 92% |