Rating Group: National Rifle Association (NRA)
2026 Candidate Positions
Issues:
Guns
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sturm | 67% | |||
| Greg Walker | 67% | |||
| Shannon Welsh | 67% | |||
| Sherry Womack | 67% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 75% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 83% |
| Tony Gonzales | 83% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 83% |
| IN | U.S. House - 6 | Jefferson Shreve | Republican | 83% |
| AR | State House - 71 | Brandon Achor | Republican | 92% |
| David Adkins | 92% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 26 | Scott Alexander | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | Republican | 92% |
| Bill Anderson | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | Republican | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 117 | Jennifer Balkcom | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State Senate - 3 | Trenton Barnhart | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State Senate - 8 | Kevan Bartlett | Republican | 92% |
| Bill Bell | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State Senate - 19 | Andrew Brenner | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 33 | Jordan Bridges | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 28 | Ryan Browning | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 12 | Jim Burgin | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 112 | Angie Chen Button | Republican | 92% |
| Scott Cadle | 92% | |||
| TX | State House - 128 | Briscoe Cain | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State Senate - 10 | Ronald Caldwell | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 46 | Jeff Campbell | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 47 | Ray Canterbury, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | Republican | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 95 | Todd Carver | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State Senate - 1 | Laura Chapman | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State Senate - 17 | Anne Charnock | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 78 | Geno Chiarelli | Republican | 92% |
| Mike Clampitt | 92% | |||
| WV | State House - 99 | Wayne Clark | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 51 | Marshall Clay | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 88 | Gary Click | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 96 | David Cook | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 57 | Cameron Cooper | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 40 | Roy Cooper | Republican | 92% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 40 | Rodney Creech | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 12 | Vernon Criss | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 56 | Pat Curry | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 58 | Michelle Davis | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 7 | Jay Dean | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 23 | Spencer Deery | Republican | 92% |
| Mike Delph | 92% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 1 | Daniel Dernulc | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 63 | Lori Dittman | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 122 | Mark Dorazio | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 53 | Matt Duffield | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 30 | Jeff Eldridge | Republican | 92% |
| Jeff Ellington | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 11 | Bob Fehrenbacher | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 96 | Ron Ferguson | Republican | 92% |
| Charlene Fite | 92% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 82 | Tony Furman | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 25 | Mike Gaskill | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 17 | Stan Gerdes | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Brandon Gill | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 38 | Greg Goode | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 1 | Ed Goodwin | Republican | 92% |
| David Green | 92% | |||
| Christina Hagan | 92% | |||
| Mike Hager | 92% | |||
| IL | State House - 107 | Brad Halbrook | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 2 | Bob Hall | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State Senate - 11 | Bill Hamilton | Republican | 92% |
| IL | State House - 94 | Norine Hammond | Republican | 92% |
| Danny Hamrick | 92% | |||
| Bobby Hanig | 92% | |||
| NE | Council Member - 6 | Brinker Harding | 92% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick Harrigan | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 52 | Caroline Harris Davila | Republican | 92% |
| TX | State House - 10 | Brian Harrison | Republican | 92% |
| Jason Harshbarger | 92% | |||
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | Republican | 92% |
| WV | State House - 13 | Scot Heckert | Republican | 92% |
| AR | State House - 88 | Dolly Henley | Republican | 92% |
| Brandon Herrera | 92% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 92% |
| Frank Hoagland | 92% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | Republican | 92% |
| OH | State House - 81 | Jim Hoops | Republican | 92% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Sturm | 67% | |||
| Greg Walker | 67% | |||
| Shannon Welsh | 67% | |||
| Sherry Womack | 67% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 75% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 83% |
| Tony Gonzales | 83% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 83% |
| IN | U.S. House - 6 | Jefferson Shreve | R | 83% |
| AR | State House - 71 | Brandon Achor | R | 92% |
| David Adkins | 92% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 26 | Scott Alexander | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | R | 92% |
| Bill Anderson | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | R | 92% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 117 | Jennifer Balkcom | R | 92% |
| WV | State Senate - 3 | Trenton Barnhart | R | 92% |
| WV | State Senate - 8 | Kevan Bartlett | R | 92% |
| Bill Bell | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | R | 92% |
| OH | State Senate - 19 | Andrew Brenner | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 33 | Jordan Bridges | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 28 | Ryan Browning | R | 92% |
| NC | State Senate - 12 | Jim Burgin | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 112 | Angie Chen Button | R | 92% |
| Scott Cadle | 92% | |||
| TX | State House - 128 | Briscoe Cain | R | 92% |
| AR | State Senate - 10 | Ronald Caldwell | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 46 | Jeff Campbell | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 47 | Ray Canterbury, Jr. | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | R | 92% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 95 | Todd Carver | R | 92% |
| WV | State Senate - 1 | Laura Chapman | R | 92% |
| WV | State Senate - 17 | Anne Charnock | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 78 | Geno Chiarelli | R | 92% |
| Mike Clampitt | 92% | |||
| WV | State House - 99 | Wayne Clark | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 51 | Marshall Clay | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 88 | Gary Click | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 96 | David Cook | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 57 | Cameron Cooper | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 40 | Roy Cooper | R | 92% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 40 | Rodney Creech | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 12 | Vernon Criss | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 56 | Pat Curry | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 58 | Michelle Davis | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 7 | Jay Dean | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 23 | Spencer Deery | R | 92% |
| Mike Delph | 92% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 1 | Daniel Dernulc | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 63 | Lori Dittman | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 122 | Mark Dorazio | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 53 | Matt Duffield | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 30 | Jeff Eldridge | R | 92% |
| Jeff Ellington | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 11 | Bob Fehrenbacher | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 96 | Ron Ferguson | R | 92% |
| Charlene Fite | 92% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 82 | Tony Furman | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 25 | Mike Gaskill | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 17 | Stan Gerdes | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Brandon Gill | R | 92% |
| IN | State Senate - 38 | Greg Goode | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 1 | Ed Goodwin | R | 92% |
| David Green | 92% | |||
| Christina Hagan | 92% | |||
| Mike Hager | 92% | |||
| IL | State House - 107 | Brad Halbrook | R | 92% |
| TX | State Senate - 2 | Bob Hall | R | 92% |
| WV | State Senate - 11 | Bill Hamilton | R | 92% |
| IL | State House - 94 | Norine Hammond | R | 92% |
| Danny Hamrick | 92% | |||
| Bobby Hanig | 92% | |||
| NE | Council Member - 6 | Brinker Harding | 92% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick Harrigan | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 52 | Caroline Harris Davila | R | 92% |
| TX | State House - 10 | Brian Harrison | R | 92% |
| Jason Harshbarger | 92% | |||
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | R | 92% |
| WV | State House - 13 | Scot Heckert | R | 92% |
| AR | State House - 88 | Dolly Henley | R | 92% |
| Brandon Herrera | 92% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 92% |
| Frank Hoagland | 92% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | R | 92% |
| OH | State House - 81 | Jim Hoops | R | 92% |