GOA 2004 Election Guide
New Hampshire:
Judd Gregg (R) - GOA C-, 50% pro-gun vote in March. Supported Feinstein and Boxer.
Likely Democratic competitor bailed leaving him with no serious opposition at this time.
New York:
Chuckles Schumer (D) - GOA F-, Need I say more? 0% pro-gun in March. No serious opposition sadly.
North Carolina:
No incumbent. Edwards (D) retiring.
Dan Blue (D) - GOA NR, no info or website
Erskine Bowles (D) - GOA F, no mention of guns on website; but previous career as
chief of staff for Clinton. Ran for Senate and lost to Dole previously.
Richard Burr (R) - GOA B-, Representative in
U.S. House
North Dakota:
Byron Dorgan (D) - GOA F, 25% pro-gun vote in March. Supported Boxer, Feinstein, and McCain.
Mike Liffrig (R) - GOA NR, no mention of guns on
website
Ohio:
George Voinovich (R) - GOA D, 25% pro-gun vote in March. Supported Boxer, Feinstein, and McCain.
Eric Fingerhut (D) - No current GOA rating, formerly F, supported Brady and AWB as Congressman. Hardcore grabber, opposed Ohio CCW.
Oklahoma:
No incumbent. Nickles (R) retiring.
Tom Coburn (R) - GOA A+, specifically endorsed by GOA as the most important Senator to get elected in 2004. See
this thread.
Brad Carson (D) - GOA B,
Strong mention of Second Amendment on website
Oregon:
Ron Wyden (D) - GOA F, 0% pro-gun vote in March.
Al King (R) - GOA NR, No info or website
Dan Fitzgerald (L) - GOA NR, Libertarian candidate, need I say more? Didn't get 10% but has as much chance as King
Pennsylvania:
Arlen Specter (R) - GOA C-, 100% pro-gun vote in March
Joe Hoeffel (D) - GOA F-,
Hardcore grabber and proud of it
South Carolina:
No incumbent. Hollings (D) retiring.
Jim DeMint (R) - GOA A,
Currently a Congressman. We all know GOA doesn't give away A's to just anyone.
Inez Tenenbaum (D) - GOA NR, no mention of guns on her
website
South Dakota:
Tom Daschle (D) - GOA F, 25% pro-gun vote in March. Supported Boxer, McCain, Feinstein. Definitely not our buddy.
John Thune (R) - GOA B (2002), In a tight race with Daschle...hmmm, B or F?
Utah:
Robert Bennett (R) - GOA D, 75% pro-gun vote in March. Supported Boxer. Don't know what he did to piss off GOA; but voted right in March.
Paul Van Dam (D) - GOA NR, no info or website
Vermont:
Patrick Leahy (D) - GOA F-, 0% pro-gun vote in March. No serious opposition. Vote for the Libertarian guy anyway.
Washington:
Patty Murray (D) - GOA F, 0% pro-gun vote in March.
Reed Davis (R) - GOA NR, no info, website doesn't work
George Nethercutt (R) - GOA A-,
Currently a Congressman.
Wisconsin:
Russ Feingold (D) - GOA F, 25% pro-gun vote in March. Supported Kennedy ammo-ban, Boxer, and McCain but opposed Feinstein semi-auto ban renewal. Guess it must be an election year.
Russ Darrow (R) - GOA NR, no mention of RKBA on his
website
Tim Michels (R) - GOA NR, mentions
Second Amendment mainly in context of hunting. Eh.
Bob Welch (R) - GOA NR,
Supports 2A as individual right. Endorsed by NRA
Remember folks, a 0% March vote is a serious hardcore grabber. They voted to ban .30-30 ammo specifically by name. They supported all the gun control amendments.