2020 General Election Candidate Grades

2020 General Election Candidate Grades and Endorsements

Please note, B+ is the highest grade OFF gives to non incumbents. This does not in any way reflect a lack of commitment on their part to gun rights, only the lack of a voting record. A rating of “NR” means the candidate did not respond to our survey and is “not rated.”

For those who rely on the NRA for candidate grades, keep in mind that Senator Tim Knopp was ENDORSED by NRA for this election.



Democrat House Rep Brad Witt, HD 31, has called for increasing the age to purchase a rifle from 18-21 among other gun restrictions. The NRA endorsed him over a solid pro-gun Republican, Brian Stout.

Republican Senator Brian Boquist, who rammed through Oregon’s “red flag” law which confiscates the firearms of people who not only have not been convicted of a crime, but have not even been accused of a crime and are denied anything resembling “due process,” gets a “B” from NRA.

US Senate

OFFICEDISTRICTNAMEPARTYGRADEENDORSED
US SenatorstatewideJeff MerkleyDemocratF-
US SenatorstatewideJo Rae PerkinsRepublicanB+Endorsed

US House of Representatives

OFFICEDISTRICTNAMEPARTYGRADEENDORSED
US Representative1st DistrictSuzanne BonamiciDemocratF-
US Representative1st DistrictChristopher C ChristensenRepublicanNR
US Representative2nd DistrictCliff BentzRepublicanAEndorsed
US Representative2nd DistrictAlex SpenserDemocratNR
US Representative3rd DistrictEarl BlumenauerDemocratF-
US Representative3rd DistrictJoanna HarbourRepublicanB
US Representative4th DistrictPeter DeFazioDemocratF-
US Representative4th DistrictAlek SkarlatosRepublicanB+Endorsed
US Representative5th DistrictAmy Ryan CourserRepublicanB+Endorsed
US Representative5th DistrictKurt SchraderDemocratF

Oregon Secretary of State

OFFICEDISTRICTNAMEPARTYGRADEENDORSED
Secretary of StatestatewideShemia FaganDemocratF-
Secretary of StatestatewideKim ThatcherRepublicanA+Endorsed

Oregon State Senate

OfficeDistriceNamePartyGradeEndorsed
State Senator1st DistrictDallas HeardRepublicanAEndorsed
State Senator1st DistrictKat StoneDemocratNR
State Senator2nd DistrictJerry AllenDemocratNR
State Senator2nd DistrictArt RobinsonRepublicanB+Endorsed
State Senator5th DistrictDick AndersonRepublicanB+Endorsed
State Senator5th DistrictMelissa T CribbinsDemocratNR
State Senator9th DistrictFred Frank GirodRepublicanAEndorsed
State Senator9th DistrictJim HinsvarkDemocratNR
State Senator10th DistrictDenyc BolesRepublicanAEndorsed
State Senator10th DistrictDeb PattersonDemocratNR
State Senator12th DistrictBrian J BoquistRepublicanF
State Senator12th DistrictBernadette HansenDemocratNR
State Senator14th DistrictKate LieberDemocratNR
State Senator14th DistrictHarmony K MulkeyRepublicanNR
State Senator18th DistrictGinny BurdickDemocratF-
State Senator21st DistrictKathleen TaylorDemocratF-
State Senator22nd DistrictLew FrederickDemocratF-
State Senator23rd DistrictMichael DembrowDemocratF-
State Senator25th DistrictChris GorsekDemocratF-
State Senator25th DistrictJustin HwangRepublicanNR
State Senator27th DistrictEileen KielyDemocratNR
State Senator27th DistrictTim KnoppRepublicanF
State Senator28th DistrictDennis LinthicumRepublicanA+Endorsed
State Senator28th DistrictHugh PalcicDemocratNR
State Senator29th DistrictBill HansellRepublicanAEndorsed
State Senator29th DistrictMildred A O'CallaghanDemocratNR
State Senator30th DistrictLynn P FindleyRepublicanAEndorsed
State Senator30th DistrictCarina M MillerDemocratNR

Oregon State House

OFFICEDISTRICTNAMEPARTYGRADEENDORSED
State Representative1st DistrictCalla FelicityDemocratNR
State Representative1st DistrictDavid Brock SmithRepublicanA
State Representative2nd DistrictCharles F LeeDemocratNR
State Representative2nd DistrictGary LeifRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative3rd DistrictJerry MorganDemocratNR
State Representative3rd DistrictLily MorganRepublicanB+
State Representative4th DistrictMary MiddletonDemocratNR
State Representative4th DistrictDuane A StarkRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative5th DistrictSandra A AbercrombieRepublicanB+
State Representative5th DistrictPam MarshDemocratF
State Representative6th DistrictAlberto EnriquezDemocratNR
State Representative6th DistrictKim WallanRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative7th DistrictCedric HaydenRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative7th DistrictJerry M SamaniegoDemocratNR
State Representative8th DistrictTimothy W AldalRepublicanB+
State Representative8th DistrictPaul R HolveyDemocratF
State Representative9th DistrictCal MukumotoDemocratNR
State Representative9th DistrictBoomer WrightRepublicanB+Endorsed
State Representative10th DistrictDavid GombergDemocratF
State Representative10th DistrictMark KarnowskiLibertarianNR
State Representative10th DistrictMax ShermanRepublicanB
State Representative11th DistrictKatie Boshart GlaserRepublicanB+Endorsed
State Representative11th DistrictMarty WildeDemocratF
State Representative12th DistrictRuth E LinozRepublicanB
State Representative12th DistrictJohn LivelyDemocratF
State Representative13th DistrictNancy NathansonDemocratF
State Representative13th DistrictDavid J SmithRepublicanNR
State Representative14th DistrictRich CunninghamRepublicanF
State Representative14th DistrictJulie FaheyDemocratF
State Representative15th DistrictMiriam G CumminsDemocratNR
State Representative15th DistrictShelly Boshart DavisRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative16th DistrictJason HughesRepublicanNR
State Representative16th DistrictDan RayfieldDemocratF
State Representative17th DistrictJami CateRepublicanB+Endorsed
State Representative17th DistrictPaige HookDemocratNR
State Representative18th DistrictRick LewisRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative18th DistrictJamie MorrisonDemocratNR
State Representative19th DistrictJacqueline M LeungDemocratNR
State Representative19th DistrictRaquel Moore-GreenRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative20th DistrictPaul EvansDemocratF-
State Representative20th DistrictSelma PierceRepublicanF
State Representative21st DistrictBrian ClemDemocratF
State Representative21st DistrictJack L EspRepublicanB+Endorsed
State Representative22nd DistrictTeresa Alonso LeonDemocratF
State Representative22nd DistrictAnna KasachevRepublicanB+Endorsed
State Representative23rd DistrictMike NearmanRepublicanA+Endorsed
State Representative23rd DistrictSean K ScorvoDemocratNR
State Representative24th DistrictRon NobleRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative24th DistrictLynnette ShawDemocratNR
State Representative25th DistrictRamiro Navarro JrDemocratNR
State Representative25th DistrictBill PostRepublicanA+Endorsed
State Representative26th DistrictCourtney NeronDemocratF
State Representative26th DistrictPeggy StevensRepublicanB+Endorsed
State Representative27th DistrictSandra NelsonRepublicanB+
State Representative27th DistrictSheri SchoutenDemocratF
State Representative28th DistrictWlnsvey E CamposDemocratNR
State Representative28th DistrictDaniel R MartinRepublicanNR
State Representative29th DistrictDale FishbackRepublicanNR
State Representative29th DistrictSusan McLainDemocratF
State Representative30th DistrictJaneen SollmanDemocratF
State Representative31st DistrictBrian G StoutRepublicanB+Endorsed
State Representative31st DistrictBrad WittDemocratF
State Representative32nd DistrictDebbie Boothe-SchmidtDemocratNR
State Representative32nd DistrictSuzanne WeberRepublicanB+
State Representative33rd DistrictDick CourterRepublicanB+
State Representative33rd DistrictMaxine E DexterDemocratF-
State Representative34th DistrictKen HelmDemocratF
State Representative35th DistrictDacia GrayberDemocratNR
State Representative35th DistrictBob NiemeyerRepublicanNR
State Representative36th DistrictJames A BallRepublicanNR
State Representative36th DistrictLisa ReynoldsDemocratNR
State Representative37th DistrictRachel PrusakDemocratF
State Representative37th DistrictKelly SloopRepublicanB+Endorsed
State Representative38th DistrictPatrick CastlesRepublicanNR
State Representative38th DistrictAndrea SalinasDemocratF-
State Representative39th DistrictTessah L DanelDemocratNR
State Representative39th DistrictChristine DrazanRepublicanA+Endorsed
State Representative40th DistrictJosh HowardRepublicanB+
State Representative40th DistrictMark W MeekDemocratF
State Representative41st DistrictMichael NewgardRepublicanNR
State Representative41st DistrictKarin PowerDemocratF
State Representative42nd DistrictRob NosseDemocratF
State Representative43rd DistrictTawna SanchezDemocratF-
State Representative44th DistrictTina KotekDemocratF-
State Representative44th DistrictMargo LoganRepublicanB+
State Representative45th DistrictBarbara Smith WarnerDemocratF-
State Representative46th DistrictKhanh PhamDemocratNR
State Representative47th DistrictRyan GardnerRepublicanB+
State Representative47th DistrictDiego HernandezDemocratF
State Representative48th DistrictJeff ReardonDemocratF
State Representative49th DistrictZach HudsonDemocratNR
State Representative50th DistrictRicki RuizDemocratNR
State Representative50th DistrictAmelia SalvadorRepublicanNR
State Representative51st DistrictJanelle S BynumDemocratF-
State Representative51st DistrictJane J HaysRepublicanNR
State Representative52nd DistrictJeff HelfrichRepublicanB+Endorsed
State Representative52nd DistrictAnna WilliamsDemocratF
State Representative53rd DistrictEmerson LevyDemocratNR
State Representative53rd DistrictJack ZikaRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative54th DistrictCheri HeltRepublicanF
State Representative54th DistrictJason KropfDemocratNR
State Representative55th DistrictVikki Breese-IversonRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative55th DistrictBarbara FontaineDemocratNR
State Representative56th DistrictFaith N LeithDemocratNR
State Representative56th DistrictE Werner ReschkeRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative57th DistrictRoland RuheDemocratNR
State Representative57th DistrictGreg SmithRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative58th DistrictNolan E BylengaDemocratNR
State Representative58th DistrictBobby LevyRepublicanNR
State Representative59th DistrictDaniel G BonhamRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative59th DistrictArlene C BurnsDemocratNR
State Representative60th DistrictMark OwensRepublicanAEndorsed
State Representative60th DistrictBeth E SpellDemocratNR