| Ohio GPA Goes Up After Election! |
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| Written by Daniel White | |
| Wednesday, 08 November 2006 | |
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Ohio's GPA*, or Gun Point Average, rose slightly after a majority of the candidates endorsed by Ohioans For Concealed Carry, and rated highly by the NRA, won their races. Overall, 91 of OFCC's 127 endorsed candidates (nearly 72%) won their races thanks to those of you who took the time to Vote Your Guns. Taking into account the candidate grades given out by the NRA Political Victory Fund, the GPA for the Ohio House of Representatives rose from a 3.22 to 3.36. The Ohio House now has a B+. The Ohio Senate is in worse shape, but still improved from a 2.75 to 2.81. Still a B-. Overall, the Ohio legislature rose from a 3.16 to 3.28, nearly a B+. Coupled with an A rated Governor-elect, the future looks bright for gun rights reform in Ohio. One of the most important individual races for gun rights in Ohio was the Ohio Attorney General race, won by OFCC endorsee Marc Dann. Those of you who follow this website know how important it is to have a pro-gun AG, as Jim Petro has intervened on OFCC's behalf in several lawsuits we have filed to protect your rights. Opinions issued by the AG's office are highly influential in the courts and a strong defense of gun rights by that office is critical to keeping reform moving forward. Then, there is also the fact that reciprocity agreements which render your CHL valid in other states are completely controlled by the Ohio AG. This was a big victory. Overall, OFCC would like to offer congratulations to all of our endorsed candidates who won, including Marc Dann, Mary Taylor, Robert Cupp, Mark Painter, John Williamowski, Diane V. Grendell, Steve Chabot, Jean Schmidt, Michael Turner, Jim Jordan, Paul Gilmore, John Boehner, Pat Tiberi, Steve LaTourette, Ralph Regula, Tim Ryan, Jon Peterson , Jim Carmichael , Matthew Huffman , Robert E. Latta , Kenny Yuko , Eugine Miller , Josh Mandel , Thomas F. Patton , Larry Flowers , James McGregor , Kevin Bacon , Jim Hughes , Larry Wolpert , Jim Raussen , Louis Blessing Jr. , Bill Seitz , Steve Driehaus , Tom Brinkman , Michelle G. Schneider , Arlene J. Setzer , Jon A. Husted , John J. White , John Widowfield , Joe Crawford , Mark Wagoner Jr. , John P. Hagan , Scott Oelslager , William Healy , Shawn Webster , Courtney Combs , William Patrick Coley II , Ken Carano, Lorraine Fende, Sandra Harwood, Joseph Uecker, Shannon W. Jones, Cathleen Chandler, Kevin DeWine, Jay Hottinger, Ross McGregor, Bruce Goodwin, Lynn R. Wachtmann, Cliff Hite, Keith Faber, Diana Fessler, Chris Redfern, Jeffrey Wagner, Steve Reinhard, Anthony Core, Chris Widener, John Schlichter, David Daniels, Clyde Evens, Danny Bubp, Todd Book, Thom Collier, Dan Dodd, Jimmy Stewart, Jennifer Garrison, Jim Aslanides, John Domenick, Allan Sayre, Bob Gibbs, Matt Dolan, L. George Distel, Steve Buehrer, David Goodman, Robert L. Schuler, Teresa Fedor, John A. Carey Jr., Shirley A. Smith, Kevin Coughlin, Kirk Schuring, Tim Schaffer, and John Bocciari. Click here for Ohio Election results as compiled by OFCC. *Candidate GPA was calculated using the grades posted by the NRA-PVF for the 2006 election and historical grades issued to incumbents. Candidates without grades, or whose old grades could not be determined, were excluded. The following scale was used to calculate the GPA: A+ = 4.33, A = 4, A- = 3.67, B+ = 3.33, B = 3, B- = 2.67, C+ = 2.33, C = 2, C- = 1.67, D+ = 1.33, D = 1, F = 0. |