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Congressional Candidates who received campaign money from the NRA -- click on arrows to sort the columns -- Candidate State House (H) or Senate (S) Party R=Republican D=Democrat Amount Election cycle Career totals (as of 2023) Notes Roy Blunt: MO S R $11,900 2016 - [14] [15] Barbara Comstock: VA H R $10,400 2016 - [14] Richard Burr: NC S R ...
By 1976, as the NRA became more politically oriented, the Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF), a PAC, was established as a subsidiary to the NRA, to support NRA-friendly politicians. [101] Chris W. Cox, who is the NRA's chief lobbyist and principal political strategist, is also the NRA-PVF chairman. Through the NRA-PVF, the NRA began to rate ...
The NRA-PVF was established in 1976 as an NRA subsidiary and registered as a political action committee (PAC). [4] The NRA-PVF operates a rating system for political candidates that assesses their support for gun-rights. It also helps its members locate an NRA Election Volunteer Coordinator (EVC) for their area and to register to vote. [5] [4] [6]
The National Rifle Association (NRA) issued a rare endorsement of a Democrat, backing Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) in her reelection campaign. The endorsement of Peltola is the first NRA ...
Roughly 20% of US presidents have, at some point, been members of the National Rifle Association. Since the NRA's founding in 1871, nine of the following 28 presidents were NRA members.
While Trump sees strong support in Texas, Democrats in the state think they have a chance to flip a Senate seat in November with U.S. Rep. Colin Allred leading an underdog campaign to unseat ...
The National Rifle Association (NRA) was founded to promote firearm competency and natural conservation in 1871. The NRA supported the NFA and, ultimately, the GCA. [50] After the GCA, more strident groups, such as the Gun Owners of America (GOA), began to advocate for gun rights. [51]
In 2010, then-Rep. Tim Walz ran a radio ad for his re-election campaign, proudly declaring his support for the National Rifle Association: “Growing up, hunting taught me a lot about ...