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This list of United States congressional candidates who received campaign money from the National Rifle Association of America is from the nonpartisan group OpenSecrets which extracts campaign contribution data from the Federal Election Commission. It includes current as well as former representatives and senators as well as candidates for office for the 2016 and 2018 election cycles. This list shows only the direct contributions to each campaign but does not include more substantive contributions for lobbying and outside spending. In 2016, direct contributions (in this list) totaled $1,085,100; lobbying efforts (not in this list) totaled $3,188,000; and outside spending (not in this list) totaled $54,398,558. The issue of gun control has become increasingly important in American politics.

The career totals column includes all monies contributed from the NRA either directly or in an effort to elect or reelect the candidate. This includes direct support payments, money spent to elect the candidate and also money used to campaign against the opposing candidate. Money, whether it be in the form of a payment (bribe) or for campaigning, effectively allows the organization to control what happens in Congress. When Congress people are beholden to corporate and other interests, democracy cannot prevail. As of March 2023, the grand total of NRA monies donated to individuals in the legislature or used in efforts to elect these individuals was $27,413,008.

References

1. KURTIS LEE and MALOY MOORE, March 3, 2018, Los Angeles Times, The NRA used to be a bipartisan campaign contributor, but that changed in 1994. Here's why
2. Business Insider, February 28, 2018, These are the members of Congress with the most NRA donations, Retrieved April 2, 2018, "...The NRA remains one of the premier gun rights lobbying groups in the US, regularly contributing to congressional candidates...."
3. MPN Now, Richard Hermann, March 7, 2018, Richard Hermann: Blood money flowing from the NRA, Retrieved April 2, 2018, "...The NRA gave $5.9 million to 223 House Republicans and $106,000 to nine House Democrats in the 2016 election cycle...."
4. Debbie Lord of Cox Media, February 28, 2018, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Who are the top 10 recipients of NRA money?
5. ^ John Schoen, February 15, 2018, CNBC, Here are the congressional candidates who got the most NRA money in the 2016 campaign, by state – Florida is no. 3, Retrieved April 1, 2018, " ... Of the tens of millions of dollars the National Rifle Association has spent over the years in support of gun rights, only a small share goes directly to individual members of Congress...."
6. Note: 2018 data is added as it becomes available and may not be complete
7. OpenSecrets, 2016 election cycle, National Rifle Assn, Retrieved April 1, 2018, "....The NRA's influence is felt not only through campaign contributions, but through millions of dollars in off-the-books spending on issue ads. Lobbying expenditures for the National Rifle Association regularly exceed $1.5 million...."
8. "Students Who Survived Florida Shooting Want Politicians To Know They're Angry". All Things Considered. NPR. February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
9. Burch, Audra D. S.; Mazzei, Patricia; Healy, Jack (February 16, 2018). "A 'Mass Shooting Generation' Cries Out for Change". The New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
10. Holpuch, Amanda (February 17, 2018). "Post-Columbine generation demands action on guns: 'We don't deserve this'". The Guardian. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
11. "US: School shooting survivors demand stricter gun laws". Al Jazeera. February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
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13. Smith, David (June 3, 2022). "Grim body count unlikely to be enough for Republicans to act on gun reform". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
14. ^ Open Secrets, Among Federal Candidates, 2016 Cycle: National Rifle Association, Retrieved February 21, 2018
15. https://www.timeinc.net/fortune/2018/02/15/nra-contributions-politicians-senators
16. ^ OpenSecrets, Nat'l Rifle Assn: Among Federal Candidates, 2018 Cycle, Retrieved April 17, 2018
17. ^ Emanuella Grinberg and Kate Grise, February 20, 2018, CNN, These Florida lawmakers accepted money from the National Rifle Association, Retrieved February 20, 2018
18. Melissa Quinn, March 27, 2018, Washington Examiner, NRA's political action committee reports increased donations in February after Florida school shooting, Retrieved April 2, 2018, "...During the 2016 election cycle, Rubio received $9,900 from the group...."

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