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The career totals column includes all monies contributed from the NRA either directly or in an effort to elect or reelect the candidate. [12] This includes direct support payments, money spent to elect the candidate and also money used to campaign against the opposing candidate.
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]
Currently, gun control advocates are beginning to outspend the NRA [1] (which may be due in part to the NRA's internal crisis [2]). Perhaps we should change the title to something like List of congressional candidates' gun-related campaign contributions, and show the amounts they
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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.
The new regulations included limits on campaign finance, including caps on (1) individual contributions to candidates, (2) contributions to candidates by "political committees" (commonly known as Political Action Committees, or PACs), (3) total campaign expenditures, and (4) independent expenditures by individuals and groups "relative to a ...
AR-15 rifles are displayed at an exhibition booth during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., May 18, 2024. Picture taken with a tilt-shift lens.
Contributions from political committees are not eligible for matching funds. Cash contributions are also ineligible, as their origins cannot be tracked. Eligible candidates may receive public funds equaling up to half of the national spending limit for the primary campaign, although because of the donors that give up to the $2,300 limit, they ...