See Below How Easy It Is To Tweet The Senators That Have Benefitted The Most From NRA Money?
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The majority of Americans support stronger gun laws — laws that are proven to reduce deaths. But in 2019, the NRA spent $3.22 million to benefit the political campaigns of senators who oppose gun safety legislation. In 2020, they spent $2.20 million. These senators refuse to support common-sense gun reform, like expanding Brady Background Checks and banning assault weapons.
Our chart lists the senators who have benefitted the most from the NRA’s political spending throughout their entire political careers, along with the average number of gun deaths per year in their state. Mitch McConnell comes in at #14, having received more than $1.2 million in direct donations, independent expenditures, and other patronages over his career.
Tweet an NRA-backed senator to let them know that if they don’t start representing voters instead of the gun lobby, then we will vote them out.
Note: This data includes direct and indirect support, including political spending independent of any coordination of said campaign. An * indicates updated 2020 election cycle funds.
| Senator | NRA Spending | Gun Deaths in State (per year) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney (UT) | $13,647,676 | 400 | Tweet Them |
| Richard Burr (NC) | $6,987,380 | 1,470 | Tweet Them |
| Roy Blunt (MO) | $4,555,722 | 1,288 | Tweet Them |
| Thom Tillis (NC) | $4,429,333* | 1,470 | Tweet Them |
| Marco Rubio (FL) | $3,303,355 | 2,449 | Tweet Them |
| Joni Ernst (IA) | $3,129,723* | 302 | Tweet Them |
| Rob Portman (OH) | $3,063,327 | 1,602 | Tweet Them |
| Todd C. Young (IN) | $2,897,582 | 1,021 | Tweet Them |
| Bill Cassidy (LA) | $2,870,574* | 1,036 | Tweet Them |
| Tom Cotton (AR) | $1,971,214* | 596 | Tweet Them |
| Pat Toomey (PA) | $1,475,448 | 1,628 | Tweet Them |
| Josh Hawley (MO) | $1,391,548 | 1,288 | Tweet Them |
| Marsha Blackburn (TN) | $1,306,130* | 1,273 | Tweet Them |
| Mitch McConnell (KY) | $1,283,515* | 770 | Tweet Them |
| Ronald Harold “Ron” Johnson (WI) | $1,269,486* | 641 | Tweet Them |
| Mike Braun (IN) | $1,249,967 | 1,021 | Tweet Them |
| John Thune (SD) | $638,942 | 112 | Tweet Them |
| Shelley Moore Capito (WV) | $346,688* | 330 | Tweet Them |
| Richard Shelby (AL) | $258,514 | 1,090 | Tweet Them |
| Chuck Grassley (IA) | $226,007 | 302 | Tweet Them |
| John Neely Kennedy (LA) | $215,788 | 1,036 | Tweet Them |
| Ted Cruz (TX) | $176,274 | 3,647 | Tweet Them |
| Lisa Murkowski (AK) | $146,262 | 173 | Tweet Them |
| Steve Daines (MT) | $133,611* | 214 | Tweet Them |
| Johnny Isakson (GA) | $131,571 | 1,693 | Tweet Them |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS) | $112,047* | 686 | Tweet Them |
| Roger Wicker (MS) | $106,680 | 686 | Tweet Them |
| Rand Paul (KY) | $104,456 | 770 | Tweet Them |
| Mike Rounds (SD) | $100,549* | 112 | Tweet Them |
| John Boozman (AR) | $82,352 | 596 | Tweet Them |
| John Cornyn (TX) | $78,945 | 3,647 | Tweet Them |
| Ben Sasse (NE) | $73,573* | 183 | Tweet Them |
| Jim Inhofe (OK) | $74,708* | 735 | Tweet Them |
| Lindsey Graham (SC) | $66,420* | 964 | Tweet Them |
| Mike Crapo (ID) | $55,039 | 278 | Tweet Them |
| Jerry Moran (KS) | $34,718 | 434 | Tweet Them |
| John Barrasso (WY) | $26,989 | 125 | Tweet Them |
| John Hoeven (ND) | $23,050* | 238 | Tweet Them |
| Jim Risch (ID) | $22,013* | 278 | Tweet Them |
| Susan Collins (ME) | $19,850* | 154 | Tweet Them |
| Deb Fischer (NE) | $19,638 | 183 | Tweet Them |
| James Lankford (OK) | $18,955 | 735 | Tweet Them |
| Tim Scott (SC) | $18,513 | 964 | Tweet Them |
| Kevin Cramer (ND) | $13,255 | 238 | Tweet Them |
| Bill Hagerty (TN) | $10,550 | 1,273 | Tweet Them |
| Roger Marshall (KS) | $5,950 | 434 | Tweet Them |
| Tommy Tubberville (AL) | $4,950 | 1,090 | Tweet Them |
| Cynthia Lummis (WY) | $2,500 | 125 | Tweet Them |