By Tanya Metaksa
What’s New—Politics: Presidential Race: NRA-ILA Executive Director writes guest editorial in the Daily Caller regarding Kamala Harris’ “gun policy”; listing of endorsements in U.S. House races; Texas State Fair: Judge denies Attorney General Paxton’s request for injunction; Wyoming: no info on the Judiciary meeting last weekend; Marquette Poll.
A solid majority, 64%, favors Bruen’s affirmation of the right to possess a firearm outside the home, while 36% oppose the decision. These views have not changed much since the September 2023 polls.
Presidential race
Randy Kozuch, Executive Director of the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), has written a guest editorial, The Truth About Kamala Harris’s Gun Policy, for the Daily Caller and the NRA-ILA website. The NRS-ILA editorial is entitled Kamala for Gun Confiscation: In Her Own Words.
Politics
The listing for all NRA-endorsed House of Representative candidates can be found here.
Endorsed Candidates
Alabama:
1st District: Barry Moore
2nd District: Caroleene Dobson
3rd District: Mike Rogers
4th District: Robert Aderholt
5th District: Dale Strong
6th District: Gary Palmer
Arizona:
1st District: David Schweikert
2nd District: Eli Crane
5th District: Andy Biggs
6th District: Juan Ciscomani
8th District: Abraham “Abe” Hamadeh
9th District: Paul Gosar
Arkansas:
1st District: Rick Crawford
2nd District: French Hill
3rd District: Steve Womack
4th District: Bruce Westerman
California:
1st District: Doug LaMalfa
3rd District: Kevin Kiley
5th District: Tom McClintock
13th District: John Duarte
20th District: Vince Fong
27th District: Mike Garcia
40th District: Young Kim
41st District: Ken Calvert
45th District: Michelle Steel
47th District: Scott Baugh
48th District: Darrell Issa
Colorado:
3rd District: Jeff Hurd
4th District: Lauren Boebert
5th District: Jeff Crank
8th District: Gabe Evans
Florida:
1st District: Matt Gaetz
2nd District: Neal Dunn
3rd District: Kate Cammack
5th District: John Rutherford
6th District: Mike Waltz
7th District: Cory Mills
8th District: Mike Haridopolos
11th District: Dan Webster
12th District: Gus Bilirakis
13th District: Anna Paulina Luna
17th District: Greg Steube
18th District: Scott Franklin
19th District: Byron Donalds
26th District: Mario Diaz-Balart
Georgia:
1st District: Buddy Carter
3rd District: Brian Jack
7th District: Rick McCormick
8th District: Austin Scott
9th District: Andrew Clyde
10th District: Mike Collins
11th District: Barry Loudermilk
12th District: Rick Allen
14th District: Marjorie Taylor Greene
Idaho:
1st District: Russ Fulcher
2nd District: Mike Simpson
Illinois:
12th District: Mike Bost
15th District: Mary E. Miller
16th District: Darin LaHood
17th District: Joe McGraw
Indiana:
2nd District: Rudy Yakym
3rd District: Marlin Stutzman
4th District: Jim Baird
5th District: Victoria Spartz
8th District: Mark Messmer
9th District: Erin Houchin
Iowa:
1st District: Mariannette Miller-Meeks
2nd District: Ashley Hinson
3rd District: Zach Nunn
4th District: Randy Feenstra
Kansas:
1st District: Steve Scalise
3rd District: Clay Higgins
4th District: Ron Estes
Kentucky:
1st District: James Comer
2nd District: Brent Guthrie
4th District: Thomas Massie
5th District: Hal Rogers
6th District: Andy Barr
Louisiana:
1st District: Tracey Mann
3rd District: Derek Schmidt
4th District: Mike Johnson
5th District: Julia Letlow
Maine:
2nd District: Austin Theriault
Maryland:
1st District: Andy Harris Minnesota
1st District: Brad Finstad
6th District: Tom Emmer
7th District: Pete Stauber
Mississippi:
1st District: Trent Kelly
3rd District: Michael Guest
4th District: Mike Ezell
Missouri:
2nd District: Ann Wagner
3rd District: Bob Onder
4th District: Mark Alford
6th District: Sam Graves
7th District: Eric Burlison
8th District: Jason Smith
Montana:
1st District: Ryan Zinke
2nd District: Troy Downing
Nebraska:
1st District: Mike Flood
2nd District: Don Bacon
3rd District: Adrian Smith
Nevada:
2nd District: Mark Amodei
4th District: John Lee
New Jersey:
2nd District: Jeff Van Drew
New Mexico:
2nd District: Yvette Herrell
New York:
1st District: Nick LaLota
18th District: Alison Esposito
19th District: Marc Molinaro
21st District: Elise Stefanik
22nd District: Brandon Williams
23rd District: Nick Langworthy
24th District: Claudia Tenney
North Carolina:
1st District: Laurie Buckhout
3rd District: Greg Murphy
5th District: Virginia Foxx
6th District: Addison McDowell
7th District: David Rouzer
8th District: Mark Harris
9th District: Richard Hudson
10th District: Pat Harrigan
11th District: Chuck Edwards
13th District: Brad Knott
14th District: Tim Moore
North Dakota:
1st District: Julie Fedorchak
Oklahoma:
1st District: Kevin Hern
2nd District: Josh Brecheen
3rd District: Frank D. Lucas
4th District: Tom Cole
5th District: Stephanie Bice
Pennsylvania:
7th District: Ryan Mackenzie
8th District: Rob Bresnahan
9th District: Daniel Meuser
10th District: Scott Perry
11th District: Lloyd Smucker
13th District: John Joyce
14th District: Guy Reschenthaler
15th District: Glenn “GT” Thompson
16th District: Mike Kelly
South Carolina:
1st District: Nancy Mace
2nd District: Joe Wilson
3rd District: Sheri Biggs
4th District: William Timmons
5th District: Ralph Norman
7th District: Russell Fry
South Dakota:
1st District: Dusty Johnson
Tennessee:
1st District: Diana Harshbarger
2nd District: Tim Burchett
3rd District: Charles “Chuck” Fleischmann
4th District: Scott DesJarlais
5th District: Andy Ogles
6th District: John Rose
7th District: Mark Green
8th District: David Kustoff
Texas:
1st District: Nathaniel Moran
2nd District: Dan Crenshaw
3rd District: Keith Self
4th District: Pat Fallon
5th District: Lance Gooden
6th District: Jake Ellzey
8th District: Morgan Luttrell
10th District: Michael McCaul
11th District: August Pfluger
12th District: Craig Goldman
13th District: Ronny Jackson
14th District: Randy Weber
15th District: Monica De La Cruz
17th District: Pete Sessions
19th District: Jodey Arrington
21st District: Chip Roy
22nd District: Troy Nehls
24th District: Beth Van Duyne
25th District: Roger Williams
26th District: Brandon Gill
27th District: Michael Cloud
31st District: John Carter
34th District: Mayra Flores
36th District: Brian Babin
38th District: Wesley Hunt
Utah:
1st District: Blake D. Moore
2nd District: Celeste Maloy
3rd District: Mike Kennedy
4th District: Burgess Owens
Virginia:
1st District: Jen Kiggans
5th District: John McGuire
6th District: Ben Cline
7th District: Derrick Anderson
9th District: Morgan Griffith
Washington:
3rd District: Joe Kent
4th District: Dan Newhouse
5th District: Mike Baumgartner
West Virginia:
1st District: Carol Miller
2nd District: Riley Moore
Wisconsin:
1st District: Bryan Steil
3rd District: Derek Van Orden
5th District: Scott Fitzgerald
6th District: Glenn Grothman
7th District: Tom Tiffany
8th District: Tony Wied
Wyoming:
At Large: Harriet Hageman
Texas State Fair
On September 19, 2024, a Texas state district judge denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for an injunction to block the firearms ban at the Texas State Fair that begins September 27. Paxton’s office has filed a notice of accelerated appeal with the Texas 15th Court of Appeals.
State Legislation and local communities
States that are still in session: California (recess), Illinois (recess), Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire (recess), New Jersey, Ohio (recess), Oklahoma (recess), North Carolina (recess), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (recess), Virginia (recess), Wisconsin (recess)
Wyoming: The Joint Judiciary Committee held meetings on Sept. 19-20. The agenda included an item titled Firearms. As of the close of the meetings, no documents were available under the firearms agenda.
