NRA

Leadership & Staff

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Ken Blackwell Former Mayor of Cincinnati and Ohio Secretary of State

• Position

Daniel David Boren US Representative from Oklahoma

• Position

Richard Figueroa VP and Senior Advisor at UBS Services

• Member, Outreach Committee

Andrew Arulanandam NRA Managing Director of Public Affairs

• interim CEO (Jan '24→?) [+1]

• Managing Director of Public Affairs

Dana Loesch Conservative talk show host; spokesperson for the National Rifle Association

• spokesperson ('17→?)

John Hohenwarter State Liaison, NRA

• Pennsylvania State Liaison

Wayne LaPierre National Rifle Association

• Executive Vice President (?→Jan 31 '24)

Don Young Former US Rep. from Alaska (1973-Mar. 2022)

• Position

Kayne Robinson a former president of the NRA and is a divisional Executive Director currently.

• president ('03→'05)

Joshua Powell former NRA chief of staff, executive director of general operations

• chief of staff and the executive director of general operations (past)

Board Members

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Ron Scmeits banking executive

• Board Member

Wayne Anthony Ross an NRA board of directors member and an attorney heavily involved in Alaskan politics and militia works

• Board Member

Chuck Norris an actor and popular cult figure and celebrity. He is a Celebrity Spokesperson and figurehead for the National Rifle Assn.

• Board Member

Joaquin Jackson a current B.O.D. member of the NRA and is a prominent Texas Ranger formerly.

• Board Member

Dave Butz a former player in the NFL and a current board member.

• Board Member

Carol Bambury a professor at Thomas Cooley School of Law

• Board Member

Oliver North Reagan administration official

• Board Member

Graham Hill Founding member, and chief executive officer, of Ice Miller Strategies LLC.

• Board Member

Bob Barr former US Representative from Georgia

• Board Member

Donald J. Bradway NRA board member, Oath Keeper, survivalist/prepper, Redoubt News editor

• board member

Donors

Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce 501(c)6 led by Koch Brothers

• Grant · 3,465,000 USD ('11)

Sturm, Ruger & Co. Firearm manufacturing company based in Southport, Connecticut

• Donation/Grant · 1,250,000 USD ('12)

America Engaged

• Donation/Grant · 1,000,000 USD ('17)

Concord Fund hub of well-funded politically conservative "dark money" network

• Donation/Grant

45Committee dark money organization that spent more than $21 million supporting Trump’s presidential campaign

• grant

Donations

Marsha Blackburn US Senator from Tenessee (2019-present); Former US Representative (2003-2019)

• endorsement · 1,250,000 USD

Josh Hawley Missouri U.S. senator, former Missouri attorney general

• endorsement · 1,250,000 USD

Republican Attorneys General Association Lobbying group for Republican Party states' attorneys general

• Donation · 55,620 USD ('14)

American Legislative Exchange Council Organization designed to link state legislators with corporations and create templates for state legislation

• Donation · 25,000 USD ('11)

New York State Conservative Party

• campaign contributions · 10,000 USD (Jun 23 '10) [+17]

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (Jun 14 '13)

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (Oct 30 '09)

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (Jun 9 '14)

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (Apr 25 '02)

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (Jun 25 '12)

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (Jul 9 '18)

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (Jun 8 '99)

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (Jun 30 '08)

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (May 13 '16)

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (Nov 18 '10)

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (Jun 2 '15)

• campaign contributions · 5,000 USD (Jul 25 '11)

• campaign contributions · 3,000 USD (Aug 11 '17)

• campaign contributions · 3,000 USD (May 14 '09)

• campaign contributions · 3,000 USD (Sep 22 '05)

• campaign contributions · 3,000 USD (Sep 26 '16)

• campaign contributions · 2,500 USD (Sep 26 '00)

Trump for America, Inc. Trump transition team

• Donation · 5,000 USD (Nov 4 '16)

Kim Thatcher Republican Senator District 13 Oregon

• Donation · 1,750 USD

Holdings

National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund

• Owner

NRA Institute for Legislative Action NRA's lobbying arm

• Owner

Child Organizations

NRA Foundation Charitable organization in support of the shooting sports.

• Child Org

Members

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Daniel Monahan Former US Airforce Pilot | Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Astrolabe Enterprises, Inc

• Life Member

John A Yenason Field Opps, Community Development, Military Warriors Support Foundation

• life member

George D O’Neill Jr Conservative writer; eldest of the fifth generation of Rockefellers

• Instructor [certified firearms]*

Paul Erickson American conservative political operative and lawyer with strong ties to the NRA was subject to federal investigation into Russian interference in 2016 US elections.

• life member*

Maria Butina Founder of Russian gun rights organization Right to Bear Arms. convicted of federal charges, deported to Russia

• Lifetime Member 'Million dollars' donor group*

Jim Lucas Indiana House of Representatives, District 69

• Member

Beretta Holding Italian gun manufacturer with subsidiaries in the US.

• Member

Matt Gaetz US Representative from Florida (2017-present)

• lifetime member

Joni Ernst US Senator from Iowa

• lifetime member

Alexander Torshin Deputy governor of the Russian central bank, thought to have links to organized crime; sanctioned by the US Treasury in April 2018

• Member

Memberships

ALEC Justice Performance Project ALEC Justice Performance Project replaces Public Safety and Elections Task Force

• Member

Services & Transactions

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Membership Marketing Partners

• fundraising contractor · 11,600,000 USD ('17→?)

Svetlana Nikolaeva Wife of Konstantin Nikolaev and owner of ORSIS Russian firearms company that supplies sniper rifles to the Russian National Guard

• hosted NRA's 2015 visit to Russia ('15→?)

Ackerman McQueen Advertising agency based in Oklahoma City. Founded in 1939, has a 34 year relationship with the National Rifle Association

• advertising agency (?→Jun '19)

Tony Makris NRA PR consultant during Columbine period

• Service/Transaction

American Media & Advocacy Group media ad-buyer

• Service/Transaction

Red Eagle Media “assumed or fictitious” business created and owned by National Media for political ad buys

• Service/Transaction

OnMessage Inc. Political issue/campaign advertising

• consultant

Starboard Strategic NRA advertising consultant

• consultant*

Darin M LaHood US Representative from Illinois (2015-present); 3rd gen Arab American and the great-grandson of Lebanese immigrant Edward LaHood

• endorsed by

Richard Mack Former Sheriff of Graham County, Arizona. Oath Keepers board director

• recruited to be a plaintiff on behalf*

Lobbied By

Marion Hammer longtime NRA lobbyist, former NRA board member, president

• Lobbying

Miscellaneous Relationships

John Dingell Late US Representative from Michigan

• Affiliation

S2i A private security company organized and managed by former Secret Service officers

• Affiliation

Sporting Shooters' Association of Australia (SSAA) The SSAA, the peak member organisation for sporting shooters, has almost 200,000 members — or about 0.8 per cent of the population.

• affiliation/close relationship

Don McGahn Jones Day lawyer | Former general counsel to the Trump campaign

• Affiliation

Campaign Legal Center Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit focuses on campaign finance issues in the courts and before the FEC

• lawsuit accuser (Nov '21→?)

Colorado State Shooting Association Colorado NRA-affiliated gun group

• Affiliation