Source: bradyunited.org: Senators who take money from the NRA
The majority of Americans support stronger gun laws — laws that are proven to reduce deaths. But during the first half of 2019 alone, the NRA spent $1.6 million lobbying Congress against passing gun violence prevention legislation. These senators refuse to support common-sense gun reform, like expanding Brady Background Checks or banning assault weapons.
Our chart lists the 50 senators who have taken the most money from the NRA, along with the average number of gun deaths per year in their state. Mitch McConnell comes in at #18, having received more than $1.2 million in campaign contributions over his career.
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| Senator | NRA Donations | Gun Deaths in State (per year) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitt Romney (UT) | $13,647,676 | 365 | |
| Richard Burr (NC) | $6,987,380 | 1,311 | |
| Roy Blunt (MO) | $4,555,722 | 1,074 | |
| Thom Tillis (NC) | $4,421,333 | 1,311 | |
| Cory Gardner (CO) | $3,939,199 | 715 | |
| Marco Rubio (FL) | $3,303,355 | 2,568 | |
| Joni Ernst (IA) | $3,124,773 | 264 | |
| Rob Portman (OH) | $3,063,327 | 1,402 | |
| Todd C. Young (IN) | $2,897,582 | 907 | |
| Bill Cassidy (LA) | $2,867,074 | 946 | |
| David Perdue (GA) | $2,002,462 | 1,459 | |
| Tom Cotton (AR) | $1,968,714 | 534 | |
| Pat Roberts (KS) | $1,581,153 | 368 | |
| Pat Toomey (PA) | $1,475,448 | 1,503 | |
| Josh Hawley (MO) | $1,391,548 | 1,074 | |
| Marsha Blackburn (TN) | $1,306,130 | 1,103 | |
| Ronald Harold "Ron" Johnson (WI) | $1,269,486 | 592 | |
| Mitch McConnell (KY) | $1,267,139 | 690 | |
| Mike Braun (IN) | $1,249,967 | 907 | |
| John Thune (SD) | $638,942 | 95 | |
| Shelley Moore Capito (WV) | $341,738 | 305 | |
| Martha McSally (AZ) | $303,853 | 1,013 | |
| Richard Shelby (AL) | $258,514 | 961 | |
| Chuck Grassley (IA) | $226,007 | 264 | |
| John Neely Kennedy (LA) | $215,788 | 946 | |
| Ted Cruz (TX) | $176,274 | 3,139 | |
| Lisa Murkowski (AK) | $146,262 | 165 | |
| Johnny Isakson (GA) | $131,571 | 1,459 | |
| Steve Daines (MT) | $123,711 | 197 | |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS) | $109,547 | 576 | |
| Roger Wicker (MS) | $106,680 | 576 | |
| Rand Paul (KY) | $104,456 | 690 | |
| Mike Rounds (SD) | $95,049 | 95 | |
| John Boozman (AR) | $82,352 | 534 | |
| John Cornyn (TX) | $78,945 | 3,139 | |
| Ben Sasse (NE) | $68,623 | 169 | |
| Jim Inhofe (OK) | $66,758 | 679 | |
| Lindsey Graham (SC) | $55,961 | 829 | |
| Mike Crapo (ID) | $55,039 | 242 | |
| Jerry Moran (KS) | $34,718 | 368 | |
| John Barrasso (WY) | $26,989 | 104 | |
| Lamar Alexander (TN) | $25,293 | 1,103 | |
| Mike Enzi (WY) | $24,722 | 104 | |
| John Hoeven (ND) | $22,050 | 93 | |
| Susan Collins (ME) | $19,800 | 146 | |
| Deb Fischer (NE) | $19,638 | 169 | |
| James Lankford (OK) | $18,955 | 679 | |
| Jim Risch (ID) | $18,850 | 242 | |
| Tim Scott (SC) | $18,513 | 829 | |
| Kevin Cramer (ND) | $13,255 | 93 |