By Tanya Metaksa
What’s New—POLITICS: President Biden gave a speech that explained nothing about his resignation on July 24, 2024; FPC responds to Maine Governor Mills’ office; Pennsylvania: ABC News promotes gun control after assassination attempt on former President Trump; Massachusetts: Governor Maura Healey (D) signed HD4885.
Politics
Grades courtesy of NRA-PVF
Arizona: Election July 30, 2024:
U.S. Senate: Kari Lake (R) AQ, Mark Lamb (R) AQ, Ruben Gallego (D) F.
Connecticut: Election Aug. 13, 2024:
State Senate:
District 2: Ayana Taylor, (D) F, Douglas McCrory (D) F, Shellye Davis (D) ?
District 7: NRA Endorsed-John Kissel (R) A, George Austin (R) ?, Nathan Wolliston (D) ?, Cynthia Mangini (D) F
District 13: Elain Cariati (R) ?, Gwen Samuel (R) ?
District 22: Marilyn Moore (D) F, William Finch (D) F, all others ?
District 23: Herron Gaston (D) F, all others ?
District 29: Christopher Reddy (R) AQ, Susanne Witlowsli (R) ?
District 36: Nicholas Simmons (D) F, Trevor Crow (D) ?
Florida: Election Aug. 20, 2024:
1st Congressional District: NRA Endorsed- Marr Gaetrz (R) A-
2nd Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Neal Dunn(R) A
3rd Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Kate Cammack (R) A
5th Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-John Rutherford (R) A
6th Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Mike Waltz (R) A
7th Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Cory Mills (R) A
8th Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Mike Haridopolos (R) A
11th Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Dan Webster (R) A
12th Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Gus Bilirakis (R) A
15th Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Laurel Lee (R) A
State Senate:
District 3: no recommendation neither Democrat returned their questionnaire
District 5: Tracie Davis (D) F, Franky Jeanty ?
District 7: NRA Endorsed-Tom Leek, (R) A, David Shoar AQ
District 13: NRA Endorsed-Keith Truenow (R) A
District 19: NRA Endorsed-Randy Fine (R) A
District 21: Ed Hopper (R) B, John Siamas (R) AQ
District 25: Jon Arguello (R) AQ Jose Martinez (R) ?, Kristen Arrington (D) F, Alan Grayson (D) F, Carmen Torres (D), F
District 35: Rodney Jacobs, (D) F, Chad Klitzman (D) F, Barbara Sharief (D) ?
Hawaii: Election Aug. 10, 2024:
State Senate:
District 1: Laura Acasio (D) ?. Lorraine Rodero Inouye (D) D
District 6: Jackie Keefe (D) ?, Angus L. K. Mckelve (D) D
District 22:Teri Kia Savaiinaea, (R) AQ, all others ?
Kansas: Election Aug. 6, 2024:
1st Congressional District: NRA Endorsed- Tracey Mann (R) A+
2nd Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Derek Schmidt (R) A+
Michigan: Election Aug. 6, 2024:
U.S. Senate: NRA Endorsed-Mike Rogers (R), A, Justin Amash (R) B, Sherry O’Donnell (R) AQ, Hill Harper (D) F, Elissa Slotkin (D) F
Minnesota: Election August 13, 2024:
1st Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Brad Finstad (R) A
6th Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Tom Emmer (R) A+
7th Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Michelle Fischbach (R) A
8th Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Pete Stauber (R) A
Missouri : Election Aug. 6, 2024:
U.S. Senate: Senator Josh Hawley, NRA Endorsed A
Oklahoma: Election Aug. 27, 2024:
State Senate Republican Primary
District 3: NRA Endorsed-Blake Cowboy Stephens (R) A
District 15: Lisa Standridge AQ, Robert Keyes AQ
District 33: Christi Gillespie AQ, Shelley Gwartney AQ
District 47: Kelly Hines AQ, Jenny Schmitt AQ
Tennessee: Election Aug. 1, 2024:
U.S. Senate: Senator Marsha Blackburn,NRA Endorsed (R) A+
Vermont: Election Aug. 13, 2024:
Governor: Esther Charlestin (D) ?, Peter K. Duval (D) ?
Lt. Governor: Gregory M. Thayer (R) A, John S. Rogers (R) A
Washington: Election August 27, 2024:
4th Congressional District: NRA Endorsed-Incumbent Dan Newhouse (R) A
5th Congressional District:NRA Endorsed-Jacquelin Maycumber (R) A+
6th Congressional District: Janis Clark (R) ?, Drew MacEwen A, Emily Randall (D) F, Hilary Franz (D) F
Wisconsin: The Election August 13, 2024:
8th Congressional District: Andre Jacque (R) A, Roger Roth (R) A, Tony Weld (R) AQ, Kristin Lyerly (I) F
Wyoming: The Election August 20, 2024:
U.S. Senate: Senator John Barrasso, NRA Endorsed (R)\
Maine: Under the guise of trying to prevent homicidal attacks, persons who desire to remove the Second Amendment from American culture are forgetting that both the First Amendment and political discourse are intertwined. The Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) sent a letter to Gov. Janet Mills and Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. According to Brandon Combs’ letter, Gov. Mills, who just recently signed three anti-Second Amendment bills as well as vetoing an “assault weapons” ban, had forwarded an FPC tweet to the Maine State Police as threatening. The letter from FPC reminded the Governor that such postings on X (formerly known as Twitter) Are protected speech.
Pennsylvania: ABC News, after the assassination attempt of former President Trump, picked up on a Democrat state representative, Ben Sanchez, who was trying to promote the idea that his “assault weapons” ban bill could have stopped the attempt. The article then lauds former Governor Thomas Wolfe for signing gun control bills during his administration.
State Legislation and local communities
States that are still in session: California (in recess), District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire (recess), New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (recess), Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico
Massachusetts: On July 25, 2024, Gov. Maura Healy signed HD4885, an extreme gun law we covered last week as HD4420, its original number.
