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Murphy Announces Support for First Gun Control Candidates
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy announced Tuesday the first set of candidates his new political fund will back in an effort to elect more lawmakers dedicated to combating gun violence.
The Connecticut Democrat encouraged donations to two Senate candidates and one House hopeful, all Democrats, in an email sent to his supporters. His "Fund to End Gun Violence" will support New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan and former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto for Senate, and former Orlando Chief of Police Val Demings in Florida's 10th Congressional District.
The announcement came as Chris Cox, who heads the National Rifle Association's lobbying arm, is set to address the GOP convention in Cleveland.
"But it is important to note that his speech tonight is set against the backdrop of the NRA beginning to lose its vise grip on Congress," Murphy wrote in the email.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/murphy-announces-support-first-gun-control-candidates
The Connecticut Democrat encouraged donations to two Senate candidates and one House hopeful, all Democrats, in an email sent to his supporters. His "Fund to End Gun Violence" will support New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan and former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto for Senate, and former Orlando Chief of Police Val Demings in Florida's 10th Congressional District.
The announcement came as Chris Cox, who heads the National Rifle Association's lobbying arm, is set to address the GOP convention in Cleveland.
"But it is important to note that his speech tonight is set against the backdrop of the NRA beginning to lose its vise grip on Congress," Murphy wrote in the email.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/murphy-announces-support-first-gun-control-candidates
Vote for Democrats like Senator Murphy at all levels of government and help reverse the decades of damage to society caused by the NRA/ILA/GOA right-wing gun lobby.