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Does Your Candidate Make the Grade? Primary Grades and Endorsements Available on NRA-PVF.org!

Does Your Candidate Make the Grade? Primary Grades and Endorsements Available on NRA-PVF.org!

With freedom hanging in the balance, this year’s elections will almost assuredly be the most important in your voting lifetime! You’ve no doubt heard that said before, but with the stakes enormously high, the importance of this year’s elections simply cannot be overstated.

In the coming days and weeks, the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) will continue to announce endorsements and candidate ratings in hundreds of federal and state primary races. You need to be fully informed in order to make a sound decision. For up-to-the-minute information on NRA-PVF candidate grades and endorsements, and to see what you can do to help elect pro-Second Amendment candidates, please visit the NRA-PVF website: www.NRAPVF.org.

State House

District 1
Karen Bayless (R)
Grade: ?
Status: Candidate
Rod Montoya (R)
Grade: AQ
Status: Candidate
District 10 – Primary
Sisto Abeyta ()
Grade: ?
Status: Candidate
Andres Romero (D)
Grade: ?
Status: Candidate
Randy Saavedra (D)
Grade: AQ
Status: Candidate
District 29
*Tom Anderson (R)
Grade: A+
Status: Incumbent
David Adkins (R)
Grade: ?
Status: Candidate
District 43
Vincent Chiravalle (R)
Grade: ?
Status: Candidate
Geoff Rodgers (R)
Grade: AQ
Status: Candidate
District 54
Pam Richardson (R)
Grade: AQ
Status: Candidate
Jim Townsend (R)
Grade: AQ
Status: Candidate
District 56
*Zach Cook (R)
Grade: A+ Contact
Status: Incumbent
Jim Lowrance (R)
Grade: AQ
Status: Candidate
District 64
Randal Crowder (R)
Grade: A
Status: Candidate
Wade Lopez (R)
Grade: ?
Status: Candidate

What the Grades Mean:

The NRA-PVF is non-partisan in issuing its candidate grades and endorsements. We do not base our decisions on a candidate’s party affiliation, but rather on his or her record on Second Amendment issues. The NRA is a single issue organization. The only issues on which we evaluate candidates seeking elected office are gun-related issues.

A+ A legislator with not only an excellent voting record on all critical NRA issues, but who has also made a vigorous effort to promote and defend the Second Amendment.
A Solidly pro-gun candidate. A candidate who has supported NRA positions on key votes in elective office or a candidate with a demonstrated record of support on Second Amendment issues.
AQ A pro-gun candidate whose rating is based solely on the candidate’s responses to the NRA-PVF Candidate Questionnaire and who does not have a voting record on Second Amendment issues.
B A generally pro-gun candidate. However, a “B” candidate may have opposed some pro-gun reform or supported some restrictive legislation in the past.
C Not necessarily a passing grade. A candidate with a mixed record or positions on gun related issues, who may oppose some pro-gun positions or support some restrictive legislation.
D An anti-gun candidate who usually supports restrictive gun control legislation and opposes pro-gun reforms. Regardless of public statements, can usually be counted on to vote wrong on key issues.
F True enemy of gun owners’ rights. A consistent anti-gun candidate who always opposes gun owners’ rights and/or actively leads anti-gun legislative efforts, or sponsors anti-gun legislation.
? Refused to answer the NRA-PVF Candidate Questionnaire, often an indication of indifference, if not outright hostility, to gun owners’ and sportsmen’s rights.
Indicates an NRA Endorsed Candidate
* indicates an incumbent running for re-election

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