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Delaware Lawmakers With NRA and Gun Lobby Blood on Their Hands [Updated]

Bethany Hall-Long

I can’t swear this list is comprehensive, but I checked out the Department of Elections web site for campaign contributions. Going back to 2015, these are the Delaware politicians who took money from the NRA Political Victory Fund.

The Democrats are right there at the top:

D Pete Schwartzkopf: $250, 4/23/15
D Bethany Hall-Long: $350, 4/21/15
R Rich Collins: $100, 3/10/15
R Ruth Briggs King: $100, 3/10/15
R Gerald Hocker: $200, 3/31/15
R Steve Smyk: $200, 4/17/15
R Anthony Delcollo: $600, 9/20/16

[Update]: An anonymous tipster in the comments directed my attention to the state-level equivalent of the NRA Victory Fund, the Delaware Foundation for Legislative Action. This is the PAC run by something called the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association, which crowed about the court ruling opening state parks to concealed-carry weapons, bringing into question what “sports” they are promoting. Oh, never fear: They protect the rights of “gun owners,” not “sportsmen,” so they’re the typical full-of-shit gun-humpers’ group. Here are the lucky Delaware lawmakers who took the local firearm-fondlers’ cash, with the amount of the check(s):

In 2017 the PAC donated to 22 state lawmakers, more than one-third of the General Assembly:

D Nicole Poore: $100
D Brian Bushweller: $100
D Larry Mitchell: $100
D Trey Paradee: $100
R William Outten: $200
R Brian Pettyjohn: $100
R Greg Lavelle: $150
R John Walsh: $100
R Ernie Lopez: $225 (two checks)
R Ruth Briggs King: $100
R Jeff Spiegelman: $100
R Charles Postles: $100
R Kevin Hensley: $100
R Dave Wilson: $100
R Rich Collins: $100
R Joe Miro: $100
R Mike Ramone: $100
R Steve Smyk: $100
R Anthony Delcollo: $100
R Deborah Hudson: $100
R Bryant Richardson: $100
R Ron Gray: $100

That was down from 24 in 2016:

D Bruce Ennis: $500 (two checks)
D Andria Bennett: $500
D Trey Paradee: $300 (two checks)
D Patty Blevins: $125
D Larry Mitchell: $100
R Anthony Delcollo: $600
R Charles Postles: $600
R Steve Smyk: $500 (two checks)
R William Outten: $500 (three checks)
R Joe Miro: $500 (three checks)
R Jeff Spiegelman: $500 (two checks)
R Dave Wilson: $400
R Ruth Briggs King: $400 (two checks)
R Kevin Hensley $400
R Cathy Cloutier: $370 (three checks)
R Deborah Hudson: $200 (two checks)
R Greg Lavelle: $100
R Dave Wilson: $100
R Dave Lawson: $100
R Ron Gray: $100
R Rich Collins: $100
R Gerald Hocker: $100
R Tim Dukes: $100
R Brian Pettyjohn: $100

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