Gun safety group Everytown pours $9 million into state legislative races

Source: NBC News

Oct. 9, 2024, 5:00 AM EDT


The political arm of Everytown for Gun Safety plans to spend $9 million to boost Democratic candidates in state legislative contests in five states, the group's first investment in such races this election cycle.

The investment, first reported by NBC News, will be directed primarily toward digital and TV ads in state House and Senate races in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. Partisan control of at least one legislative chamber in each of those states is up for grabs in November, with the fate of a litany of hot-button issues — including gun safety — on the line along with it.

The announcement is part of Everytown's broader $45 million spending plans up and down the ballot. “So much of the national progress we’ve made on gun safety can be traced back to pioneering laws passed at the state level,” Everytown for Gun Safety President John Feinblatt said in a statement.

“Over the last few election cycles, Everytown has built a winning playbook for electing gun sense champions in key state legislative seats in order to flip chambers and pass life-saving legislation,” he added. “In the runup to Election Day, we’re going all-out to make sure voters know which candidates will prioritize keeping their schools and communities safe from gun violence — and which candidates are putting them at risk by standing in the way.”

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