NRA Executive Director Chris Cox (L) and Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre (R) welcome President Donald Trump onstage to deliver remarks at the NRA Leadership Forum in April 2017.The recent mass shooting in Florida has reignited the debate over the National Rifle Association's influence on American politics.
The NRA remains one of the premier gun rights lobbying groups in the US, regularly contributing to congressional candidates.
Here are the members of Congress who have received the most money from the NRA throughout their careers.
Americans are boycotting companies that support the National Rifle Association. Lawmakers are coming under fire for their political donations from the NRA.
And the teenagers who survived the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida earlier this month are condemning what they believe to be the NRA's corrupting influence on US gun policy.
The NRA is indeed one of the most powerful gun rights lobbies in the US, spending millions every year to advance its agenda in Congress.
Although there are some gun-related issues on which a majority of Americans agree, the NRA's influence - particularly its political funding — remains a contentious and dominant aspect of the ongoing gun debate.
While the group contributes to members of both parties, the lion's share goes to the GOP. Of the top 85 members of Congress with the most career NRA contributions, 82 are Republicans, according to a database from the Center for Responsive Politics.
Total contributions to candidates exceeded $834,000 in the 2016 campaign cycle, not counting the contributions made to political parties, committees, and other groups.
But over lawmakers' careers, the NRA has spent millions supporting some candidates and opposing others.
Here are the members of Congress with the most NRA donations:
John McCain
Richard Burr
Roy Blunt
Thom Tillis
Cory Gardner
Marco Rubio
Joni Ernst
Rob Portman
Todd Young
Bill Cassidy
David Perdue
Tom Cotton
Pat Roberts
Pat Toomey
Ron Johnson
Mitch McConnell
French Hill
Kenneth Buck
David Young
John Thune
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