Eleven lawmakers have used campaign funds to pay NRA dues: report

[mystery-ak]

Eleven lawmakers have used campaign funds to pay NRA dues: report
By Brandon Carter - 02/16/18 11:44 AM EST

Eleven sitting lawmakers have used campaign funds to pay membership dues to the National Rifle Association (NRA).

McClatchy reports two current senators and nine current House members have used campaign funds to pay dues to the NRA and associated entities since 2004. The amounts range from $25 to $1,500, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) data.

Campaigns for Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) have both spent at least $1,000 on NRA dues. Gohmert’s campaign paid the organization $1,500 in 2016, while Blunt’s campaign spent $1,000 on dues in 2010.

A spokesman for Blunt told McClatchy that the senator was a lifetime member of the NRA, but didn’t say if the 2010 payment was related to his membership.

One Democratic lawmaker, Rep. Gene Green (Texas) has also used campaign funds on NRA dues, paying the group $300 in 2011.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/374214-eleven-lawmakers-have-used-campaign-funds-to-pay-nra-dues-report

[driftdiver]

So?  is this illegal?

[LauraTXNM]

So?  is this illegal?

Not if they're only NRA members because they're in office ;).  According to the article, the "irrespective test" pays for memberships in job-related organizations (?).

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

If this is legal, the only beef I have with it is they didn't send the money to real 2nd Amendment groups like GOA, JPOFA, and RKBA instead of the NRA.