I saw this post making its rounds on FB and since lots of you don't like the book of faces if figured I would share. NRA is self explanatory and Hunters Heritage Council lobbies on sportsmen issues. Im always curious about endorsements so if you have an interesting endorsement list post the link in this thread.
https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/washington/Hunters Heritage Council Pre-Primary Endorsements
The Hunters Heritage Council is NOT a Republican organization, we support members of both parties. Our highest honor, the Hunters Heritage Council Hall of Fame, we have inducted 16 people, ten elected officials and six hunting activist superheroes. Of those ten elected officials, five were Democrats and five were Republicans, and even 50%-50% mix. Every year when we select our “Legislator of the Year” award, we make sure that we have representation from all four caucuses, House and Senate Democratic Caucuses and the House and Senate Republican Caucuses.
It should be noted that the Hunters Heritage Council is not a gun-rights organization. We are a hunting-rights organizations. We lobby and electioneer for hunting issues. That doesn’t mean we don’t think that the Second Amendment isn’t important, but there are plenty of outstanding gun-rights groups like the NRA, the Citizens Committee to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA), Gun Owners Action League - Washington (GOAL), and Gun Owners of America (GOA) just to name a few. It is their job the advocate for Second Amendment candidates. In fact, in Olympia, the Hunters Heritage Council has an agreement with the gun groups, on hunting issues the Hunters Heritage Council takes the lead on those issues, and on the Second Amendment issues we follow the gun groups lead. This keeps unity in the ranks and builds legislative victories.
The following list was approved by the Board of Directors of the Hunters Heritage Council. Some are Hall of Fame members like Brian Blake, Dean Takko, Joel Kretz, and Mark Schoesler. Others are Legislator of the Year recipients like Lynda Wilson, Jacquelin Maycumber, JT Wilcox, Jim Walsh, and Larry Hoff. We have many first-time endorsements on the list too. It is critical that every hunter get out and vote this primary.
One candidate I want to highlight is Connie Beauvais. She is running against Senator Kevin Van De Wege in the 24th Legislative District. This race is of the utmost importance. Connie is an outstanding candidate and she is running a great race against a tough opponent. Senator Van De Wege is the most anti-hunting senator in the state senate and he chairs the Senate Natural Resources Committee. If we could beat him this election cycle, it would be a major win for us. The commercial fleets are supporting Connie, so are the charter boat operators, and there are a coalition of other groups too. The Hunters Heritage Council PAC has already contributed the pre-primary maximum of $1,000 to her campaign. Her website is
https://connieforsenate.com/.
