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Alabama

Alabama

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Pennsylvania

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Nevada

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None

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North Carolina

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South Dakota

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None

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Georgia

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Minnesota

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None

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None

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None

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Louisiana

Members

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Lobbyists

  • State Treasurer John Schroder
  • David Boneno, General Counsel at the Louisiana Bankers Association
  • Joe Gendron, Director of Government Relations at the Louisiana Bankers Association
  • Mike Moncla, President of the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association
  • Larry Murray, Capitol Group

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Kansas

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New Hampshire

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Nebraska

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Lobbyists

  • Bette Grande, Director of the ProFamily Legislative Network and a State Government Relations Manager at the Heartland Institute
    • Proponent of LB 730
    • Proponent LB 743
  • Katherine Marks, Nebraska Beef Producer
    • Proponent of LB 730
  • Nephi Cole, Director of Government Relations and State Affairs at the National Shooting Sports Foundation
    • Proponent of LB 730
    • Proponent LB 743
  • Mark Whitehead, Whitehead Oil Company
  • Bruce Rieker, Nebraska Farm Bureau and Nebraska Corn Growers Association, Soybean Association, and Dairy Producers Association
    • Proponent of LB 730
  • Beau Woysten, Heritage Action for America
    • Proponent LB 743
  • Geoffrey Friesen, Professor at University of Nebraska at Lincoln
    • Proponent LB 743

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Wyoming

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Montana

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Colorado

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Utah

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Lobbyists

  • Carolyn Phippen, Executive Director of Freedom Front of Utah
  • Gayle Ruzicka, President of the Utah Eagle Forum
  • Frank Pignanelli, representing the Utah Bankers Association and Utah Association of Financial Services
  • Greg Duerden, State Chair of the Independent American Party
  • Maryann Christiensen, Vice President of Operations of the Utah Eagle Forum
  • Nephi Cole, Director of Government Relations and State Affairs at the National Shooting Sports Foundation
  • Norma Wills, Utah League of Women Voters
  • Brian Somers, President of the Utah Mining Association

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Arizona

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Florida

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None

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Mississippi

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Virginia

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Iowa

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None

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Indiana

Members

Operatives

  • Former Indiana Treasurer Kelly Mitchell
  • Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) 

Lobbyists

  • Jeff Cummins, Associate Director of Policy Engagement at the Indiana Farm Bureau
  • Eric Bledsoe, Foundation for Government Accountability/ Opportunity Solutions Project
  • Brent Billslan, CEO and President of Hallador Energy
  • Christopher Lee, Director of Government Relations at the National Shooting Sports Foundation
  • Todd Foster, President of FosTecH
  • Brooke Burtnett, representing Pioneer Oil & Indiana Oil & Gas Association
  • Jerry Wehner, President of the Indiana State Rifle and Pistol Association
  • Guy Relford, lawyer and WIBC radio host
  • Paul Watkins, testifying on behalf of Heritage Action for America, founder of Fusion Law
  • Jason Isaac, Director at Life:Powered at the Texas Public Policy Foundation
  • Matt Bell, CEO of Reliable Energy  (the state’s coal trade association)
  • Mark Shublak, representing CountryMark, and Partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister
    • Proponent of HB 1224 (2022) (video from 1/25/22)
  • James Taylor, President of the Heartland Institute
    • Proponent of HB 1224 (2022) (video from 1/25/22)
  • Brandi Stennett, President of the Indiana Oil and Gas Association
    • Proponent of HB 1224 (2022) (video from 1/25/22)
  • Mike Nasi, representing Reliable Energy, Partner with Jackson Walker
    • Proponent of HB 1224 (2022) (video from 1/25/22)
  • Brian Cantrell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alliance Resource Partners
    • Proponent of HB 1224 (2022) (video from 1/25/22)
  • Oliver Barry, representing Hoosiers for Reliable Energy, and Board of Public Affairs
    • Proponent of HB 1224 (2022) (video from 1/25/22)
  • Mark Foster, Owner of Fostech (firearms manufacturer)
    • Proponent of HB 1008 (2023) (video from 4/5/2023)
  • Charlie Hiltunen, President of the Indiana State Rifle Pistol Association
    • Proponent of HB 1008 (2023) (video from 4/5/2023)

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North Dakota

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Arkansas

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Ohio

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Lobbyists

  • Jeff Dillon, Ohio Legislative Director of Americans for Prosperity
  • Justin Bis, Executive Director of the Ohio Republican Party, on behalf of the Ohio Coal Association
  • Richard Ross, on behalf of Public Employees Retirees, Inc.
  • Lezlie Garcia, on behalf of Public Employees Retirees, Inc.
  • Stephanie Kromer, Director of Legislative & Regulatory Affairs at the Ohio Oil & Gas Association
  • Gary Monto, President of Police and Fire Retirees of Ohio

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South Carolina

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None

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Missouri

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None

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Idaho

Members

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Lobbyists

  • Braden Jesen, Representative from the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
  • Dave Taylor, Idaho State Rifle and Pistol Association (NRA Affiliate)
  • Aoibheann Cline, Northwest Regional Director of the National Rifle Association
    • Proponent of HB 190 (2023) [see video from Senate State Affairs Committee Hearing 3/21/2023]

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Tennessee

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Oklahoma

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Kentucky

Members

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Lobbyists

  • Brian Cantrell,  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alliance Resource Partners
  • Bette Grande, State Government Relations Manager at the Heartland Institute
  • Tucker Davis, President of the Kentucky Coal Association

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West Virginia

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Texas

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Alaska

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  • Governor Mike Dunleavy (R)
  • Former Commissioner of Revenue Lucinda Mahoney

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