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192. That particular list does include both Senators and Reps, but if you extend it to the top 25,
Tue Feb 20, 2018, 10:44 PM
Feb 2018

Sanders wouldn't be on it.

Sanders is #24 in the list of the top Senate recipients. If you include members of the House, there are 68 Representatives that received more than Sanders.

From https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=Q13&cycle=2016&recipdetail=S&mem=Y

All Senators
Candidate Amount

1. Cruz, Ted (R-TX) $362,103
2. Rubio, Marco (R-FL) $176,030
3. Johnson, Ron (R-WI) $165,498
4. Paul, Rand (R-KY) $143,690
5. Toomey, Pat (R-PA) $79,908
6. Portman, Rob (R-OH) $64,877
7. Ayotte, Kelly (R-NH) $64,796
8. Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) $52,380
9. Blunt, Roy (R-MO) $49,430
10. Burr, Richard (R-NC) $47,300
11. Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) $41,050
12. McCain, John (R-AZ) $38,260
13. Thune, John (R-SD) $32,460
14. Hoeven, John (R-ND) $26,900
15. Shelby, Richard C (R-AL) $21,150
16. Moran, Jerry (R-KS) $20,350
17. Lankford, James (R-OK) $18,950
18. Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) $18,950
19. Lee, Mike (R-UT) $18,625
20. Crapo, Mike (R-ID) $17,850
21. Cornyn, John (R-TX) $16,200
22. Boozman, John (R-AR) $15,785
23. Scott, Tim (R-SC) $15,500
24. Sanders, Bernie (D) $11,129
...


From https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary.php?ind=Q13&cycle=2016&recipdetail=H&mem=Y
All Members of the House
Candidate Amount

1. Ryan, Paul (R-WI) $171,977
2. Zinke, Ryan K (R-MT) $79,068
3. McSally, Martha (R-AZ) $77,063
4. Young, Todd (R-IN) $73,785
5. Heck, Joe (R-NV) $69,020
6. Love, Mia (R-UT) $61,900
7. McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) $42,000
8. Hurd, Will (R-TX) $35,850
9. Yoder, Kevin (R-KS) $34,050
10. Poliquin, Bruce (R-ME) $32,400
11. Coffman, Mike (R-CO) $30,843
12. Calvert, Ken (R-CA) $30,466
13. Comstock, Barbara (R-VA) $30,407
14. Royce, Ed (R-CA) $27,100
15. Boehner, John (R-OH) $27,025
16. Tipton, Scott (R-CO) $25,550
17. Scalise, Steve (R-LA) $24,550
18. Pearce, Steve (R-NM) $23,219
19. Zeldin, Lee (R-NY) $21,480
20. Joyce, David P (R-OH) $21,400
21. Guinta, Frank (R-NH) $20,200
22. Duffy, Sean P (R-WI) $20,180
23. Goodlatte, Bob (R-VA) $20,000
24. McClintock, Tom (R-CA) $19,650
25. King, Steven A (R-IA) $19,405
26. DeSantis, Ron (R-FL) $19,219
26. Messer, Luke (R-IN) $18,600
27. Katko, John (R-NY) $17,900
28. Paulsen, Erik (R-MN) $17,900
29. Young, David (R-IA) $17,250
30. Valadao, David (R-CA) $17,200
31. Amodei, Mark (R-NV) $17,000
32. Smith, Adrian (R-NE) $16,700
33. Hardy, Cresent (R-NV) $16,650
34. Conaway, Mike (R-TX) $16,550
35. Shuster, Bill (R-PA) $16,450
36. Desjarlais, Scott (R-TN) $16,050
37. Walberg, Tim (R-MI) $15,675
38. Hartzler, Vicky (R-MO) $15,600
39. Graves, Tom (R-GA) $15,400
40. Blum, Rod (R-IA) $14,794
41. Issa, Darrell (R-CA) $14,545
42. Bishop, Rob (R-UT) $14,500
43. Chaffetz, Jason (R-UT) $14,500
44. Latta, Robert E (R-OH) $14,500
45. Buck, Kenneth R (R-CO) $14,444
46. Black, Diane (R-TN) $14,375
47. Scott, Austin (R-GA) $14,301
48. Tiberi, Pat (R-OH) $14,300
49. Olson, Pete (R-TX) $14,250
50. Culberson, John (R-TX) $14,200
51. Garrett, Scott (R-NJ) $13,850
52. Stefanik, Elise (R-NY) $13,736
53. Hudson, Richard (R-NC) $13,500
54. Long, Billy (R-MO) $13,400
55. Mullin, Markwayne (R-OK) $13,150
56. Denham, Jeff (R-CA) $12,800
57. McHenry, Patrick (R-NC) $12,700
58. Harris, Andy (R-MD) $12,422
59. Walters, Mimi (R-CA) $12,250
60. Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) $12,099
61. Aderholt, Robert B (R-AL) $12,000
62. Peterson, Collin (D-MN) $12,000
63. Farenthold, Blake (R-TX) $11,800
64. Reed, Tom (R-NY) $11,800
65. Marino, Tom (R-PA) $11,775
66. Barton, Joe (R-TX) $11,200
67. Fleischmann, Chuck (R-TN) $11,200
68. Kelly, Mike (R-PA) $11,150
...

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And NRA got money from Russia, dont forget that. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #1
So by extension he was a russian plant? When he endorsed hillary, did that make her a russian plant? Tiggeroshii Feb 2018 #6
No, it means he took a lot of money from the NRA. dawg day Feb 2018 #44
Bernie Sanders took NO NRA money in 2016, per opensecrets.org. Bluepinky Feb 2018 #55
You are correct. The article seems to be WRONG. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #71
According to Open Secrets, BS took $11,129 from gun rights lobbyists in 2016. lapucelle Feb 2018 #141
And per your link, Hillary took over 26,000 dollars from the same sources. Bluepinky Feb 2018 #145
Yes I know. HRC received over $1M from gun guntrol groups as well. lapucelle Feb 2018 #147
You are right. There seems to be too much money given by too many groups trying to buy votes. Bluepinky Feb 2018 #148
That's why we need to be aware of who casts the pro-gun votes in Congress. lapucelle Feb 2018 #150
Yes, the gun votes will remain while the empty attempts R B Garr Feb 2018 #173
As per the Congressional Record, lapucelle Feb 2018 #149
This message was self-deleted by its author Tiggeroshii Feb 2018 #56
Whoa! Hands off, a certain senator from a small state can't be criticized here. brush Feb 2018 #30
I want to see tax returns also...yep. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #32
Same here Gothmog Feb 2018 #35
So do I lunamagica Feb 2018 #86
Why can't we see them? What is the explanation given? nt jrthin Feb 2018 #101
Good questions. I too want to see tax returns. calimary Feb 2018 #127
Aint that the truth brush......... Old Vet Feb 2018 #52
Please don't 4nic8em Feb 2018 #161
New York is actually pretty big state. brush Feb 2018 #170
yep and he shamelessly voted against russia sanctions. will never forget this career defining vote AlexSFCA Feb 2018 #80
That was a disappointment. It revealed much to me... NurseJackie Feb 2018 #91
K&R Gothmog Feb 2018 #2
Not surprised at all. nt LexVegas Feb 2018 #3
self delete leftstreet Feb 2018 #4
But did Sanders get an A+++ rating by the NRA? mwooldri Feb 2018 #5
No. he gets a D-. Several Democrats get As though n/t leftstreet Feb 2018 #10
His highest ranking (from 1992 to present) Ms. Toad Feb 2018 #12
Why did take more than $11K from the NRA at the same time pnwmom Feb 2018 #13
Transparency is apparently a one-way street. R B Garr Feb 2018 #19
Don't know the answer to that. Ms. Toad Feb 2018 #21
I was surprised, too. He made such a point of not accepting PAC money, and then he turns pnwmom Feb 2018 #22
NRA or some other gun rights group unc70 Feb 2018 #37
Why haven't you corrected that it wasn't NRA money? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #67
Because bashing is more important than being accurate or truthful melman Feb 2018 #84
Well, it was from the gun lobby. Clinton got more than twice that: $26,713. Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #74
HRC recieved over $1,000,000 from gun control advocates in 2016, lapucelle Feb 2018 #143
And double the amount of Sanders' from gun lobbyists. The OP's post was false. Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #179
What's really relevant is how our elected representatives vote on gun issues. lapucelle Feb 2018 #181
MarketWatch is wrong? lapucelle Feb 2018 #183
Yes, Marketwatch gives the wrong impression... Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #187
Eight of the people on the MarketWatch list serve in the House lapucelle Feb 2018 #191
That particular list does include both Senators and Reps, but if you extend it to the top 25, sl8 Feb 2018 #192
It's stunning that BS got more special interest gun money than Senators lapucelle Feb 2018 #193
Because bashing is more important than being accurate or truthful ehrnst Feb 2018 #188
that 11K was the total going back to 1990, cumulative, also if you count the House Exotica Feb 2018 #137
Here are the numbers for the 2016 cycle only. lapucelle Feb 2018 #144
that is just a link to an article, i will show you exactly what I mean from their database Exotica Feb 2018 #153
"Do the maths"? lapucelle Feb 2018 #165
what? Exotica Feb 2018 #167
Ive already answered your question. lapucelle Feb 2018 #169
ok, thanks Exotica Feb 2018 #171
This should be a separate post to counter the misleading information here. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #177
I seem to recall him blasting Hillary for taking Wall Street money but when she EffieBlack Feb 2018 #108
Facts matter Tom Rinaldo Feb 2018 #168
Lol, Love these obvious diversions into speaking fees R B Garr Feb 2018 #172
"blasting Hillary for taking Wall Street money" Tom Rinaldo Feb 2018 #178
Hillary called them "artful smears" and I agree with her. Mueller's indictments R B Garr Feb 2018 #180
This whole thread is premised on "artful smears" of Sanders Tom Rinaldo Feb 2018 #185
Trump copied his attacks on her. That says it all. R B Garr Feb 2018 #186
Examining a voting record on guns of 25 years standing is not a smear. lapucelle Feb 2018 #195
A politician's voting record speaks for itself, whether or not there is money involved. lapucelle Feb 2018 #194
As I said in response to another poster Ms. Toad Feb 2018 #184
Those D's weren't running for President on a no-PAC campaign. nt pnwmom Feb 2018 #14
I hope he spent his $11k wisely leftstreet Feb 2018 #17
He didn't get a good grade, but he passed. lapucelle Feb 2018 #142
Really? In 2016? MineralMan Feb 2018 #7
Voted no on russian sanctions Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author AlexSFCA Feb 2018 #81
He has "evolved". NCTraveler Feb 2018 #8
But Gillibrand did not. Blue_true Feb 2018 #15
Solid. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #18
Was 'evolution'? LanternWaste Feb 2018 #45
Yes. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #48
In other candidates it's called "pivoting" ehrnst Feb 2018 #189
Thanks for the reminder. This was out there when there was question about his . . . . . Stinky The Clown Feb 2018 #11
This clinched it - Im voting for Hillary in the primary hueymahl Feb 2018 #16
Yeah...nothing in the news about guns recently. LexVegas Feb 2018 #20
Just another hit job hueymahl Feb 2018 #23
Yeah, nothin' wrong with taking a little NRA money. LexVegas Feb 2018 #24
whether you are pro Bernie or anti Bernie, you must admit it is incredibly stupid for him Exotica Feb 2018 #26
See Post 38 - if right, Hillary took twice as much hueymahl Feb 2018 #102
Shame on her too then (btw, I am not a Bernie basher) Exotica Feb 2018 #105
I also went and looked at Senators all the way back to 1990 Exotica Feb 2018 #113
Thanks - good info hueymahl Feb 2018 #118
So Sanders picked up 11k from "the gun lobby" in 26 years. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2018 #128
If you count all of Congress, going back to 1990, he isn't even in the top 700 Exotica Feb 2018 #138
Details, details!! Let's bash the country's most popular politician some more!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2018 #151
I am not bashing him, I am defending him against this (IMHO) false attack (numbers wise) Exotica Feb 2018 #155
Yes I know Ex, I wasn't referring to you at all... sorry for the confusion. InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2018 #158
Any politician's record on guns is an important detail. lapucelle Feb 2018 #164
++++great reminder about the 2016 Democratic Party R B Garr Feb 2018 #175
No more and no less than "any excuse to defend tin gods" LanternWaste Feb 2018 #47
Still voting Bernie in primaries - remember her emails unc70 Feb 2018 #25
Still voting for Hillary! Its not only men who lost R B Garr Feb 2018 #28
You seem to miss sarcasm unc70 Feb 2018 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author R B Garr Feb 2018 #33
New developments lead to discussion. sarah FAILIN Feb 2018 #36
Bernie has been taking steps to run again, so this is about 2020. pnwmom Feb 2018 #40
Except for Bernie! NastyRiffraff Feb 2018 #50
Bernie needs to release his tax returns before any 2020 run announcement. oasis Feb 2018 #90
Amen. Way past time to produce those taxes. nt R B Garr Feb 2018 #104
This has nothing to do with Primaries. It's about who takes donations from the NRA. Lil Missy Feb 2018 #106
Open secrets shows no NRA donations to Sanders in 2016 cycle unc70 Feb 2018 #109
You are mistaken. His record has been off limits. It is R B Garr Feb 2018 #116
You need to read the other posts in this thread unc70 Feb 2018 #117
It is not about the primaries. nt R B Garr Feb 2018 #124
at least the W$ $ they all hollered about, didnt kill anyone. samnsara Feb 2018 #27
Follow the money. nycbos Feb 2018 #29
Bernie has a D rating with the NRA Motley13 Feb 2018 #34
A D is still a passing grade. Nothing but an F is acceptable lunamagica Feb 2018 #89
2016 Presidental candidate recipients: sl8 Feb 2018 #38
So, according to this link... 4nic8em Feb 2018 #43
Yes. Other posts in this thread have been discussing this. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #107
There's sure a big jump from the "biggies" like Trump down to the rest. dawg day Feb 2018 #46
ty Go Vols Feb 2018 #57
Well, that just took the air out of this thread. egduj Feb 2018 #63
Wow! Hillary took more than twice as much as Bernie? jalan48 Feb 2018 #68
What Was Bernies Position on Guns and Product Liability Suits? TomCADem Feb 2018 #39
I don't think it was the NRA, but some other gun rights group. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #41
Not NRA. Could be National Shooting Sports Foundation and/or Safari Club Int'l thesquanderer Feb 2018 #163
Wow. Interesting. NurseJackie Feb 2018 #42
I think the post is inaccurate JDC Feb 2018 #49
The chart from the Center for Responsive Politics lists members of the House AND the Senate. pnwmom Feb 2018 #54
Ok. But Cuellar took 12k and he is a Dem. JDC Feb 2018 #59
Peter Collins D-MN also took 12k p/ The Center JDC Feb 2018 #60
The article is wrong. It says Sanders is in the "top 25." He's not. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #72
Your post says he's in "top 25 of Congressional Recipients from the NRA." That's false. Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #75
The NYPost article you cite was from 2016, why are you posting now? Bluepinky Feb 2018 #51
Because of the shooting in Florida, and the Russian connections, the NRA is a current issue. pnwmom Feb 2018 #53
So did Hillary take more? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #65
Yes. More than double the amount: $26,713. Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #77
But it wasn't NRA money, was it? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #66
The $11K didn't come from the NRA. SixString Feb 2018 #76
The Marketwatch article you quote is wrong. You need to fix that in some way or delete it. Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #73
"Vermont, has a strong hunting tradition. He accepted $11,129 in cash." left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #58
You will never give up fighting the 2016 primaries. former9thward Feb 2018 #61
I think they are going for the record. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2018 #69
You would think they would be more angry at Obama as he was 10 times Quixote1818 Feb 2018 #79
Nice article. Shame it's probably written by the Russians. Decoy of Fenris Feb 2018 #62
Deceptive. egduj Feb 2018 #64
Of course melman Feb 2018 #83
Article also states that Chris Van Hollen took over $104,000. Is there a big rush to bullwinkle428 Feb 2018 #70
Opensecrets.org disagrees. CentralMass Feb 2018 #78
That's pretty funny. They want us to think that spending AGAINST Hillary Clinton in the primary pnwmom Feb 2018 #82
I think that they were pretty clear that the NRA was spending money to beat Hillary CentralMass Feb 2018 #98
What a bunch of doublespeak hueymahl Feb 2018 #103
Bernie left the Democratic party after he lost the primary. If he had stayed in the party, pnwmom Feb 2018 #110
I want some of what you are smoking hueymahl Feb 2018 #119
This message was self-deleted by its author ChubbyStar Feb 2018 #125
Spending FOR Trump does not equate to spending FOR Sanders... thesquanderer Feb 2018 #160
Whoa, when someone posted here this would be a bad week for Sanders lunamagica Feb 2018 #85
Post removed Post removed Feb 2018 #92
Or.. X_Digger Feb 2018 #93
First old footage. Then old questionable polls lunamagica Feb 2018 #95
Sander and his campaign received no money from the NRA. CentralMass Feb 2018 #99
By law no candidate receives money from the NRA. But, many organizations set up.... George II Feb 2018 #197
This is false melman Feb 2018 #87
This is why many of the Bernie Bros were Russian bots. sarcasmo Feb 2018 #88
Post removed Post removed Feb 2018 #94
That is really fucking low melman Feb 2018 #96
Taking money from the NRA is low samir.g Feb 2018 #97
I agree. nt jrthin Feb 2018 #100
So you post something untrue and refuse to change it when corrected melman Feb 2018 #111
Why did you fabricate that Bernie received money from the NRA? aikoaiko Feb 2018 #112
Apparently you didn't bother to read the article: pnwmom Feb 2018 #114
Apparently you didn't notice that they said gun rights groups, not the NRA aikoaiko Feb 2018 #140
He shouldn't take any money from any gun rights group...No Democrat should. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #152
Some groups are more moderate and support gun control even though they consider.... aikoaiko Feb 2018 #162
Post removed Post removed Feb 2018 #115
From the article: pnwmom Feb 2018 #120
The article is false and misleading and has been shown to be so CrawlingChaos Feb 2018 #121
Did you know the Russian troll factories target sites like DU with propaganda hit-pieces? Decoy of Fenris Feb 2018 #123
The article is correct. Politifact has noted the NRA has NOT regarded Sanders "as an anti-gunner" Julian Englis Feb 2018 #132
Crawling, I didn't see that THIS part was false. I read Hortensis Feb 2018 #176
The Center for Responsive Politics and Open Secrets don't have conflicting information melman Feb 2018 #122
That happens to this poster with their Bernie obsession all the time. phleshdef Feb 2018 #129
Interesting. Not saying it is good, or excusing hypocrisy, but... PatrickforO Feb 2018 #126
If one identifies with white male history he may be a good guy. nt fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #131
I would say one thing Sen. Sanders did vote in 2005 to give gun manufacturer immunity Some Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #154
But I'm sure that Bernie's motives for that vote were very, very ehrnst Feb 2018 #190
I want every Dem who voted for that bill and Sen. Sanders to support Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #196
Is this Russian bots trying to stir up more slop. vsrazdem Feb 2018 #130
Is English your second language? fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #133
:) sheshe2 Feb 2018 #134
Hey sheshe! fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #135
Hey, flea. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #136
No, as a matter of fact my ancesters have been here since the 1600s vsrazdem Feb 2018 #139
That's cool. My ancestors were there to greet them. nt fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #182
What you claim is just not true. DLevine Feb 2018 #146
Hillary was supported by the Brady foundation...she took money form anti-gun organizations. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #156
What you say is true. What the OP claimed is not true. nt DLevine Feb 2018 #166
I'm not going to hit the Alert Abuse button, but... thesquanderer Feb 2018 #157
BS is not as righteous as the BoBs want him to be liberal N proud Feb 2018 #159
I knew this when I voted for Sanders Devil Child Feb 2018 #174
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