Brady Campaign Endorses Josh Gottheimer

Press Release

With less than 50 days until the 2018 midterm elections, voters are preparing to take to the polls in support of candidates committed to reducing gun violence in our country. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence announced its latest round of endorsements, including, together with the organization's Florida Executive Committee, gun violence prevention champions Andrew Gillum and Chris King for governor and lieutenant governor of Florida.

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Additionally, the Brady Campaign endorsed the following nine candidates for Congress: Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Rep. David Price (NC-04), Ammar Campa-Najjar (CA-50), Veronica Escobar (TX-16) Steven Horsford(NV-04), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Donna Shalala (FL-27), and Susan Wild (PA-07).

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Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) has sought bipartisan solutions to gun violence while in office, including investing in studying gun violence, banning bump stocks, and improving the background check system. He will continue his efforts as a true gun safety champion on behalf of the people of New Jersey.

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"As we move closer and closer to Election Day, the energy and momentum are on the side of those who want to see a country safe from gun violence," stated Kris Brown, co-president of the Brady Campaign. "These are all fantastic candidates who join an already impressive group of diverse gun safety champions. We look forward to supporting them to victory in November."

This election cycle, the Brady Campaign is focused on working with and supporting candidates throughout the country who are committed to preventing gun violence. A heavy focus is on whether candidates support Brady's three-point plan, including expanding Brady background checks, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and passing extreme risk laws.

A resurgent Brady PAC is supporting candidates who commit to making gun violence prevention a top priority and is working to replace candidates who refuse to prioritize the safety of the American public. Brady is doing so through the candidate endorsement process and holding candidates accountable to their questionnaire answers. Brady PAC will target races across the country in support of such candidates, especially in those races targeting candidates who put gun industry profits before the safety of their constituents.

Brady is also focusing heavily on voter registration, particularly of young voters through its student initiative, Team ENOUGH. In addition to its Congressional report cards released this summer on gun safety issues, the student-led group will be holding voter registration events throughout the summer and will work to educate and mobilize high school and university students from now until November. The group is also inviting students across the country to form their own Team ENOUGH groups and host nonpartisan candidate forums.

Last November's elections in Virginia and New Jersey, where multiple Brady-backed candidates won on a clear platform of gun safety, demonstrated that voters are engaging on the issue and are rejecting those supported by the NRA. And with recent pollingshowing that half of Americans want gun safety to be Congress's top priority, it's clear that this issue will be a leading one throughout the 2018 campaign.

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