Who We Are
MISSION
Brady PAC is dedicated to a singular goal: creating a safer America by supporting and investing in candidates who are committed to enacting, improving, and defending Gun Violence Prevention (GVP) policies across the country.
About
Formed leading up to the 2018 midterm elections, Brady PAC was created to serve as a counterweight to “dark money” Super PACs created by the gun industry lobby. It upholds the policy ideals that have been championed by its sister organization, Brady — one of the nation’s oldest gun violence prevention grassroots advocacy organizations. Brady PAC supports candidates running for local, state, and federal office who support universal background checks, reenacting the assault weapons ban, extreme risk protection orders, and instituting other common-sense gun violence prevention legislation that will make our homes, schools, and communities safer.
Ashley Lantz, Executive Director
Ashley Lantz is the executive director of Brady PAC, the electoral arm of Brady: United Against Gun Violence. Lantz has run independent expenditures and campaigns supporting gun safety champions across the country from state houses to the White House. Under Lantz’s leadership, Brady PAC has endorsed, supported, and elevated hundreds of candidates and lawmakers that are doing the hard work of keeping our communities safe from gun violence.
Prior to joining Brady PAC, Lantz was at the center of policy and politics on Capitol Hill, the campaign trail, and issue advocacy. She served as chief of staff for Congressman Josh Gottheimer on Capitol Hill before helping re-elect Congressman Chris Pappas of New Hampshire in one of the most highly contested House races in the country. She also served in senior staff roles for Rep. Alan Mollohan and Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV from her native West Virginia.
Her experience also spans the advocacy space. Ashley lobbied the federal government on taxation, transportation, education, and child welfare issues, delivering policy and regulatory outcomes for nonprofits and trade associations. She earned a master’s degree from West Virginia University’s School of Media and currently resides in Washington, D.C.
Board Members
Alan Bennett
Governance Committee Chair
Jeanne Connelly
Treasurer
Kath Tsakalakis
Kris Brown
Founder | President, Brady United Against Gun Violence
LuAnn Bennett
Steven Rothstein
Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets
The Honorable James Moran
Former U.S. Representative (VA-08)
The Honorable William Lacy Clay, Jr.
Former U.S. Representative (MO-1) and Senior Policy Advisor, Pillsbury
Tom Grumbly
Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy
National Advisory Council
Abbey Clements
Survivor of gun violence | Executive Director & Co-Founder, Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence
Alexis Confer
Political Strategist and Gun Violence Prevention Advocate | Inaugural Executive Director, March for Our Lives
Crystal Cooper
Strategic communications professional | Inaugural March for Our Lives Communications Director
Dave Mitrani
Partner, Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock
Fred Guttenberg
Survivor of gun violence | Father of Jaime Guttenberg | Co-Founder, Orange Ribbons for Jaime
Kenny Sandoval
Latino Activist/Senior Advisor, America's Voice
Patricia Oliver
Survivor of gun violence | Mother of Joaquin Oliver | Co-Founder, Change the Ref
Rachel Gonzalez
Gen Z Activist | National Organizing Manager, Brady Campaign
Sam Schwartz
Cousin of Parkland victim Alex Schachter and Gen Z Activist
Stephanie Ervin
PAC Director, Alliance for Gun Responsibility | Founding Partner and Consultant, North Star Strategies
T. Christian Heyne
Survivor of gun violence | Vice President of Policy and Programs, Brady Campaign
A Winning Strategy
That Makes an Impact
Brady PAC takes a comprehensive approach, making strategic investments across all levels of government, up and down the ballot, to create a multiplier effect for positive change. We do not shy away from tough races — aggressively targeting gun industry favorites when warranted.
In the 2022 cycle, Brady PAC raised $3.3 million to support and endorse 224 federal and state candidates, helping elect gun violence survivors and Black, Brown, AAPI, LGBTQ+, and female candidates to office.
Where We Are Going in 2024
In the short years since Brady PAC’s formation, support for our issue continues to swell.
The electoral landscape has never been more important in the fight to end gun violence. Americans are demanding change at the ballot box, and they want it NOW.
Brady PAC harnesses the power of grassroots supporters to fight for new leadership and push back against the gun lobby’s stranglehold on American politics.
Brady PAC focus in 2024 on reestablishing a House GVP Majority by defeating at least 10 of the NRA’s biggest puppets. We will defend our Senate gun safety leaders, and protecting a GVP White House that has taken more federal action date to end America’s gun violence epidemic than any other Administration in recent history.
