National gun violence prevention PAC announces its endorsement of a slate of U.S. House and Senate challengers who represent the path to restore a gun violence prevention majority in Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 6, 2026 — Today, Brady PAC, the political arm of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence (“Brady”), announced its endorsement of a slate of U.S. House and Senate challengers who represent the path to restore a gun violence prevention majority in Congress. These candidates –Shannon Taylor (VA-1), JoAnna Mendoza (AZ-6), Representative Elaine Luria (VA-2), Janelle Stelson (PA-10), Rebecca Cooke (WI-03), and Dr. Annie Andrews, MD (SC-Senate) are critical majority makers in the fight to stop the administration’s gun agenda that is putting millions of Americans lives at risk.
As the current administration moves to expand access to firearms, including weakening federal oversight, rearming domestic abusers, and increasing the flow of guns into everyday spaces, Brady PAC is doubling down on candidates who will stand up for public safety, gun industry accountability, and evidence-based prevention policies and programs to save lives.
“Right now, we are witnessing a deadly experiment in what happens when those in power prioritize the gun lobby over the safety of the American people. The answer is not more guns. The answer is leaders who have the courage to act. Shannon Taylor, JoAnna Mendoza, Elaine Luria, Janelle Stelson, Rebecca Cooke, and Dr. Annie Andrews are exactly those leaders, and they are the difference between the current chaos of this administration and a safer America,” said Kris Brown, President of Brady PAC.
“The American people are tired of the false choice between freedom and safety. We can have both and we must free America from gun violence. In 2026, we have the opportunity to deliver what the American people overwhelmingly support: universal background checks, secure firearm storage, enforcement of existing laws to prevent illegal gun trafficking, and investments in community violence intervention programs. These six races are critical to electing a Congressional majority that is truly working to combat gun crime,” Brown continued.
Brady PAC will mobilize grassroots supporters and resources this cycle in support of candidates who will advance common-sense gun violence prevention policies, strengthen public safety, and stand up to the gun lobby’s deadly agenda.
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Founded thanks to the leadership of Republicans Jim and Sarah Brady, Brady PAC elects
gun violence prevention leaders up and down the ballot who will enact life-saving policies and
hold the gun industry accountable. It upholds the ideals championed by its partner Brady,
the nation’s oldest gun violence prevention organization.
