The 2026 NRA Board of Directors election results are official, and we couldn’t be prouder: two Guns Save Life members are heading back to serve on the NRA Board!
Dick Fairburn, who has contributed a near-monthly column to GunNews magazine, won a full three-year term. Dick is a retired law enforcement professional from Canton, Illinois, with decades of real-world experience in firearms training and Second Amendment advocacy.
Todd Vandermyde, a decades-long friend of Guns Save Life and a tireless Illinois lobbyist who’s fought for our rights at the statehouse for 30 years, won a one-year term. Todd was nominated by petition and brings unmatched street-level experience fighting for gun owners in one of the toughest states in the country. He also brings a brilliant mind on litigation strategy to the table as well.
Congratulations to both Dick and Todd! Your election is a clear victory for the NRA 2.0 reform movement’s goals that Guns Save Life has proudly supported.
Both men ran as staunch reformers committed to the NRA 2.0 vision: cleaning house, restoring transparency, and refocusing the organization on its core mission — defending the Second Amendment, training law-abiding gun owners, supporting shooting sports, and protecting our rights without the self-dealing and waste of the past.
Meanwhile, Wayne LaPierre’s old cronies and the “old guard” who enabled years of corruption fared poorly. That’s no coincidence. NRA members are fed up and are voting with their ballots for real change.
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Why This Matters – And Why It Leaves the NRA Stronger
For more than three decades under Wayne LaPierre, the NRA drifted far from the member-driven organization it was founded to be. LaPierre resigned in January 2024 amid a New York Attorney General lawsuit that exposed years of shocking self-dealing: millions of member dues spent on private jets, yachts, expensive clothing, luxury travel, and other personal perks. The scandals triggered massive legal bills (over $100 million), a membership hemorrhage, and a sharp drop in revenue and public trust.
The corruption didn’t just hurt the NRA’s wallet — it diverted attention and resources away from the fight for our rights. Court-ordered governance reforms and new leadership (including CEO Doug Hamlin) have started the turnaround, but real, lasting change requires a Board that puts members first.
That’s exactly what NRA 2.0 reformers like Dick Fairburn and Todd Vandermyde represent. They’re committed to:
- Fiscal responsibility and transparency so every dollar goes to defending the Second Amendment instead of lining pockets.
- Stronger oversight and accountability to prevent future scandals.
- A laser focus on core priorities: litigation, training, youth programs, and grassroots advocacy.
- Rebuilding member confidence so the NRA can grow again instead of shrinking.
When the Board is stocked with principled reformers instead of cronies, the NRA becomes stronger, more effective, and more trustworthy to the millions of gun owners who pay the dues and do the real work. A cleaned-up, mission-focused NRA is better positioned to win in the courts, in statehouses, and in the court of public opinion — especially as anti-gun politicians keep pushing their agenda.
This election is another big step in the right direction. Guns Save Life will keep supporting candidates who put the Second Amendment and the NRA membership first. The NRA belongs to its members — not to any one man and his $20,000 suits, lavish private jet vacations and/or his inner circle — and we’re taking it back.
Congratulations again to Dick and Todd. We know you’ll serve with integrity and fight like hell for freedom.
Stay vigilant, America. The fight continues.
— Guns Save Life
ELECTED FOR THREE-YEAR TERMS ENDING IN 2029
1. Leroy Sisco
2. Megan Hilbish
3. Amanda Suffecool
4. Ted Carter
5. Linda Walker
6. James D’Cruz
7. Kenneth Bowra
8. David Raney
9. James W. Porter II
10. Jacqueline Janes
11. Jay Wallace
12. William Bailey
13. Eric Mettauer
14. Bruce Widener
15. Rob Beckman
16. Mark Vaughan
17. Robert Mansell
18. Charles Brown
19. Charles Hiltunen III
20. Mark Robinson
21. Jerry Kraus
22. Amy Heath-Lovato
23. Randy Luth
24. Eb Wilkinson
25. Richard Fairburn
ELECTED FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS ENDING IN 2028
26. Regis Synan
27. Todd Figard
28. Deborah Lyman
29. Kyle Hupfer
30. Robert K. Brown
31. Steve Schreiner
ELECTED FOR ONE-YEAR TERMS ENDING IN 2027
32. Jim Wallace
33. Alex Carroll
34. Huey Laugesen
35. Todd Vandermyde
36. Lynn Gipson
WITHDREW
Isaac Demarest*
Ernest Myers
* Isaac Demarest has withdrawn from the 76th Director race. That leaves Lynn Gipson as the only remaining runner-up who would be eligible for the 76th Director ballot, and he can therefore be deemed elected without the need to conduct balloting.