From Todd Vandermyde:
Fellow Patriots and NRA Voting Members,
The NRA is at a crossroads. For years it drifted — weakened by scandal, mismanagement, and timid leadership while our enemies worked relentlessly to destroy the Second Amendment.
I stepped up and was elected to a one-year term on the NRA Board in 2026 after filling a vacancy. Now I’m in the fight for a full three-year term because the work to restore the NRA to its rightful place as the most powerful, uncompromising force for freedom is far from finished.
We are righting the ship. We are cleaning house. We are rebuilding the powerhouse our rights desperately need. But we cannot afford half-measures or more years of weakness. The battles ahead are too critical.
That’s why I’m calling on every committed NRA member to act right now.
Sign my petition today to get me on the ballot for a full term. I need just under 300 signatures. With your help — and by forwarding this to every gun owner and freedom fighter in your network — we can smash that number and put another proven fighter for our rights back on the Board.
This is your chance to strike back. To demand real leadership. To help forge an NRA that doesn’t apologize, doesn’t compromise, and doesn’t back down.
Sign. Share. Fight with me.
The future of the NRA — and our God-given rights — depends on what we do today.
Todd Vandermyde
NRA Board Candidate for a Full Term
Todd Vandermyde’s Petition is here: https://nra.directnominations.
Below are some quick bios about these people. If you are an NRA voting member, please take a few minutes to sign each of these petitions. Our Club members alone could put each of these candidates on the ballot. And that would be a pretty big feather in our cap if in the next 72 hours each of these candidates saw their petitions totals go up by 300 signatures, more than enough to qualify them.
Huey Laugesen
Huey was elected to a one-year term on the Board of Directors in April. He is the executive director of the Colorado Shooting Sports Association and has brought new life to that organization. Before being elected to the Board, Huey served with me on the Membership Committee and I thought he advanced effective ways to reinvigorate our membership recruiting efforts. I endorsed him in the 2026 election and would be proud to do it again. He is now also serving on the Legislative Policy Committee with me where he will be bringing, like Todd above, the experience of fighting for rights in a blue state. Huey may be the youngest director on the Board but far from the least experienced.
Huey’s petition: https://nra.directnominations.
David Mitten
David was part of the ElectANewNRA team in 2025 and finished a runner-up. When former NRA President Bob Barr resigned, David took his place on the Board. He was not on the 2026 ballot but is running this time. He currently serves as a non-director member of three NRA committees – Collegiate, Education & Training, and Gun Collectors. David is a retired teacher from Ohio who, among other things, helped develop the curriculum for the Ohio Hunter Education program.
David’s petition: https://nra.directnominations.
Mark Shuell
Mark was nominated for the Board in 2025 but finished a runner-up. He assumed a seat on the Board when Gene Roach resigned. Mark is a retired financial planner from Michigan who has been very active in grassroots activism in advancement of the 2nd Amendment. He won the 2023 NRA-ILA Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year award for his efforts. He currently serves on both the Action Shooting and Grassroots Outreach Committees as a non-director member. Mark in 2025 was one of those candidates left in“no man’s land”. Despite this, based upon multiple conversations with him, his heart lies with reform. He was endorsed in 2025 by Jeff Knox which probably didn’t endear him to the Old Guard.
Mark’s petition: https://nra.directnominations.
Chuck Cunningham
Chuck is currently the Director of State, Local, and International Affairs at the Veterans Administration. In years prior to that he served as a Senior VP for Government Affairs for the non-profit Securing America’s Future Energy among other such positions. Much more importantly, he worked for NRA-ILA for almost 17 years where he served alternately as Director of State and Local Affairs and as Director of Federal Affairs. To say he would be a valuable addition to the Board is an understatement. Finally, he is assisting in raising funds for the Virginia Militia Clause lawsuit which I recently wrote about.
Chuck’s petition: https://nra.directnominations.
My signature kept disappearing every time I tried to sign. I hope they went through.