My name is Ben Carpenter, and I will be your new Grassroots Field Coordinator. Keely Hopkins, who many of you have worked with and who has been a tremendous asset to NRA-ILA, will continue on as one of our State and Local lobbyists.
Like it has been for Keely, Washington is a place that has always been special to me. I grew up in Colville, roughly an hour north of Spokane, and was the oldest of three siblings. My wife was also raised in the Inland Northwest, having grown up near Ione. Upon receiving my diploma, I moved to Oregon to attend Eastern Oregon University. While at EOU, I discovered my interest in politics and grassroots organizing; coincidentally, Keely and I co-founded the Eastern Oregon chapter of College Republicans together, and have continued to fight for Freedom ever since.
After working over a decade managing political campaigns across the Northwest ranging from local municipal races to state-wide positions, I am blessed to get the opportunity to return to my passion of igniting community support in grassroots efforts for a cause as fundamental as the Second Amendment.
We have a lot of work to do in Washington before we can begin peeling away decades of bad legislation on the books that compromise our Second Amendment right to bear arms - burdening law abiding citizens. This can’t be done without having all hands-on-deck – working together to move the needle back on gun regulation.
I am excited for the years ahead serving NRA-ILA, and having the opportunity to build on what Keely has already established. I am also anxious to meet all of you as we continue the hard work of protecting our Second Amendment Rights, so please feel free to email me at
ben@nrailafrontlines.com at any time.
Yours in Freedom,
Ben Carpenter
Oregon Grassroots Field Coordinator - NRA-ILA
ben@nrailafrontlines.com
703.708.4487
http://www.nrailafrontlines.com/
