– April 2002 – 2019 executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA)
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_W._Cox
About Chris W. Cox
Chris W. Cox led the National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm, the Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), for 17 years. A history graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, he began his career as a congressional aide to U.S. Representative John S. Tanner of Tennessee, working on hunting and gun ownership issues. He joined the NRA in 1995, rose to deputy director of NRA-ILA’s federal affairs division, and became executive director of NRA-ILA in April 2002.
During his tenure Congress allowed the federal assault weapons ban to expire in 2004 and passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act in 2005, both long-standing NRA priorities. His time at the NRA ended during the internal turmoil of 2019: in June of that year he was placed on administrative leave after NRA officials accused him of taking part in an effort to oust Wayne LaPierre, which Cox denied, and he resigned on June 26, 2019. On July 11, 2019, he launched a Washington consulting firm, Capitol 6 Advisors, focused on legislative, political and public-image work.
Key Facts
- 1995: Joins the NRA
- April 2002: Becomes executive director of NRA-ILA
- June 20, 2019: Reported placed on administrative leave
- June 26, 2019: Resigns from the NRA
- July 11, 2019: Launches Capitol 6 Advisors in Washington, D.C.
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