Why It Matters: While decisions that impact sportsmen and women are typically forged in statehouses and commission meetings, Governors can have significant influence over a state’s legislative and regulatory initiatives and wield powerful veto authority. Joining the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) is not only a public commitment to hunters and anglers, but also provides a direct line of communication to other sportsman-governors and the thousands of state sportsman-legislators that comprise the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) network.
Highlights:
- The Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus is comprised of bipartisan Governors that are committed to supporting and enhancing hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and trapping.
- Governor of Indiana Mike Braun, a former United States Senator and member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, formally joined the GSC last week.
- The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) is committed to building relationships with both legislative and executive offices to protect our time-honored outdoor traditions.
Last week Indiana Governor Mike Braun, an avid outdoorsman, formally joined the bipartisan Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus. Before being elected Governor last November, Governor Braun served as a United States Senator and was a member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, the largest bipartisan caucus on Capitol Hill.
A lifelong Hoosier sportsman, Governor Braun joins the GSC and over half of the nation’s governors in committing to pursue policies that benefit hunters, anglers, recreational shooters, and trappers. The GSC complements the NASC network by improving communication across participating executive offices and shapes policy to enhance fish and wildlife management, while also serving as a line of defense against legislation that would harm our time-honored outdoor traditions.
CSF will continue to build relationships with legislatures, state fish and wildlife agencies, and executive offices around the country, working to ensure that each is informed and aligned in advancing the interests of sportsmen and women.
