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By Michelle Breidenbach | mbreidenbach@syracuse.com

Among all U.S. House and Senate members, Rep. John Katko tied for 3rd in the country in the 2016 election cycle when it comes to taking contributions from the National Rifle Association's political action committee, research shows.

Katko took $9,900 from the NRA in three contributions in 2015 and 2016. Katko took another $1,000 in June for the current election cycle, bringing his career total to $11,900.

The No. 1 recipient of NRA contributions in the country for the 2016 cycle was Sen. Roy Blunt, a Missouri Republican, who accepted $11,900, according to the non-profit Center for Responsive Politics.

New York's Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Republican from Long Island, also tied for 3rd with Katko and 11 others.

This is the amount of money each member of Congress from New York took from the NRA in the 2016 election cycle along with his or her NRA rating and December vote on a bill that allows owners of concealed-carry permits to transport their guns into any other state regardless of that state's laws.

(The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act was the first to pass in the House after the mass shootings in 2017. The Senate has not voted.)

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Katko: $9,900

U.S. Rep. John Katko

Republican

24th Congressional District

NRA grade: A

Vote on concealed carry reciprocity: Yes

(Katko co-sponsored the bill.)

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Zeldin: $9,900

Rep. Lee Zeldin

Republican

1st District (Long Island)

NRA grade: A

Vote: Yes

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Faso: $5,950

Rep. John Faso

Republican

19th District (Capital Region, Hudson Valley)

NRA grade: A

Vote: Yes

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Tenney: $5,950

Rep. Claudia Tenney

Republican

22nd District (Utica to Binghamton)

NRA grade: A

Vote: Yes

(Tenney co-sponsored the bill.)

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Reed: $3,000

Rep. Tom Reed

Republican

23rd District (Souther Tier, Finger Lakes)

NRA grade: A

Vote: Yes

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Collins: $2,000

Rep. Chris Collins

Republican

27th District (Western NY)

NRA grade: A+

Vote: Yes

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Stefanik: $2,000

Rep. Elise Stefanik

Republican

21st District (North Country)

NRA grade: A

Vote: Yes

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Hanna: $2,000

Rep. Richard Hanna

Republican

22nd District

(Hanna retired in 2016 and was replaced by Tenney)

NRA grade: A

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Contact the author:

Michelle Breidenbach | mbreidenbach@syracuse.com | 315-470-3186