Representative Debbie Dingell has been a leading voice for gun violence prevention efforts for years, and she understands the urgency needed to save lives better than most. Having grown up in a home where her father used guns to abuse her family, Representative Dingell acutely understands the pain and trauma our nation’s weak gun laws cause women and children every single day. 

In Congress, Representative Dingell has been a leader in the fight to protect women from violence by working to close the dating partner loophole, which allows those who commit domestic abuse to obtain dangerous weapons. In 2022, she was a vocal advocate for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act—the first comprehensive gun safety bill to be signed into law in nearly 30 years. This legislation addressed the kinds of glaring loopholes in our law that put survivors of abuse at risk, while also providing states with needed funding to implement extreme risk laws and bolster community violence intervention programs. Representative Dingell knows that other commonsense solutions, like expanding background checks to all gun sales, are needed to make our communities safer, and she’s never let the harsh rhetoric of the gun lobby sway her from her commitment to doing the right thing. In fact, she’s even taken on the industry directly by introducing legislation like the Defective Firearms Protection Act, which ensures that gun manufacturers can’t escape liability for defective weapons. 

Now more than ever, we need representatives in Congress who can speak to the real life experiences of survivors of gun violence and who will never stop fighting to pass stronger gun safety measures. Representative Debbie Dingell is an unparalleled champion in this movement, and Michiganders must send her back to Washington DC this fall. With her in Congress, they can rest assured that their congresswoman will always put their safety and wellbeing first.

We are proud to endorse Debbie Dingell for the US House of Representatives.