Two local Democrats who have been friendly towards gun rights voted in favor of the Eric Holder contempt resolution, Bill Owens and Kathy Hochul.
NRA announced that they would count the vote towards each reps. ratings, but according to the Democrat & Chronicle that did not affect Hochul’s decision:
“… Hochul said the fact that the National Rifle Association had made the contempt vote part of its scorecard for lawmakers did not play a role in her decision. She said she had “no idea’’ what her NRA rating is. “I haven’t checked to see if I have been rated,’’ she said …”