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President of the National Rifle Association
Carolyn Dodgen Meadows
(born
Carolyn Dodgen
, 1938) is an American conservative activist, who served as president of the
National Rifle Association
(NRA). She was elected the organization's president in April 2019 after then-president
Oliver North
was forced out of the position.
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She also serves as 2nd vice chairwoman of the
American Conservative Union
's board and as chairwoman of the
Stone Mountain Memorial Association
Board of Directors.
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Early life and education
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Meadows was born and raised in
Cobb County, Georgia
. Her father was Roy N. Dodgen (after whom
Dodgen Middle School
is named) and her mother was Cleo (nee Mabry) Dodgen. She graduated from
Sprayberry High School
in 1956, after which she attended
Georgia State University
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Career
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Meadows served as a member of the
Republican National Committee
from Georgia, a role she first assumed in 1988. She joined the board of the
National Rifle Association
in 2003, and had served as its second vice president prior to being elected as president in 2019. Meadows worked at
Lockheed Martin
for 12 years as a buyer for the employee store.
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In April 2019, Meadows said that Rep.
Lucy McBath
, a prominent advocate for
gun control
, only won election for Congress because she was a "minority female".
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Shortly after facing criticism, she apologized for the statement.
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Personal life
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Meadows lives in
Marietta, Georgia
with her husband, Bob Meadows, with whom she has three sons and seven grandchildren.
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