After Passing of Director Dave Butz, Tait fills void NRA Director position :: 11/10/2022

The sad news broke of the passing of NRA Director Dave Butz on Friday November 4th, 2022. Butz was a former NFL Defensive Tackle and served on the NRA board for over twenty years. The unfortunate passing of Butz left a void in many hearts, and Executive Vice President of the NRA, Wayne LaPierre, spoke highly of him, “Dave Butz was larger than life—in every sense of the word.” LaPierre also acknowledged Butz’s commitment to the shooting sports, “To the NRA family and to shooters all across our great country, Dave was an outstanding coach, trainer and mentor.” The empty Director position is going to be filled by Frank Tait.

Tait has run for NRA Director a few times, with his most recent run in 2022. His last run left him quite close to securing a position in the organization. Tait did not quite make the number of votes needed during the last election to fill a Director position that was open due to the passing of Todd Rathner.

During the annual meetings, eligible members who are present can vote on someone to serve a one year term known as the 76th director. That spot is lobbied over by any runners up in the regular election. Tait missed out on the 76th director spot during the annual meeting, with it going to Isaac D. Demarest. In the regular election, Tait actually got more votes than Demarest, but missed the mark at the meeting. Due to his status as the most recent runner up, Tait has been tapped to take over Butz’s seat.