In 2016 , within weeks of the Orlando nightclub shooting , Udall participated in a sit-in at the House to demand votes on gun control legislation , saying , " We owe it to the LGBT community & all families harmed by gun violence to keep terror suspects fr om obtaining guns . " Since he was first elected to Congress in 1998 , Udall has taken a leadership role on a wide array of environmental issues , receiving a lifetime score of 96 % from the League of Conservation Voters . He was one of the original co-sponsors of the Arctic Wilderness Bill , and more recently has worked closely with the Navajo and Pueblo nations in New Mexico to oppose new leasing , drilling and fracking near Chaco Canyon National Park . In 2018 Udall received the Sierra Club 's top award for public officials , the Edgar Wayburn Award
Orlando nightclub shooting
Orlando nightclub shooting
Tom Udall