The National Republican Congressional Committee raised more money in the first half of 2021 than at any time in its history, collecting $45.4 million in the second quarter to close the period with $55 million cash on hand to spend on the 2022 midterm elections.

The House Republican campaign arm hauled in $20.1 million in June, far more than the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s $14.4 million, bolstered by cash transfers from Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana. The month capped off a first six months of the year that saw the NRCC raise $79.2 million, a 78% increase over the $44.5 million the committee brought in during the same period in 2019.