House Republicans raised $32 million for the grueling midterm campaign from their annual marquee fundraising gala, headlined this year by President Trump.
The National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual March dinner, scheduled for Tuesday evening at the National Building Museum in Washington, broke last year’s record haul for the event by $2 million. The funds are crucial as Republicans seek to defend a 23-seat majority under threat as the November elections draw near.
“The NRCC has made history again and again — and tonight is no different. With the finish line in sight, we’re focused on recruiting candidates, running strong campaigns, and — thanks to those in attendance tonight — raising the resources to compete,” the committee’s chairman, Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, said in a statement.
Trump also headlined last year’s March dinner, an annual fundraiser that includes a series of smaller dinners and roundtables with Republican lawmakers during the course of the week. Most of the Republican campaign committees and aligned outside groups are continuing to rake in cash for the fall, even as the party’s electoral prospects have dimmed.
The willingness of the donors to invest is giving House Republicans hope that they might hold the majority amid political headwinds fanned by the White House.
