Boosted by a healthy contribution of $4.4 million from House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Republicans raised $10.5 million last month, a second straight record month of GOP fundraising.
For comparison, the National Republican Congressional Committee raised $5 million in the last comparable period, February 2015.
They’ve raised a record $20.5 million this year.
The February take beat the last record, $8.1 million raised in 2003 as Republicans sought to help the Bush agenda following 9/11 and start of the Iraq War.
“Republicans are determined to deliver on the promises we made to the American people and these historic fundraising numbers are a testament to their belief in our ability to execute on their behalf,” said NRCC Chairman Rep. Steve Stivers.
“With record fundraising totals for two straight months, there is simply no denying that Republican momentum is building for 2018,” added the four-term Ohio lawmaker.
Associates said that Stivers, who recently became a brigadier general in the Ohio National Guard, is focused on building up the NRCC warchest early to help offset the normal hit a new president’s party takes in the midterm elections, coming up in 2018.
Earlier this week, Ryan said he had transferred $4.4 million to the NRCC in February. Since becoming speaker in 2015, he has now shipped a record $50 million to the campaign committee.
Kevin Seifert, Speaker Ryan’s top political adviser and the executive director of Team Ryan, said: “House Republicans ran on a very specific plan to get our country back on track, and now with a unified Republican government we have an opportunity to deliver on those big promises. This is an exciting time, and the level of support for the Republican agenda has been simply staggering. Paul Ryan is grateful for the incredible support, and he remains determined to get the job done.”
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
