House Speaker John Boehner has money in the bank.
The Ohio Republican raised more than $5.4 million in the first three months of 2015, according to totals shared with Politico ahead of the April 15 filing date.
The re-election committee Friends of John Boehner raised $906,000. Boehner for Speaker, his joint fundraising committee raised $4.28 million; and his leadership PAC, Freedom Project raised $301,000.
Showing his fundraising prowess as a GOP leader, Boehner also transferred $2.6 million to the National Republican Congressional Committee, an aide said.
“Speaker Boehner and our committees are hard at work building a strong foundation to score more Republican victories in 2016 – and we’re just getting started,” said Kara Hauck, a Boehner spokeswoman.
This isn’t all the money Boehner has raised, either. The totals do not include donations from NRCC events or for individual members.
‘Tis the season to rake in the big bucks: House Majority Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and House Majority Whip Steve Scales, R-La., are expected to report having raised $3.5 million and $1.5 million, respectively, so far this year.
