WASHINGTON — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said Tuesday it raised $44 million in the second quarter of 2024, filling its coffers ahead of a busy summer season — and as House Democrats marshal the resources to navigate a complicated political environment.
The haul includes $19.7 million raised in June, according to numbers first shared with NBC News. That’s it more than the DCCC’s Republican Party counterpart in this monthly metric as well as in the second quarter.
“House Democrats are working hard to regain control of Congress and vacate the extreme MAGA Republican majority in November,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said in a statement, adding that candidates of the party “will have the money, the mobilization and the message to win convincingly in the fall.”
Jeffries, who is in his first term as House Democratic leader, has toured 25 states and Puerto Rico this year while raising money for the party, according to a source familiar with his trip. Among the events: an annual “Leader’s Circle” event in early June in La Jolla, Calif., attended by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Hillary Clinton.
“Leader Jeffries and House Democrats are standing up to defend rights and freedoms for all while remaining focused on creating economic opportunity for all,” said DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. , In a statement.
House Democrats have more than $87 million deposited in their campaign committee, they say, at a time when some Democrats have expressed concern — or outright panic — about the idea of President Joe Biden remaining the party’s nominee.
The possibility that Biden could be an obstacle to their efforts to win the four seats needed to regain control of the House has hung over House Democrats since Biden’s debate with former President Donald Trump in late June. Some donors said they will now send their money to critical House and Senate races rather than to the top of the ticket.
Jeffries, along with other House Democratic leaders, has taken a stance of public support for Biden while relaying the concerns of members — including battleground candidates — he has heard from in recent weeks.
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