WASHINGTON — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said Tuesday it raised $44 million in the second quarter of 2024, filling its coffers ahead of an intense summer stretch — and as House Democrats gather the resources to navigate a tricky political environment.
The haul includes $19.7 million raised in June, according to figures shared first with NBC News. That’s more than the DCCC’s GOP counterpart in this monthly metric, as well as over the second quarter.
“House Democrats are working hard to win back 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 the party’s candidates “will have the money, the mobilization and the message to win convincingly in the fall.”
Jeffries, who is in his first term as the House Democratic leader, has hit 25 states and Puerto Rico this year as he raises money for the party, according to a source familiar with his travel. Among the events: an annual early June “Leader’s Circle” event in La Jolla, California, with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Hillary Clinton in attendance.
“Leader Jeffries and House Democrats are standing up to defend the rights and freedoms for all, while staying focused on creating economic opportunity for everyone,” DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., said in a statement.
House Democrats have more than $87 million banked in their campaign committee, they say, at a time when some Democrats have expressed concern — or outright panic — at the idea of President Joe Biden’s continuing as the party’s nominee.
The possibility that Biden could be a drag on their efforts to gain the four seats they need to regain control of the House has hung over House Democrats since Biden’s debate with former President Donald Trump at the end of June. Some donors have said they’ll now send their money down the ballot to critical House and Senate races instead of to the top of the ticket.
Jeffries, along with other House Democratic leaders, has taken a publicly supportive posture of Biden while relaying the concerns of members — including battleground candidates — that he has heard in recent weeks.
