CLF Posts Largest Quarter Ever and Adds $11 Million to Key Races

CLF raised $81.4 million in Q3 and has $153 million cash on hand

Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC endorsed by Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republican Leadership, broke its all-time fundraising record for money raised in one quarter with $81.4 million. As of September 30th, CLF raised $212.2 million cycle to date with $153 million cash on hand. The $212.2 million cycle to date raise is ahead of HMP’s cycle to date raise.

Along with these fundraising efforts, CLF is making $11 million in new ad reservations. These additions will run in top offensive and defensive races across the country and bring CLF’s investment to over $190 million so far. Across major market races, CLF is investing an additional $2 million in premium sports TV inventory across 15 major market races. The group will continue to make new additions and reservations, as we approach Election Day.

“With just four weeks from Election Day, we are invested deeply and continuing to strategically add more in the must-win races that will determine the Majority,” said CLF President Dan Conston.

CLF’s newest ad reservations are as follows:

  • $2 million in Premium Sports TV Inventory across 15 major market races
  • $1 million – Denver  
  • $860,000 – Albany
  • $750,000 – La Crosse  
  • $700,000 – Wausau  
  • $675,000- Bangor  
  • $400,000 – El Paso
  • $375,000 – Portland (ME)  
  • $230,000 – Albuquerque
  • $200,000 – Tucson
  • $130,000 – Binghamton

Also, CLF is launching $3.6M in streaming additions across the following 20 markets:

  • Albany
  • Albuquerque
  • Anchorage
  • Bakersfield
  • Binghamton
  • Los Angeles
  • New York City
  • Denver
  • Detroit
  • El Paso
  • Flint
  • Fresno
  • Greenville
  • Lansing
  • Norfolk
  • Philadelphia
  • Phoenix
  • Raleigh
  • Scranton
  • Tucson

Background:

Congressional Leadership Fund broke its all-time fundraising record for amount of money raised in a single quarter.

  • CLF raised $81.4 million in Q3 of 2024.
  • Our previous record was in Q3 of 2020 with $77.8 million.
  • As of 9/30, Congressional Leadership Fund raised $212.2 million cycle to date. That is $72 million more than in 2020, the last presidential cycle, and nearly as much as in 2022.  
  • CLF has $153 million cash on hand.