ICYMI: Congressional Leadership Fund raised $13M in first half of 2017
POLITICO (excerpts below) | Maggie Severns | July 11, 2017
The House leadership-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund raised $13 million in the first half of this year — a record for the group — and finished June with $3.5 million cash on hand, CLF said today in an announcement first shared with POLITICO.
CLF, which has said it plans to spend $100 million this cycle, is pushing money into opening new field offices across the country with the goal of shielding endangered House Republicans during the midterms.
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The GOP super PAC also spent significantly during this spring’s special elections: CLF spent more than $10 million so far this year, including $6.1 million opposing failed Georgia Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff and $2.2 million against Montana Democrat Rob Quist, who was also defeated. Much of its messaging focused on tying the two Democrats to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
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“By investing early, donors across the country are rejecting Nancy Pelosi and sending a clear message of support for Speaker Paul Ryan and his positive agenda,” CLF Executive Director Corry Bliss said in a statement.
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