DCCC Kicks Off 2024 With $9.5 Million Raised in January

(L) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and (R) Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) speak to the press after meeting President Joe Biden and other leaders at the White House, on May 16, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised approximately $9.5 million in the first month of 2024, officials announced on Feb. 20, bringing the DCCC’s total cash on hand to nearly $52 million.

Democrats credited the increased cash flow to a “strong start” to the year, the leadership of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), and “a unified Democratic caucus.”

“House Republicans started the year off by continuing to prioritize political games over bipartisan solutions, all while pushing the government towards another shutdown,” DCCC chair Suzan DelBene said in a statement.

“House Democrats will continue to stand against this rampant extremism and dysfunction, and I am grateful to my colleagues, leader Jeffries, and grassroots donors across the country for ensuring the DCCC is equipped with the resources it needs to take back the House so we can continue lowering costs and defending our rights and freedoms for working people,” Ms. DelBene added.

The latest fundraising announcement comes after the DCCC said it had raised over $121 million last year, including $12.3 million in December for a total of $28 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

According to a Jan. 31 press release from the DCCC, the political committee outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) by $5 million in December and $30 million for all of 2023.

Suozzi Wins Back Seat

The NRCC, however, touted the $7.15 million it raised in December, noting that 2023 was “a historic fundraising year that shattered the committee’s record for money raised heading into a presidential election year.”

“Republicans hold the momentum to grow our House majority with historic fundraising and an incredible class of candidates, allowing us to expand the map and put Democrats on defense,” said NRCC chairman Richard Hudson in January. “With the border crisis, crime surge, and the cost of living giving voters every reason to reject extreme House Democrats, Hakeem Jeffries should prepare himself for another long slog in the minority.”

Democrats, however, said the increased cash on hand combined with a string of Red-to-Blue candidates left them well-positioned to take back the House majority in 2024.

Earlier this month, former Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) beat Republican candidate Mazi Pilip to win back his seat in the House of Representatives in a contested special election to replace disgraced Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who was removed from office after federal prosecutors charged him with dozens of crimes, including campaign fraud and corruption.

The DCCC said in a press release that Mr. Suozzi’s re-election to the House is “chipping away at the GOP’s dysfunctional majority and building critical momentum in the election year.”

Mr. Suozzi is expected to be sworn in later this month. Once he is, Republicans will control 219 seats and Democrats will control 213 seats in the House. With three seats vacant, left open by two Republicans and one Democrat, it means that Republicans can only afford to lose two votes to pass key legislation on party-line votes, assuming all members are present and voting.