Analysis: Freshman Democrats keep the 'green wave' rolling for reelection bids next year
By Paul Kane Paul Kane Senior congressional correspondent and columnist Email Bio Follow April 20 at 6:00 AM The freshman class of Democrats, having already delivered the House majority, is raising money at a historically significant pace that puts members in a strong early position for their first reelection bids next year.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised an eye-popping $727,000 in the first quarter, a huge number for the rising star but somewhat predictable given the media attention.
All told, 41 freshman Democrats raised at least $300,000, a threshold level that puts them on pace to raise more than $2 million by the time they face voters in November 2020, according to a database maintained by the Hotline’s Ally Mutnick.This is an unheard-of level of fundraising for such a group of newcomers. They are the third big class to have flipped the House majority this century, and the other two lagged way behind this crop in terms of early fundraising.
That’s why the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee made a concerted push to help the new members keep their political operations moving. The committee divides the nation into five regions, each of which has a staffer whose job is to help candidates with traditional fundraising, such as events in Washington and calling contributors throughout the country.
Still, he raised more than $665,000 from individual donations and $144,000 from PACs affiliated with other members of Congress or labor unions. And from the class of 2006, Tim Mahoney was among the top half-dozen fundraisers in early 2007 — he became embroiled in a sex scandal and lost his 2008 race by a wide margin.
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