The House and Senate Democratic campaign committees narrowly outraised their GOP counterparts last month. But Republicans ended April with more money in the bank.
Overall, both parties’ committees are largely keeping pace with each other as the midterms near.
Let’s go through the numbers.
The House. The DCCC raised $10.7 million in April, spent $7.8 million and had $72.9 million banked by May.
Notable donors: Rory Gates, son of Bill Gates; LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman and Irwin Jacobs, the Qualcomm co-founder and grandfather of Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.).
The NRCC raised $10.4 million, spent $7.3 million and had $81.4 million on hand at the end of the month.
Notable names in the NRCC filing: Elizabeth Uihlein and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.
The Senate. The DSCC raised $8.1 million, spent $7.4 million and had $37.3 million in cash on hand.
Notable donors: George Soros and financier Stephen Schuler.
The NRSC raised $7.3 million, spent $4.4 million and had $45.9 million in the bank.
Notable names in the filing: real estate developer Harlan Crow and Cleveland Browns’ owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam.
The national committees. The RNC raised $18.6 million and ended April with a whopping $123.9 million in the bank.
The DNC raised $11 million but had a paltry $14.4 million in the bank.
The cash disparity between the two committees — nearly $110 million — is both mind-blowing and a big problem for Democrats. The DNC will have to take on significant debt to compete with the RNC.
The super PACs. Most of the big super PACs are on a quarterly filing schedule. But House Majority PAC, the outside group aligned with Democratic leadership, files monthly.
HMP raised $3 million in April and had $64.9 million on hand. Notable donors: hedge fund manager Henry Laufer and his wife, Marsha, each gave $495,000.
