The main House and Senate Republican super PACs both outraised their Democratic counterparts in the first six months of 2025.
It’s Aug. 1, which means super PACs and various other political vehicles were supposed to file their mid-year reports.
Here are the toplines:
The Congressional Leadership Fund, the super PAC endorsed by Speaker Mike Johnson, raised $32.7 million and has the same amount in the bank. Elon Musk gave $5 million at the end of June. Paul Singer gave $2 million. Mountaire Farms Chairman Ronald Cameron gave $1 million. Banking heir Timothy Mellon gave $1 million, as did Occidental Petroleum. American Action Network, an affiliated nonprofit, transferred $1.5 million.
House Majority PAC, the Democratic leadership-aligned group, raised $21.2 million and has $22 million in the bank. House Majority Forward, an affiliated dark-money group, transferred $6 million. Reed Hastings gave $1.7 million and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker gave $1 million.
Senate Leadership Fund, the super PAC linked to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, raised $26.5 million and has $29.8 million on hand. The group has no outstanding debt.
SLF got $1 million from Warren Stephens, a big-time GOP donor who has bankrolled Republican super PACs for years. Stephens is now ambassador to the United Kingdom. The American Petroleum Institute gave $1 million, as did ConocoPhillips. Venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz both gave $125,000.
Senate Majority PAC, a super PAC endorsed by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, raised $17.4 million and has $13.6 million on hand. It also has $20.8 million in debt. Majority Forward, a nonprofit aligned with the group, transferred $2 million. Real estate broker George Marcus gave $1 million.
Also: MAGA KY, the Trump-backed super PAC targeting Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), raised $2 million: $1 million from Singer, $250,000 from John Paulson and $750,000 from Miriam Adelson’s PAC.
Backup for Collins in Maine. Stronger America, a 501(c)(4), is running a new $2 million ad in Maine supporting Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). The spot highlights Collins’ work on Social Security. The ad is running in Portland, Bangor and Presque Isle on broadcast, cable and digital. The C4 is blessed by Collins political world.
More Senate ads: Senate Opportunity Fund, a 501(c)(4) affiliated with Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, launched an ad on streaming services slamming Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) for voting to raise taxes. The spot is backed by a $250,000 buy.
The group also aired a spot touting Sen. Dan Sullivan’s (R-Alaska) work on Medicaid and border security. The group has shifted its focus to issue advocacy and plans to air ads in several key states during 2025 touting top policy issues ahead of the midterms.
