News: Speaker Mike Johnson hosted an event Tuesday in which he distributed $6.5 million in campaign checks to House Republican incumbents.
The checks came from Johnson’s Grow the Majority joint fundraising committee. And the average check size was $213,000 – not a small chunk of change.
Members who picked up checks at the Capitol Hill Club event included: GOP Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Derrick Van Orden (Wis.), Ken Calvert (Calif.), Nick Begich (Alaska), Gabe Evans (Colo.), Mike Lawler (N.Y.), Tom Barrett (Mich.), Tom Kean (N.J.), Young Kim (Calif.), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa);
Zach Nunn (Iowa), Dave Schweikert (Ariz.), Ryan Mackenzie (Pa.), Rob Bresnahan (Pa.), Don Bacon (Neb.), Nick LaLota (N.Y.), Juan Ciscomani (Ariz.), Scott Perry (Pa.), Jen Kiggans (Va.), Eli Crane (Ariz.), David Valadao (Calif.) and Jeff Hurd (Colo.).
Johnson announced earlier this week that he would transfer $17.5 million to House Republicans this quarter. Johnson has sent more than $10.5 million to incumbents through his JFC, which his team says is the most ever for a GOP speaker through two quarters. Johnson has given $14 million to the NRCC so far this cycle.
