House Majority Leader Steve Scalise raised $7.8 million in the third quarter. He has raised $28 million so far this cycle, which Team Scalise says is his best third-quarter total in a non-election year.
Scalise has sent $11.5 million to the NRCC and candidates this cycle and helped raise $1.8 million for Republicans in the third quarter.
More from Q3: Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.) raised $1.5 million in Q3 and has $4.8 million on hand.
Jonathan Nez, the Democrat challenging Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), raised $765,000 in Q3.
Arizona news: Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda is expected to announce in the next week that she’s running in the 1st District, according to a source with knowledge of the plans.
There’s an open race for the Scottsdale-area seat after Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) opted to run for governor instead. Schweikert’s exit creates a big opportunity for Democrats, who will try to flip the swing seat. President Donald Trump won the district by three points in 2024.
Swoboda has been party chair since 2024 and ran Arizona election day operations for Trump’s campaign in 2020.
New Jersey: Veteran New Jersey Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone (N.J.) spent Monday campaigning with Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.), who is locked in a tight gubernatorial race against Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former N.J. state rep.
Sherrill and Pallone held a press conference in Clifton, N.J. bashing Ciattarelli over profiting off the opioid crisis and health care. Pallone then hosted Sherrill at a Long Branch, N.J., fundraiser that raked in more than $225,000.
Endorsements: VoteVets, the Democratic group backing veterans running for office, is endorsing a slate of candidates in open Democratic primaries. VoteVets is backing Zach Dembo in Kentucky’s 6th District, Evan Munsing in Colorado’s 8th district and Darren McAuley in Florida’s 15th District.
