The two declared candidates for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, stand out as top campaign fundraisers in their caucus, with Scalise holding an edge in dollars contributed to party allies.
, stand out as top campaign fundraisers in their caucus, with Scalise holding an edge in dollars contributed to party allies.
Scalise, a 15-year veteran House member from Louisiana who currently is the chamber's No. 2 Republican, was also his caucus's No. 2 fundraiser in the 2022 midterms cycle, gathering more than $18 million through his re-election campaign, according to campaign finance disclosures to the Federal Election Commission.
Besides having a large organization in place by virtue of being majority leader, "He's no slouch at fundraising," Bonjean noted. They spent their money very differently, with Scalise giving almost all he raised to party allies while Jordan spent large sums on fees associated with digital fundraising. "Colleagues want to be able to see that you can raise funds across the country in tight races and Jim Jordan has repeatedly done that," said a source familiar with Jordan's activities who asked not to be identified.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan compete to replace Kevin McCarthy as GOP struggles with paralyzed HouseMany doubt that any of the candidates can get the 218 votes needed to secure the gavel.
Read more »
Steve Scalise joins Jim Jordan in running for speaker of the HouseScalise and Jordan announced their intentions to run for speaker less than 24 hours after Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the position.
Read more »
Scalise and Jordan jump into House Speaker raceThis is additional taxonomy that helps us with analytics
Read more »
Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan bid to fill top job in leaderless US HouseThe race to replace ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took shape on Wednesday as Steve Scalise, the chamber's No. 2 Republican, and Jim Jordan, a leading antagonist of Democratic President Joe Biden, said they would seek the post.
Read more »
Scalise and Jordan announce bids for speaker as vacancy paralyzes the HouseRepresentatives Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Jim Jordan of Ohio are both running to succeed Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted as speaker.
Read more »