What They Are Saying: Speaker Johnson and House Republicans Smash Q2 Fundraising
July 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans reported second-quarter fundraising totals, dominating House Democrats through the first six months of the 2026 cycle in which Speaker Johnson raised more than $50 million and disbursed a record $10.5 million to incumbents. Find a recap of fundraising coverage below, and see what they are saying:
Punchbowl: Johnson's Q2 Fundraising
"Speaker Mike Johnson will announce this morning that he’s raised more than $50 million for House Republicans this cycle. Johnson raised $18.65 million in the second quarter.
"The speaker has transferred more than $14 million to the NRCC. He’s also funneled $10.5 million directly to individual House Republicans, the most ever by a GOP speaker, his team says.
"We scooped Monday that CLF and AAN, two House Republican-linked groups, raised a combined $60 million through the second quarter. Johnson’s team points out that if you combine the CLF haul and Johnson’s $50 million raise, that’s a record for a GOP speaker."
Washington Times: House Speaker Johnson scores $18.65 million fundraising haul
"House Speaker Mike Johnson raised more than $18 million for House Republicans over the second quarter of the year, pushing his total election cycle haul above $50 million.
"Mr. Johnson will rely on the financial war chest to help defend the slim House GOP majority in the 2026 midterm elections.
"Mr. Johnson has funneled $14 million to the National Republican Congressional Committee, the House GOP’s campaign arm, and more than $10 million to individual members.
"The Louisiana Republican played a pivotal role in shepherding President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful” bill through the House and onto the president’s desk, overcoming concerns over whether he could keep most of his troops in line.
"The legislative success has strengthened Mr. Johnson’s image as a leader and is also helping to define the early contours of the 2026 midterms."
Daily Signal: House Republicans Rake in Big Campaign Cash
"Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and allied groups have already raised tens of millions of dollars to help defend the Republican House majority in 2026.
"In the first six months of 2025, the Congressional Leadership Fund, a campaign super PAC that supports GOP House candidates, raised $32.7 million. The American Action Network, a nonprofit advocacy group that is a sister organization to the Congressional Leadership Fund, additionally raised $28 million. Both entities reach voters in contested districts through advertisements, calls, and campaigns.
"The fundraising will be vital for Republicans as they attempt to hang on to their razor-thin House majority during the midterm elections, which tend to favor the party not in the White House.
"Johnson, R-La., himself has also played a major role in the push to counter Democrats’ attempts to flip the House in 2026, as he announced in June his Grow the Majority joint fundraising committee gave out $17.5 million to House candidates in the second quarter of 2025. The speaker gave $6.5 million at a June event at Washington’s Capitol Hill Club to GOP incumbents in swing districts."
Politico: GOP incumbents are outraising Dem ones in House battlegrounds
Ten targeted House Republicans raised at least $1 million last quarter.
"Republicans are racking up more cash than Democrats as both parties prepare to fight over dozens of House battlegrounds. Ten of the nearly three dozen targeted House Republicans raised at least $1 million in the quarter. Meanwhile, just one of the 25 GOP-targeted incumbent Democrats raised that much.
"It’s a pattern across the House battlegrounds, according to a new POLITICO analysis of filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday by vulnerable incumbents. The median Republican targeted by House Democrats’ campaign arm raised $860,000 last quarter — higher than the $689,000 median fundraising for incumbent Democrats targeted by the GOP.
"The fundraising surge for vulnerable House GOP members could complicate Democrats’ efforts to take back the House next year. House Republicans have historically struggled in the money race against Democrats, who have benefited from strong online fundraising. Last summer, many vulnerable GOP incumbents were outraised by their Democratic challengers. This time, it’s Republicans who have a significant financial head start.
"One driver of the strong Republican showing was the use of joint fundraising committees. Dozens of members received six-figure sums from committees linked to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), other House Republican leaders and the National Republican Congressional Committee."
The Hill: House GOP campaign arm outraises Democrats in second quarter
"The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) outraised its counterpart, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), in the second quarter of 2025.
"The House GOP campaign arm brought in $32.3 million in the second quarter of the year, while the House Democratic campaign arm raised $29.1 million in the same period. In June alone, the NRCC raised $18.1 million and the DCCC brought in $12.7 million.
"In 2025 so far, the NRCC has raised a total of $69 million, while the DCCC has raised $66 million.
"The NRCC’s second quarter haul is a milestone for the committee, which is normally outraised by its Democratic counterpart. The last time the NRCC outraised the DCCC in the first six months and second quarter of an election cycle was 2021.
"The latest numbers from the House committees come as the Republican National Committee (RNC) reported raising $96.4 million during the first six months of the year, while the Democratic National Committee raked in $69.2 million in the same period. The RNC also holds a cash-on-hand advantage of $80.78 million to $15.22 million. "
Roll Call: Breaking news: Speakers raise a lot of money
"Speaker Mike Johnson’s record-setting fundraising haul for the second quarter shows it’s time for a Beltway tradition to be laid to rest.
""The House G.O.P Has Its Leader. But Can He Be a Rainmaker?” asked an October 2023 New York Times headline. “The willingness of House Republicans to trade a party rainmaker for a member who has raised less than some more junior colleagues has caused a deep sense of uncertainty at the highest levels of the conference, even as relieved lawmakers united behind Mr. Johnson to end weeks of political paralysis,” the story read.
""Some Republicans worry Kevin McCarthy’s ouster will weaken fundraising ahead of 2024 election,” blared an October 2023 headline on PBS News. “Now that he’s been ousted from the post after less than nine months, some in the GOP are wondering if anyone can take his place as a fundraising dynamo and party builder,” according to the story from The Associated Press.
"And yet in spite of the hand-wringing, House Republicans figured it out and held their majority last fall, and Johnson is developing into a fundraising machine. His team announced raising more than $50 million for the 2026 cycle thus far, along with an additional $60 million for aligned outside groups, Congressional Leadership Fund and American Action Network."
Punchbowl: House GOP outside groups raised record $60M in first half of 2025
"The Congressional Leadership Fund and the American Action Network, two groups with close ties to Speaker Mike Johnson, brought in more than $60 million during the first six months of 2025.
"CLF, a super PAC, raised $32.7 million between January and June. AAN, its affiliated non-profit, raised $28 million. That is an off-year fundraising record for the groups. At this point in 2023, CLF and AAN had raised a combined $35 million.
"CLF has $32.7 million in cash-on-hand, which includes a $7 million transfer from AAN. But the group says that they did not double count the fundraising.
"These two groups play a massive role in helping Republicans defend their House majority during what could be a punishing political environment. CLF is often the largest single spender in many House races.
"Battle for the House: The House Republican outside groups beat their Democratic counterparts by $20 million. House Majority PAC, a super PAC endorsed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and its sister nonprofit House Majority Forward, raised $40 million during the first half of 2025."
Fox News: Republican fundraising outpaces Democrats by nearly double, June numbers show
"As the Democratic Party continues to reel from its 2024 losses and deals with internal strife, Republican fundraising nearly doubled that of the Democrats in June, according to reporting by The Hill and a Fox News Digital review.
"A Fox News Digital review of NRCC fundraising numbers found that on average, Republican congressional candidates in swing districts outraised vulnerable House Democrats in the second quarter $1.1 million to $661,000 and have more money on hand by over $848,000."