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GOP super PAC enters five new House races after adding $1.5 million to hold Ryan's seat
Source: Washington Post
GOP super PAC enters five new House races after adding $1.5 million to hold Ryan’s seat
By Mike DeBonis
September 20 at 10:11 AM
The largest Republican super PAC focused on House campaigns is committing funds to five new races, highlighting an expanding House battlefield favoring Democrats and the strength of GOP big-dollar fundraising.
The Congressional Leadership Fund said Thursday it will spend nearly $3 million on behalf of three incumbents representing traditionally Republican-heavy districts who are facing aggressive challenges this year.
In downstate Illinois, CLF is planning to spend $1 million to reelect Rep. Rodney Davis and defeat Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan. In southwest Michigan, the group has earmarked $400,000 in ads for veteran Rep. Fred Upton against Democratic challenger Matt Longjohn, and in North Carolina, it has reserved $1.4 million to reelect Rep. George Holding over Democrat Linda Coleman in an exurban district surrounding Raleigh.
In addition, CLF is spending $2.7 million to boost conservative Republicans in two open seats: $700,000 for Yvette Herrell, who has been outraised by Democrat Xochitl Torres Small in the race for the seat being vacated by GOP Rep. Stevan Pearce (N.M.), and $2 million for Danny Tarkanian, who has also trailed Democrat Susie Lee’s fundraising in the battle to replace retiring Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen (Nev.).
Those announcements come days after the group announced that it would spend $1.5 million in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, represented by retiring GOP House Speaker Paul D. Ryan — who has directed major GOP donors to CLF. The race, between Republican lawyer Bryan Steil and Democratic organizer Randy Bryce, remains tight.
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By Mike DeBonis
September 20 at 10:11 AM
The largest Republican super PAC focused on House campaigns is committing funds to five new races, highlighting an expanding House battlefield favoring Democrats and the strength of GOP big-dollar fundraising.
The Congressional Leadership Fund said Thursday it will spend nearly $3 million on behalf of three incumbents representing traditionally Republican-heavy districts who are facing aggressive challenges this year.
In downstate Illinois, CLF is planning to spend $1 million to reelect Rep. Rodney Davis and defeat Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan. In southwest Michigan, the group has earmarked $400,000 in ads for veteran Rep. Fred Upton against Democratic challenger Matt Longjohn, and in North Carolina, it has reserved $1.4 million to reelect Rep. George Holding over Democrat Linda Coleman in an exurban district surrounding Raleigh.
In addition, CLF is spending $2.7 million to boost conservative Republicans in two open seats: $700,000 for Yvette Herrell, who has been outraised by Democrat Xochitl Torres Small in the race for the seat being vacated by GOP Rep. Stevan Pearce (N.M.), and $2 million for Danny Tarkanian, who has also trailed Democrat Susie Lee’s fundraising in the battle to replace retiring Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen (Nev.).
Those announcements come days after the group announced that it would spend $1.5 million in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, represented by retiring GOP House Speaker Paul D. Ryan — who has directed major GOP donors to CLF. The race, between Republican lawyer Bryan Steil and Democratic organizer Randy Bryce, remains tight.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/20/gop-super-pac-enters-five-new-house-races-after-adding-million-hold-ryans-seat/
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