CHICAGO — Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois has organized a serious fundraiser to support House Democrats through the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that is predicted to boost at the least $2 million and can include participation from key party figures.
Krishnamoorthi, the rating member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, said in an interview with CNBC at Ralph's Coffee that influential lawmakers and attendees might be present at Tuesday's event.
Governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson and dozens of donors and House Democrats will take part in the fundraiser, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y.
Tickets to the show range from $10,000 to $100,000, and the cash will profit the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which serves because the campaign arm for House Democrats. DCCC chair Rep. Suzan DelBene, Democrat of Washington, is listed on the invitation as a co-host of the fundraiser.
As the party rallies behind Vice President Kamala Harris on the convention, Krishnamoorthi sees the meeting as a chance to spice up the party's possibilities of regaining a majority in the ultimate months of the election.
Donors “cannot stand Republican control of the House” and the chaos it has dropped at the House over the past two years, Krishnamoorthi said Monday.
“They say, 'We cannot run such an important chamber of Congress like this,'” he said.
The Republicans’ dispute over former Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (Democrat of California) was cited for example.
McCarthy was ousted as speaker in 2023 after a insurrection by members of his own party, including Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.
Election monitor The Cook Political Report rates greater than 20 races for House seats as undecided. Democrats will likely need to regulate at the least certainly one of the 2 chambers of Congress in the event that they are to achieve passing their party's laws should Harris turn out to be president.
The battle for power within the House of Representatives has led to a fight for donations between Democrats and Republicans.
According to Federal Election Commission records, the DCCC has raised over $200 million and had about $87 million readily available as of early July.
Their rivals within the National Republican Congressional Committee raised over $160 million and had just over $70 million through the same period.
Both committees will present their July fundraising totals to the FEC on Friday.
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