EXCLUSIVE – The National senateSenatorial Committee (NRSC) raised $7.2 million in April, as the re-election arm ofsenate”> the Senate<.
According to figures from the NRSC, which were shared first with Fox News on Tuesday, a surge of first-time, grassroots donors making small dollar contributions of less than $200 accounted for $3.4 million, which was more than half of the committee’s total monthly elections haul.
And the NRSC showcased that more than $15 million – nearly half of their more than $30 million in fundraising so far this year – came from online donors.
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The NRSC also reports having more than $14.2 million cash on hand, and no debt.
“Grassroots enthusiasm continues to give the NRSC an edge as our team works to prevent the Democrats’ radical, socialist agenda from becoming America’s mainstream,” Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the NRSC chair, highlighted in a statement to Fox News.
And pointing to the influx in first-time donors last month, which the NRSC touted was nearly double the number of first-time donors from February and March, Scott spotlighted that the “significant jump in first-time donors in April proves that Americans are ready to reject the open borders, anti-family, high-tax plans from Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, and Senate Democrats.”
The Senate GOP re-election arm also noted that the $7.2 million raised in April far outpaced the $4.5 million the NRSC brought in April of 2019, during a similar period during the 2020 election cycle.
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The rival Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) has yet to release their April fundraising figures. But the DSCC hauled in nearly $9.3 million in March, about $1 million more than the NRSC. And while the Senate Democrats’ re-election committee entered April with slightly more cash on hand than the NRSC, it was carrying roughly $15 million in debt.
Both parties have been raising big bucks ahead of the 2022 midterms, when the Democrats will be defending their razor thin majority in the Senate.
The Republicans controlled the chamber for six years, but lost the majority during the 2020 election cycle. The Senate is currently split 50-50 between the two parties, but the Democrats hold the majority due to the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris, who serves as president of the Senate. That means the GOP only needs a one-seat pickup to regain the majority.
But Republicans are defending 20 of the 34 seats up for grabs in 2022, including open seats in the key battlegrounds of North Carolina and Pennsylvania, as well as in Ohio, Missouri and Alabama. While playing defense, the NRSC sees opportunities to flip blue seats in Arizona, Georgia, New Hampshire and Nevada.
Scott argued that “it’s clear the energy is with Senate Republicans and our pro-family, pro-America agenda. The NRSC’s work to defeat Senate Democrats’ radical ideas is just beginning, and we are in the best position to win the fight next November.”
Last week Scott traveled to Texas to take part in two NRSC fundraisers that the party committee says brought in more than $1 million. The contributions will be reflected in the NRSC’s May fundraising report.
