Freshman House Dems surpasses GOP in the race for money

The first-year Democrats in the House blew the gates of the money race in the first quarter of 2019, issuing a warning against Republicans eager to regain control of the chamber by 2020.

More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers in the first year reported fundraising in excess of $ 500,000 each, while over two dozen reported more than $ 400,000 in the first three months of the year. year, according to an analysis of the reports of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) published by The Hill.

Representative Josh Harder (D-Calif.) Took first place among his peers, returning approximately $ 870,000 in the first three months of 2019, while the representative. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarOvernight Energy: Collins Receives More Donations From Texas Oil & Gas Industry Than Maine Residents | Interior Chief left meetings off schedule | The controversy over Omar jeopardizes the Ocasio-Cortez trip to the Freshman House Dems coal mine overtakes GOP in the race for money 100 days later, freshmen show that they are ready to fight MORE (D-Min.), Who has been accused of making anti-Semitic remarks in recent weeks, said he collected about $ 832,000.

The numbers, published in the CEF's records, are particularly significant as fundraising tends to decline in non-election years.

Taken together, they suggest that Democrats maintain the momentum that helped them regain control of the House last year.

Meanwhile, Republicans are eager to regain the majority in the House that they lost in November.

The Republican National Committee of Congress (NRCC), the House's GOP campaign body, has already registered 55 Democratic-controlled districts on its 2020 target list, of which 31 President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump mourns Bernie Sanders "crazy" after Fox News Trump town hall claims his supporters have been dismissed from Fox News town hall At night, Trump's defense puts an end to role played by the United States in the war in Yemen | Poland is preparing to negotiate on a basis called "Fort Trump" | Iranian legislators vote to call US forces in the Middle East terrorists MORE won in 2016.

Many Democrats in the targeted districts have already begun to accumulate money before 2020.

representative Joe CunninghamJoseph CunninghamFreshman House: Dems Exceed GOP in Coin Race Trump's 31 Districts to Determine Next Majority in House The Congressman sounds the buzzer in front of a Trump official who said that seismic gun did not hurt the whales MORE (DS.C.), which overturned a district that Trump carried by 13 points and is a target of the NRCC, returned more than $ 663,000 in the first quarter of 2019. It closed the quarter with more than 500 $ 000 in bank.

Similarly, Rep. Antonio DelgadoAntonio Ramon DelgadoFreshman House Dems Exceed the GOP in the Race for Money Democratic Proposals to Reorganize Healthcare: A Guide for 2020 Democrat Senators Introduce the "Medicare X" Bill to Expand Coverage NEXT (D-N.Y.), Who won last year in a Trump district won by almost 7 points, reported a massive $ 754,000. He still has $ 682,000 in cash.

Other major fundraising efforts in the first quarter include Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOvernight Energy: Collins Receives More Donations From Texas Oil & Gas Industry Than Maine Residents | Interior Chief left meetings off schedule | Omar's controversy jeopardizes Ocasio-Cortez's trip to The Memo coal mine: Sanders becomes Dem's leader. Freshman House Dems surpasses the GOP in the finance race PLUS (D-N.Y.), Who reported more than $ 726,000 and ended the quarter with more than $ 800,000 at the bank; representative Katie HillKatherine (Katie) Lauren HillFreshman House Dems Exceed the GOP in the Money Race Dems Proposes Bill Requiring the IRS to Create a Free Online Tax Return Production Service Surprised Liberals by the promise of a tax vote to remove the 'Free File' provision. MORE (D-Calif.), Who raised about $ 605,000 and finished the month of March with $ 590,000 in hand; be p. Max RoseMax RoseFreshman House Dems surpasses the GOP in the race for finance, McCarthy holds a courtesy meeting with his former representative. Grimm convicted Michael Grimm at the edge of the new house: "I'm 90% of the way" (D-N.Y.), Who raised about $ 579,000 and reported $ 620,000 in the bank.

Already, many democratic freshmen have GOP challengers raising funds to overthrow them.

Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican congressional woman in New York, has announced receiving over $ 300,000 for her bid to oust Rose.

And former representative. Karen HandelKaren Christine HandelFreshman House Dems Exceeds the GOP in the Money Race McBath is doing a fundraiser to "get into the kitchen" said former lawmaker Handel, presidential candidate of her party for the Georgia, in 2020 MORE (R-Ga.), Who seeks a rematch against Rep. Lucy McBathLucia (Lucy) Kay McBathFreshman House Dems surpasses the GOP in the coin race The McBath fundraiser aims to "get into the kitchen," says former lawmaker Handel, a candidate for her former Georgia headquarters , FOLLOWING (D-Ga.) After her defeat last year, she raised more than $ 238,000 in the first quarter.

Much of the money that reaches the Democrats from the first term comes from outside their states.

For example, about 84% of representatives. Abby FinkenauerAbby Lea FinkenauerFreshman House Dems surpasses the GOP in the race for finance A former Dem Democracy candidate said he faced cultural barriers during the election campaign because he is a laborer. Trump's 31 Districts to Determine Next Majority in House NEXT(D-Iowa) first quarter comes from state donations. Similarly, 71% of campaign contributions from representative Andy Kim (D-N.J.) Came from outside New Jersey.

The deluge of extra-state campaign funds underscores how far the races in the House have become national affairs.

For Republican freshmen, fundraising prospects were significantly different. None of the 29 new members of GOP House reached the $ 500,000 mark in the first quarter.

The representative was among the best fundraisers in the class. Van TaylorNicholas (Van) Van Campen The Freshman House in Dems has overtaken the GOP in the race for finance The bipartisan group has introduced a bill to protect the health benefits of federal workers during closures. (R-Texas), which raised about $ 417,000 and closed the period with about $ 473,000 in bank, and Rep. Dan CrenshawDaniel CrenshawOvernight Energy: Collins Receives More Donations From Texas Oil And Gas Industry Than Maine Residents | Interior Chief left meetings off schedule | Omar's controversy jeopardizes Ocasio-Cortez's visit to the Freshman House Dems coal mine overtakes the GOP in the race for money The war of words on Omar's controversy endangers the visit of Ocio-Cortez at the Kentucky Coal Mine PLUS (R-Texas), which raised $ 399,000 in the first three months of 2019 and ended the quarter with $ 368,000.

Some of the most vulnerable House Republicans, however, posted a strong fundraising while they were looking to avoid potentially difficult reelection bids next year.

representative Will HurdWilliam Ballard House HurdFreshman Dems Exceeds the GOP in the Money Race DCCC Opens an Office in Texas to Protect House Pickups, Targeting the GOP's Vulnerable Seats Dems More Subpoena Threats to Appear MORE (R-Texas), for example, raised about $ 524,000 between January and March, according to documents filed by the FEC. And the representatives Don Bacon (R-Neb.) And Brian FitzpatrickBrian K. FitzpatrickFreshman House Dems surpasses the GOP in the race for money The Cybersecurity Advisory Committee will strengthen national security through a stronger public-private partnership Congress is ready to fight climate change (R-Pa.) Reported having raised $ 371,000 and $ 440,000 respectively. All three are on the list of 2020 targets for the Democratic Congress Campaign Committee.

Republicans need a net gain of about 20 seats to regain control of the lower house next year.

They hope that with Trump on the ballot, the voters of the party base will go to the polls to finally push their candidates down.

But Trump's presence on the bill in 2020 will likely be a double-edged sword, with Democrats betting that the president's deep unpopularity among their central constituents and more moderate voters will not only allow them to retain their majority in the House, but also to extend it.