A New Wave of candidates powered by small-dollar donors
The third-quarter fundraising numbers are in and it was another standout quarter for reformers in House and Senate races. Democratic candidates rejecting corporate PAC money, taking on corruption and fighting to fix our broken campaign finance system are putting up big fundraising numbers. Hundreds of thousands of small-dollar donors are powering this new wave of reformers and putting their campaigns on a path to victory.
For the third straight quarter, DCCC Frontline members who pledged to refuse corporate PAC contributions out-raised, on average, the Frontline members who accept them. Raising $547,227 in Q3, $27,000 more than the average for Frontline members who accept corporate PAC money, which was $519,559. This proves once again that refusing corporate PAC money does not limit your ability to raise the money you need to compete.
End Citizens United Grassroots Fundraising
The average contribution to endorsed candidates by ECU grassroots members: $13.44
In the third quarter of 2019, ECU and our army of small-dollar donors contributed $773,504 directly to endorsed candidates.
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$408,180 to endorsed House campaigns
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$365,324 to endorsed Senate campaigns
In the 2020 cycle, ECU has raised and contributed a total of $1,789,789 for endorsed candidates.
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$1,036,817 to endorsed House campaigns
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$752,972 to endorsed Senate campaigns
House Races
Average Q3 Fundraising Haul for Frontline No Corporate PAC members: $547,227
Number of ECU endorsed House incumbents raising over $400,000: 22
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Rep. Colin Allred (TX-32): $583,000
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Rep. Cindy Axne (IA-03): $475,000
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Rep. Anthony Brindisi (NY-22): $455,000
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Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-39): $407,000
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Rep. TJ Cox (CA-21): $446,000
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Rep. Jason Crow (CO-06): $431,000
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Rep. Joe Cunningham (SC-01): $528,000
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Rep. Antonio Delgado (NY-19): $635,000
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Rep. Josh Harder (CA-10): $757,000
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Rep. Katie Hill (CA-25): $610,000
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Rep. Kendra Horn (OK-05): $524,000
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Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-03): $578,000
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Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49): $518,000
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Rep. Tom Malinowski (NJ-07): $603,000
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Rep. Lucy McBath (GA-06): $623,000
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Rep. Katie Porter (CA-45): $1,040,000
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Rep. Max Rose (NY-11): $734,000
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Rep. Harley Rouda (CA-48): $564,000
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Rep. Kim Schrier (WA-08): $463,000
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Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08): $815,000
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger (VA-07): $573,000
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Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02): $588,000
Number of ECU endorsed No Corporate PAC House challengers outraising Republican incumbents in the third quarter: 5
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AZ-06
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Hiral Tipirneni: $332,991
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Rep. David Schweikert: $136,225
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IA-04
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JD Scholten: $409,999
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Rep. Steve King: $62,145
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TX-21
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Wendy Davis: $940,581
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Rep. Chip Roy: $574,216
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CA-01
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Audrey Denney: $156,514
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Rep. Doug LaMalfa: $95,500
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WA-03
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Carolyn Long: $601,897
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Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler: $454,432
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Number of ECU endorsed No Corporate PAC House candidates who raised more than $1,000,000 in Q3 of 2019: 2
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Katie Porter (CA-48): $1,040,000
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Gina Ortiz Jones (TX-23): $1,065,000
Senate Races
Average Q3 Fundraising Haul for No Corporate PAC Senate challenger Candidates: $2,162,643
Number of ECU endorsed No Corporate PAC Senate challengers outraising Republican incumbents in the third quarter: 3
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Arizona
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Mark Kelly: $5,602,609
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Martha McSally: $3,048,995
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Iowa
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Theresa Greenfield: $1,113,761
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Joni Ernst: $955,966
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Maine
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Sara Gideon: $3,200,005
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Susan Collins: $2,144,654
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