First on Fox: Top outside group backing House Republicans sets fundraising record

EXCLUSIVE: The starring extracurricular radical that supports House Republicans is reporting its highest fundraising 4th ever.

The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), which is intimately aligned with House Speaker Mike Johnson, is announcing that it hauled successful $81.4 cardinal during the July-September 3rd 4th of 2024 fundraising. 

With 4 weeks near until Election Day successful November and the GOP aiming to clasp onto and grow its fragile House majority, the CLF is besides announcing that it is dishing retired different $11 cardinal successful caller advertisement reservations. Word of some developments was shared archetypal connected Tuesday with Fox News.

"We proceed to rise astatine levels that volition let america to beryllium incredibly impactful this cycle. We’re invested profoundly and continuing to adhd much strategically successful the must-win races that volition find the Majority," CLF President Dan Conston said successful a statement.

TRUMP UPS THE ANTE WITH HIS SEPTEMBER FUNDRAISING HAUL

The wealth raised implicit the past 3 months by the CLF tops its erstwhile grounds of $77.4 cardinal successful the 3rd 4th of 2020. The radical said it is connected way with what it raked successful during the 2022 midterms, erstwhile Republicans flipped the House, and are out-pacing what they raised astatine this constituent successful 2020, the past statesmanlike cycle.

The CLF besides highlighted that it had $152.8 cardinal currency connected manus arsenic of the extremity of September and touted that it somewhat outpaced its Democratic rival successful full wealth raised truthful acold this predetermination cycle.

CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE 2024 ELECTION

House Majority PAC, the main ace PAC supporting House Democrats, announced past week that it and its aligned non-profit enactment hauled successful $69 cardinal successful September, portion of a $150 cardinal 3rd quarter. However, according to a report, the House Majority PAC unsocial brought successful astir $100 cardinal in fundraising during the past 3 months.

Then-Rep. Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, speaks during a quality league astatine the U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C., connected Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

After then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy - who was agelong known for his fundraising prowess - was ousted a twelvemonth agone successful a precise messy intra-party battle, expectations for a beardown fundraising rhythm for House Republicans were lowered. However, the CLF's fundraising appears to person defied those debased expectations.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

The radical said Johnson had done well with fundraising and picked up wherever McCarthy near off. CLF officials besides said that they are continuing to haul successful "big money" successful the week since the extremity of the 3rd quarter.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters successful the U.S. Capitol aft the past votes of the week connected Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The CLF said the caller advertisement reservations - with the wealth being spent connected apical GOP violative and antiaircraft House races - brings the group's full reservations this rhythm to $190 million. They enactment that they volition apt adhd much spending up of Election Day.

The radical is directing immoderate of the caller spending to beef up existing advertisement buys successful 3 Democrat-held districts the GOP's aiming to flip: Colorado's 8th Congressional District, New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District and Maine's 2nd Congressional District.

Additionally, the CLF says it volition besides usage immoderate of the caller reservations to "lay down aircover to combat Democrats' spending" successful districts wherever it's playing defense, including New York 19, Wisconsin 03, and Arizona 06.

The GOP presently controls the 435-member House by a constrictive 220-212 majority. Two Democrat-held and 1 Republican-held seats are vacant.

Get the latest updates from the 2024 run trail, exclusive interviews and much astatine our Fox News Digital predetermination hub.