Groups aligned with Senate Democrats raise $31.8 million in 2017, edging out GOP counterparts
By Sean Sullivan January 30 at 5:45 AM
Two affiliated Democratic groups trying to help their party win back the Senate majority raised $31.8 million in 2017, the organizations said, a record haul for an off-election year that edged out a cluster of similar organizations on the Republican side. But the amount still left them at a cash disadvantage headed into 2018.
Senate Majority PAC, the top super PAC aligned with Senate Democrats, raised $21.7 million last year, the group told The Washington Post. Most of that total — about $17.2 million — came during the second half of the year.
Majority Forward, an affiliated nonprofit, brought in $10.1 million last year. Together, the two groups started 2018 with about $19.5 million in their accounts, $13.6 million for Senate Majority PAC and $5.9 million for Majority Forward. On the Republican side, the Senate Leadership Fund, One Nation and two other organizations together raised $31.6 million in 2017 and started this year with $23.9 million in the bank.
Democrats are facing a difficult midterm election map, defending 26 seats including 10 in states President Trump won. Republicans, who hold a 51-49 majority in the Senate, are only defending eight seats.
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