New Democratic House leader blesses top Pelosi aide to lead super PAC
Newly elected House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has blessed the elevation of a top aide to former speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to lead the House Majority PAC, the principal outside group that funds ads for Democratic members of Congress.
The elevation of Mike Smith, a senior adviser to Pelosi in the last cycle, who also advised the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and HMP, will bring continuity to the party’s relationships with donors and vendors as Democrats position themselves to win back the House.
“By bringing on Mike Smith as President, House Majority PAC will ensure a smooth transition so that Democratic candidates can maximize every opportunity and we can ensure Democrats take back the House in 2024,” Jeffries said Tuesday in a statement. “House Democrats are fortunate to have him in this fight.”
Many of the party’s top donors gathered Tuesday night at a Washington hotel for a celebratory dinner sponsored by the DCCC and an adjacent fundraiser for HMP, according to people involved in the planning, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the events were private.
Both groups have historically worked in concert with the party’s leadership in Congress, with HMP raising money in unlimited sums from wealthy donors, while the campaign committee operates under stricter campaign finance limits. Republicans have a similar fundraising structure, with the National Republican Congressional Committee and a tangent super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, both working with House GOP leaders to win elections.
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