{"id":2234718,"date":"2024-05-01T15:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T19:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-obama-adviser-might-be-one-of-the-most-powerful-house-democrats-no-one-has-heard-of\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T19:48:20","slug":"former-obama-adviser-might-be-one-of-the-most-powerful-house-democrats-no-one-has-heard-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-obama-adviser-might-be-one-of-the-most-powerful-house-democrats-no-one-has-heard-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Obama advisor could be a major force among unknown House Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-obama-adviser-might-be-one-of-the-most-powerful-house-democrats-no-one-has-heard-of%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2234718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a House\u200b Democrat from Illinois, has\u2062 been quietly influential in Washington, serving on powerful committees. He is known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-the-desantis-campaign-over-staff-confirms-clue-that-could-mean-end-is-near-for-2024-hopeful\/\" title=\"DeSantis Campaign Nearing End? Staff Hints at Possible Conclusion for 2024 Hopeful.\">successful fundraising efforts<\/a>, including \u200dco-hosting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-he-cant-hear-heckler-during-speech-at-human-rights-campaign-dinner\/\" title=\"Biden claims he's oblivious to heckler at Human Rights Campaign dinner.\">campaign dinner<\/a>\u2064 for President Joe Biden expected to\u200c raise $1 million. Krishnamoorthi has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-fundraise-big-in-2022-midterm-cycle\/\" title=\"Republicans Fundraise Big in 2022 Midterm Cycle\">raised substantial funds<\/a> for the Democratic Party\u200c and has a \u2064significant campaign reserve of $16 million. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Illinois, has quietly emerged as a \u200bsignificant figure in Washington, contributing to influential committees. His adept fundraising skills, such as\u2064 co-hosting a campaign dinner for President \u200dJoe Biden with a projected \u2062$1 million yield, demonstrate his prowess. Krishnamoorthi&#8217;s efforts have substantially benefited the Democratic Party, amassing a \u2064notable $16 million campaign reserve.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Democrat<\/a> has been quietly making a <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/raja-krishnamoorthi-china-tiktok-fundraising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>splash<\/a> in Washington despite his low profile as a member of powerful committees.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) has been representing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illinois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Illinois<\/a>\u2019s 8th Congressional District, which includes many northwestern Chicago suburbs, since 2017. Now, he\u2019s set to co-host a dinner Wednesday as a campaign event for President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> that is expected to raise $1 million. Krishnamoorthi is seemingly good at fundraising too.<\/p>\n<p>Krishnamoorthi has raised more than $4.5 million for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He\u2019s also given $250,000 to the Biden Victory Fund. <\/p>\n<p>Krishnamoorthi also has a large amount of money in his campaign funds, currently sitting at $16 million. His fundraising for his race is on par with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/elections-overview\/fundraising-totals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>big-name<\/a> House Democrats like Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).<\/p>\n<p>He first got introduced to politics when he met then-Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama when the pair were working in the state. He worked on Obama\u2019s unsuccessful race for the House in 2000. Later, he became Obama\u2019s policy director on his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2004. It doesn\u2019t seem like the fundraising is all to follow in Obama\u2019s footsteps of being an Illinois Democrat to living in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake back the House, keep the White House,\u201d Krishnamoorthi told <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/raja-krishnamoorthi-china-tiktok-fundraising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Punchbowl<\/em><\/a>  when asked about all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marriott-att-airbnbheres-the-list-of-corporations-announcing-they-wont-donate-to-gop-lawmakers-who-objected-to-electoral-votes-from-contested-states\/\" title=\"Marriott, AT&#038;T, Airbnb\u2026Here\u2019s The List Of Corporations Announcing They Won\u2019t Donate To GOP Lawmakers Who Objected To Electoral Votes From Contested States\">fundraising activity<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s why I am doing everything I can. We\u2019ll do more as we go along. And we gotta see Speaker Hakeem Jeffries. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the 118th Congress, which has had record-high levels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/12\/21\/1221040449\/118th-congress-to-be-the-most-unproductive-in-decades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>unproductiveness<\/a>, Krishnamoorthi has risen above with bipartisan efforts. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As ranking member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, he was one of the key members in the House who worked on the smooth passage of the TikTok ban bill. He worked alongside Rep. Mike Gallagher, the former chairman of the committee who was succeeded by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the work speaks for itself,\u201d Krishnamoorthi said. \u201cIt\u2019s been one of the most bipartisan, productive committees in all of Congress at this point. \u2026 Mike Gallagher\u2019s leadership is going to be missed, but John Moolenaar is going to bring the same bipartisan approach to the committee.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is a House Democrat making waves in Washington. Despite a low profile, he serves on influential committees and represents Illinois\u2019s 8th District. Known for hosting a campaign dinner for President Joe Biden, he\u2019s gaining traction in political circles since 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2234719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Krishnamoorthi-1024x587.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2234718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Krishnamoorthi-1024x587.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2234718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2234719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2234718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2234718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2234718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}