{"id":2629421,"date":"2026-07-14T05:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scalise-to-boost-vulnerable-republicans-with-9-million-fundraising-haul\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T05:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:38:25","slug":"scalise-to-boost-vulnerable-republicans-with-9-million-fundraising-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scalise-to-boost-vulnerable-republicans-with-9-million-fundraising-haul\/","title":{"rendered":"Scalise to boost vulnerable Republicans with $9 million fundraising haul"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fscalise-to-boost-vulnerable-republicans-with-9-million-fundraising-haul%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=2629421&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>House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) raised $9 million in the second quarter of 2026 to support Republican efforts in maintaining control of Congress this November. His total campaign fundraising for the cycle reached $55 million, with important funds transferred to candidates and the National Republican Congressional Committee. Since entering leadership, Scalise has accumulated $269 million. He is channeling these funds into battleground districts, notably aiding Reps. Gabe Evans and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, both of whom are in competitive races. Scalise&#8217;s investments include $48,000 for Evans and nearly that amount for Miller-Meeks, with both expressing their appreciation for his crucial support. evans is facing a challenge from Manny Rutinel, while Miller-Meeks will contend with Christina Bohannan in the upcoming election. The article also briefly mentions othre political developments, such as lindsey Graham&#8217;s health and foreign policy questions.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> House Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-scalise\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1757\">Steve Scalise<\/a> (R-LA) raised $9 million in the second quarter of 2026 in order to help Republicans maintain control of Congress this November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The haul brings Scalise\u2019s total fundraising tally to $55 million for the cycle, according to his office. Scalise transferred $10.6 million directly to candidates and $10.5 million to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nrcc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"466\">National Republican Congressional Committee<\/a>. Scalise has brought in $269 million since joining leadership.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4647118\/trump-russell-fry-replace-lindsey-graham\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says \u2018I could see\u2019 Rep. 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Gabe Evans (R-CO) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA). Scalise gave Evans $48,000 in the second quarter, increasing the total the freshman Colorado Republican has received from the majority leader this cycle to $394,000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWinning tough races is a team effort and requires leaders willing to invest time, resources, and effort to get the job done,\u201d Evans said in a statement. \u201cLeader Scalise has been there every step of the way, ensuring our campaign had not just the financial support but also the backing we needed to compete and win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller-Meeks was given nearly $48,000, boosting the total she\u2019s received from Scalise this cycle to just over $404,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Evans and Miller-Meeks are locked in competitive races this cycle. Evans only won his seat by less than 2,500 votes in 2024, while Miller-Meeks won by less than 1,000 votes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evans, who unseated Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo and is considered one of the most vulnerable Republicans this cycle, is set to face state Rep. Manny Rutinel in November. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4646740\/lindsey-graham-death-gop-foreign-policy\/\"><strong>LINDSEY GRAHAM\u2019S DEATH RAISES QUESTIONS OVER GOP FOREIGN POLICY DIRECTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller-Meeks will face former state Rep. Christina Bohannan, who is challenging her for the third time, in the general election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a tough seat to win and I could not do it alone,\u201d Miller-Meeks said in a statement. \u201cLeader Scalise has been a trusted partner and valued resource since Day One. He didn\u2019t just help raise the funds our campaign needed to be competitive; Scalise invested his time, traveled to our district, and made sure we had the tools to execute a winning campaign. On all fronts, his support is instrumental in November\u2019s victory.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scalise raises $9M in Q2 to aid GOP in November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2629422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/scalise-fundraising-haul-2026-midterms.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[4087,15467,5894,3911,5025],"class_list":["post-2629421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign","tag-fundraising","tag-politics","tag-republican","tag-scalise"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/scalise-fundraising-haul-2026-midterms.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629421","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\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2629421"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2629425,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2629421\/revisions\/2629425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2629422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2629421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2629421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2629421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}