Donations to the 10 lawmakers in the first three months of 2021 totaled $6.4 million, per new filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC), first reported by Bloomberg. The money has come from GOP donors, conservative PACs, and even some Democrat donors, such as entrepreneur Kimbal Musk, Tesla CEO Elon Musk's brother.
Three of the lawmakers - Kinzinger, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, and Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio - had their biggest-ever quarters for political contributions, Bloomberg reported.
So far, 15 challengers have announced primary bids against the incumbents in the 2022 midterms, though one incumbent, Rep. John Katko, is currently unopposed. The challengers have collectively raised $1.9 million this year, Bloomberg reported.
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Here's how much the GOP lawmakers raised between January 1 and March 31, per the FEC:
Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyoming): $1.54 million
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Illinois): $1.15 million
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (Washington): $744,750
Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (Ohio): $616,524
Rep. Peter Meijer (Michigan): $519,741
Rep. John Katko (New York): $436,291
Rep. Tom Rice (South Carolina): $404,731
Rep. Fred Upton (Michigan): $360,392
Rep. David Valadao (California): $322,144
Rep. Dan Newhouse (Washington): $289,493
Cheney topped the list with $1.54 million in funding between January 1 and March 31, the FEC filings show. This includes $10,000 from Mitt Romney's Believe in America PAC, and $5,600 from her father, former Vice-President Dick Cheney.
The FEC data shows that some PACs and individual donors gave to each of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach, suggesting blanket support for lawmakers who stood up to Trump.
These included some major Democratic donors who crossed the party line. Both Baupost Group CEO Seth Klarman and Lone Pine Capital CEO Stephen Mandel gave $2,900 to each lawmaker, Bloomberg reported.
Some lawmakers loyal to Trump have also received a flood of donations. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene raised $3.2 million in her first three months in Congress, the FEC's records show. Greene has repeatedly spread Trump's voter-fraud conspiracy theories, which have been thoroughly debunked.
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