After raising $1.4 million in Florida at his first major fundraiser as speaker of the House last month, Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson hit the fundraising trail again this weekend — this time in New York. As NR reported last week, Johnson’s fundraising efforts will be vital to protecting the House GOP’s razor-thin majority. And ahead of a presidential year, every cent counts.
The New York Post reported Sunday evening that Johnson and House GOP conference chair Elise Stefanik of New York raked in $1 million at a pair of Manhattan fundraisers over the weekend, featuring high-profile figures like Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman and former New York representative Lee Zeldin. (Recall that Zeldin’s strong gubernatorial run against Democratic governor Kathy Hochul last year is widely credited for helping many House Republicans flip Biden districts during an otherwise lackluster midterm cycle for the GOP.) NR confirms that Johnson and Zeldin raised roughly half a million dollars at Sunday evening’s “Grow the Majority NY” fundraiser and both Republicans ended the evening with the pro-Israel nonprofit Zionist Organization of America, according to a Zeldin spokesman.
NEWS: House Rs raked in roughly $500,000 at today’s Grow The Majority fundraiser hosted by fmr Rep. Lee Zeldin, real estate mogul Harry Adjmi, & head of Vornado Realty Haim Chera, w guests Johnson & Stefanik, Zeldin spox tells @NRO
One of many House R fundraisers this weekend ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/BNsedsqQaY
— Audrey Fahlberg (@AudreyFahlberg) December 4, 2023
Correction 12/4/2023: This article originally misstated that the ZOA event was a fundraiser, due to miscommunication from a spokesman.