Democratic Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois questions witnesses during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on impeachment on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 in Washington, DC, USA.
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CHICAGO — Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois has organized a major fundraiser to support House Democrats during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that is expected to raise at least $2 million and will include participation from key party figures.
Krishnamoorthi, the ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, said in an interview with CNBC at Ralph’s Coffee that influential lawmakers and attendees will be present at Tuesday’s event.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and dozens of donors and House Democrats will attend the fundraiser, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
Tickets to the show range from $10,000 to $100,000, and the money will benefit the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which serves as the campaign arm for House Democrats. DCCC chairwoman Rep. Suzan DelBene, Democrat of Washington, is listed on the invitation as a co-host of the fundraiser.
As the party rallies behind Vice President Kamala Harris at the convention, Krishnamoorthi sees the meeting as an opportunity to boost the party’s chances of regaining a majority in the final months of the election.
Donors “cannot stand Republican control of the House” and the chaos it has brought to the House over the past two years, Krishnamoorthi said Monday.
“They say, ‘We cannot run such an important chamber of Congress like this,'” he said.
The Republicans’ dispute over former Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy (Democrat of California) was cited as an example.
McCarthy was ousted as speaker in 2023 after a rebellion by members of his own party, including Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.
Election monitor The Cook Political Report rates more than 20 races for House seats as undecided. Democrats will likely need to control at least one of the two chambers of Congress if they are to succeed in passing their party’s legislation should Harris become president.
The battle for power in the House of Representatives has led to a fight for donations between Democrats and Republicans.
According to Federal Election Commission records, the DCCC has raised over $200 million and had about $87 million on hand as of early July.
Their rivals in the National Republican Congressional Committee raised over $160 million and had just over $70 million in the same period.
Both committees will present their July fundraising totals to the FEC on Friday.
