House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is expected to bring in $4 million at a fundraiser in Washington, D.C., on Thursday night, the latest in a string of fundraising successes since he took the speaker’s gavel.
Johnson will be raking in millions at his first major fundraiser in the district, Punchbowl News reported. GOP lobbyist Jeff Miller and Altria Client Services Vice President Todd Walker will serve as hosts, according to an RSVP flier.
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Several high-profile House Republicans are set to be in attendance, including House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL).
The fundraiser is set to begin with a reception at 6 p.m. EST, followed by a dinner at 7 p.m.
The $4 million set to come in from the fundraiser is the latest in a series of high fundraising numbers brought in by Johnson since he became leader of the House during a three-week vacancy of the speaker’s chair.
Johnson made significant fundraising hauls for the National Republican Congressional Committee in the days after his speakership election. Five days after receiving the gavel, the NRCC reported a one-day haul of $175,000 for online fundraising and a total weekend haul of $475,000 one day later. Roughly 75% of the total was collected from emails that were signed by Johnson directly.
The new speaker’s fundraising capabilities are under a microscope given the large donations his predecessor, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), was able to bring in during the 2022 and 2024 cycles before he was ousted. Many House Republicans have relied on McCarthy and the NRCC for fundraising in the past, putting a target on Johnson’s back to deliver the same support for vulnerable GOP candidates in 2024.
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Johnson has a lot to live up to, as McCarthy’s campaign raised more than 20 times what Johnson hauled in for the 2022 and 2024 cycles so far. In the second quarter, McCarthy hauled in $21.7 million for House Republicans and raised $15.3 million in the last quarter as speaker.
The funds raised during Thursday’s D.C. fundraiser will go to the Johnson Leadership Fund, which will be split among Johnson’s reelection campaign, his leadership PAC, and the NRCC.
