Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) is outraising her Republican colleagues who seek to oust her from the House swing seat in the 2024 election.
Craig, who is running for reelection to secure a fourth term, brought in over $840,000 from April to the end of June. She ended the period with more than $1.1 million in cash on hand.
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“History shows that most support for Republicans running against me will come from large super PACs — not the candidates themselves,” Craig wrote in a statement via Star Tribune. “MAGA Republican super PACs spent $13.5 million against me in 2022 and seem poised to do so again. But I’ve never been one to back down from a fight. We will be ready for 2024.”
Cook Political Report lists Craig’s seat as likely Democratic. Still, two GOP candidates are lining up to take her out and give House Republicans a larger majority. However, their fundraising fell short of Craig’s for this recent period.
Criminal defense lawyer Tayler Rahm brought in just under $51,500 — however, he had only been in the race for a month before the fundraising period ended. His campaign has about $34,000 in cash, per the campaign filings.
“Tayler is a brand-new candidate to the field. He’s only had 30 days, but he certainly showed that he’s got moxie and momentum,” Rahm’s campaign manager Jill Vujovich-Laabs said in a statement.
The other GOP candidate is Mike Murphy, former mayor of Lexington, Minnesota. He has struggled to raise money despite entering the race early on in the fundraising period. From April to June, Murphy brought in less than $4,000.
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Craig is one of 37 Democratic seats that are being targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee in 2024. The committee released a list in March showing 35 incumbents and two open seats as part of a display by the House GOP that they will be playing offense this cycle.
Among the targeted seats included some of the midterm election’s top Democratic spenders, of which Craig came in fourth. Her race raked in over $20 million in spending from outside groups.
