Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., questions a witness during the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment inquiry hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019.
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CHICAGO — Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., has organized a major fundraiser in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention to support House Democrats and is expected to raise at least $2 million dollars and invite party bigwigs to participate.
Krishnamoorty, ranking member of the House Select Committee on Chinese Communist Party, told CNBC in an interview at Ralph’s Coffee that Tuesday’s event will feature influential lawmakers and attendees.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson Dozens of donors and House Democrats will attend the fundraiser, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Tickets for the show range from $10,000 to $100,000, with the money going to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the campaign arm of House Democrats. DCCC Chairman Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. Listed as co-sponsor of fundraiser.
While the party endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris at the convention, Krishnamoorthy saw the rally as an opportunity to improve the party’s chances of regaining the majority in the final months of the election.
Krishnamurti said Monday that donors “cannot stand Republican control of the House” and the chaos it has brought to the chamber over the past two years.
“They said, ‘This can’t be the way we run such an important chamber of Congress,'” he said.
The Republican fight over former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., is one example.
McCarthy was ousted as speaker in 2023 following a revolt by members of his own party, including Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.
The Cook Political Report, an election tracking website, labeled more than 20 House races as “too close to call.” If Harris becomes president, Democrats will likely have to control at least one of the two chambers of Congress if they want to successfully pass their party’s legislation.
A power struggle within the House has led to a fundraising battle between House Democrats and Republicans.
The DCCC has raised more than $200 million and had about $87 million on hand as of July, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Their rivals at the National Republican Congressional Committee have raised more than $160 million and had just over $70 million on hand during the same period.
Both committees will submit July fundraising totals to the FEC on Friday.
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