Democrats with 2028 ambitions are amassing cash, as are vulnerable House Republicans, FEC reports show

Democrats with 2028 ambitions are amassing cash and so are vulnerable House Republicans, FEC reports show

The most vulnerable House Republicans on the ballot next year are building significant stores of cash as they prepare to defend the GOP’s slender majority in Congress. And years before the first presidential primary votes are cast, some potential White House contenders are showing early fundraising strength. Here are several key takeaways from campaign finance reports filed at Tuesday’s quarterly deadline with the Federal Election Commission. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is up for reelection next year in a safely blue state. But he still raised nearly $10 million through his campaign and an affiliated committee between April 1 and the end of June, a period that began with his record-breaking Senate floor speech. He entered July with a massive $19.6 million in his Senate campaign account. That money could be transferred to a future White House campaign committee. Another potential contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, California Rep. Ro Khanna, raised nearly $2.5 million in the three-month period and had $14.2 million in his House campaign account. New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez followed up a record-breaking first quarter in which she hauled in $9.6 million with another strong fundraising period, bringing in $5.8 million in the second quarter. More than 70% of the money she raised in the April-to-June period came in amounts of $200 or smaller. The four-term congresswoman reported nearly $10 million in available cash.