Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
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Basic facts
Location:Washington, D.C.
Type:Political committee
Affiliation:Democratic
Top official:Rep. Suzan DelBene, Chairwoman
Website:Official website

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Party Committees
Democratic National Committee (DNC) • Republican National Committee (RNC)
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) • National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) • National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)
Fundraising
2023-2024 • 2021-2022 • 2019-2020 • 2018
Leadership elections
2023

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is a national political committee and subsidiary of the Democratic Party that aims to support the campaigns of Democratic candidates for the U.S. House. According to the group's website, the DCCC functions as "the official campaign arm of the Democrats in the House of Representatives" and is "the only political committee in the country whose principal mission is to support Democratic House candidates every step of the way." The organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C.[1][2]

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) was selected to serve as DCCC chairwoman for the 2024 campaign cycle on December 20, 2022.[3]

To read about the DCCC's recent political activity, click here. To read about the DCCC's recent fundraising reports, click here.

Background

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is an official subsidiary of the national Democratic Party. As a national political committee, the group makes political contributions to support the election of Democratic candidates to the U.S. House.[1][2]

The DCCC designs campaign contribution strategies in order to support vulnerable incumbents, bolster new recruits, and flip battleground seats. The DCCC has organized the following strategic programs since the 2012 election cycle:

Frontline Program
The Frontline Program is a partnership between the DCCC and members of congress designed to protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents. Members of the program sign a memorandum that requires them to meet aggressive fundraising goals, accelerate volunteer and recruitment efforts, and increase their online networking.[4]

Red to Blue
The DCCC's Red to Blue program provides funding and guidance to candidates seeking election in districts represented by Republicans. In order to be included in the program, a candidate must meet certain fundraising, grassroots engagement, and organizational goals.[5]

About party committees

See also: Party committee fundraising, 2023-2024

Both Democrats and Republicans have three major party committees. The national committee's purpose involves oversight of the presidential nominating process as well as supporting party candidates with research, polling and funding in races across the country. Each party also has two Hill committees, one each for the House and Senate, which are dedicated to helping elect candidates from their party to Congress and helping incumbents win re-election.

These six committees were each among the top 15 spenders in the 2022 congressional elections with a combined $1.8 billion in spending. During the 2024 election cycle, the six committees associated with the Democratic and Republican Parties have reported raising a combined $1.3 billion.

Political activity

Portal:Legislative Branch
Features of Congress
Background
Federal Election Commission • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • National Republican Congressional Committee • Filing requirements for congressional candidates • Classes of United States Senators • Filling vacancies in Senate • Filling vacancies in House • President Pro Tempore of the Senate • United States Speaker of the House • Filibuster • Key votes • Vote-a-ramas • Parliamentarian • Christmas tree bill • Presidential addresses
Sessions
118th Congress
117th • 116th • 115th • 114th • 113th • 112th • 111th • 110th
Analysis
Lifetime voting records • Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives • Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives • National Journal vote ratings

2024 elections

Target districts

The table below lists each district that the DCCC has announced it will target in 2024, alongside the margin of victory in each district in the 2022 congressional elections.[6]

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee target districts, 2024
District Incumbent Winner 2022 margin
Arizona's 1st David Schweikert TBD R+0.8
Arizona's 6th Juan Ciscomani TBD R+1.5
California's 3rd Kevin Kiley TBD R+6.6
California's 13th John Duarte TBD R+0.4
California's 22nd David Valadao TBD R+3.4
California's 27th Mike Garcia TBD R+8.4
California's 40th Young Kim TBD R+17.0
California's 41st Ken Calvert TBD R+3.6
California's 45th Michelle Steel TBD R+7.6
California's 47th Open (formerly Katie Porter) TBD D+3.2
Colorado's 3rd Lauren Boebert TBD R+0.2
Florida's 13th Anna Paulina Luna TBD R+8.0
Florida's 27th Maria Elvira Salazar TBD R+14.6
Iowa's 1st Mariannette Miller-Meeks TBD R+6.6
Iowa's 3rd Zach Nunn TBD R+0.7
Michigan's 7th Open (formerly Elissa Slotkin) TBD D+5.0
Michigan's 10th John James TBD R+0.5
Montana's 1st Ryan Zinke TBD R+3.1
Nebraska's 2nd Don Bacon TBD R+4.4
New Jersey's 7th Thomas Kean Jr. TBD R+4.6
New York's 1st Nicholas J. LaLota TBD R+11.7
New York's 3rd George Devolder-Santos TBD R+8.4
New York's 4th Anthony D'Esposito TBD R+3.8
New York's 17th Michael Lawler TBD R+1.2
New York's 19th Marc Molinaro TBD R+2.2
New York's 22nd Brandon Williams TBD R+1.5
Oregon's 5th Lori Chavez-DeRemer TBD R+2.2
Pennsylvania's 1st Brian Fitzpatrick TBD R+12.0
Pennsylvania's 10th Scott Perry TBD R+8.0
Texas' 15th Monica De La Cruz TBD R+8.5
Virginia's 2nd Jennifer Kiggans TBD R+4.1
Wisconsin's 1st Bryan Steil TBD R+8.9
Wisconsin's 3rd Derrick Van Orden TBD R+4.0

Frontline candidates

Vulnerable Democratic incumbents receive campaign support through the DCCC's Frontline program. This chart lists each district that the DCCC has announced it will seek to defend via the Frontline program in 2024, alongside the margin of victory in each district in the 2022 congressional elections.[7][8]

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Frontline Candidates, 2024
District Incumbent Result 2022 margin
Alaska at-large Mary Peltola TBD D+10
California's 9th Josh Harder TBD D+9.6
California's 49th Mike Levin TBD D+5.2
Colorado's 8th Yadira Caraveo TBD D+0.7
Connecticut's 5th Jahana Hayes TBD D+0.8
Illinois' 13th Nikki Budzinski TBD D+9.4
Illinois' 17th Eric Sorensen TBD D+3.4
Indiana's 1st Frank Mrvan TBD D+5.6
Kansas' 3rd Sharice Davids TBD D+12.3
Maine's 2nd Jared Golden TBD D+6.2
Michigan's 3rd Hillary Scholten TBD D+12.9
Minnesota's 2nd Angie Craig TBD D+5.1
North Carolina's 1st Donald Davis TBD D+4.6
New Hampshire's 1st Chris Pappas TBD D+7.4
New Mexico's 2nd Gabriel Vasquez TBD D+0.6
Nevada's 1st Dina Titus TBD D+5.6
Nevada's 3rd Susie Lee TBD D+2.0
Nevada's 4th Steven Horsford TBD D+3.0
New York's 3rd Tom Suozzi TBD R+7.5
New York's 18th Pat Ryan TBD D+0.8
Ohio's 1st Greg Landsman TBD D+5.0
Ohio's 9th Marcy Kaptur TBD D+13.0
Ohio's 13th Emilia Sykes TBD D+5.0
Oregon's 4th Val Hoyle TBD D+7.4
Oregon's 6th Andrea Salinas TBD D+2.5
Pennsylvania's 7th Susan Wild TBD D+1.6
Pennsylvania's 8th Matt Cartwright TBD D+2.4
Pennsylvania's 17th Christopher Deluzio TBD D+6.4
Texas' 34th Vicente Gonzalez TBD D+8.5
Washington's 3rd Marie Gluesenkamp Perez TBD D+0.8
Washington's 8th Kim Schrier TBD D+4.2

Red to Blue candidates

Candidates participating in the Red to Blue program receive financial and organizational support. Participation in the program requires that a candidate meet certain fundraising and organizational goals. This chart lists each candidate that the DCCC has announced it will support via the Red to Blue program in 2024, alongside the margin of victory in each district in the 2022 congressional elections.[9] Past results in Alabama are not included for races that took place before 2023 redistricting.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Initial Red to Blue Candidates
District Red-to-Blue candidate Incumbent Winner 2022 margin
Alabama's 2nd Democratic Party Shomari Figures Open (formerly Republican Party Barry Moore) TBD K.A.
Arizona's 1st Democratic Party Amish Shah Republican Party David Schweikert TBD R+0.8
Arizona's 6th Democratic Party Kirsten Engel Republican Party Juan Ciscomani TBD R+1.5
California's 13th Democratic Party Adam Gray Republican Party John Duarte TBD R+0.4
California's 22nd Democratic Party Rudy Salas Republican Party David Valadao TBD R+3.0
California's 27th Democratic Party George Whitesides Republican Party Mike Garcia TBD R+6.4
California's 41st Democratic Party Will Rollins Republican Party Ken Calvert TBD R+4.6
California's 45th Democratic Party Derek Tran Republican Party Michelle Steel TBD R+4.8
California's 47th Democratic Party Dave Min Open (formerly Democratic Party Katie Porter) TBD D+3.4
Colorado's 3rd Democratic Party Adam Frisch Open (formerly Republican Party Lauren Boebert) TBD R+0.2
Iowa's 1st Democratic Party Christina Bohannan Republican Party Mariannette Miller-Meeks TBD R+6.8
Iowa's 3rd Democratic Party Lanon Baccam Republican Party Zach Nunn TBD R+0.7
Michigan's 7th Democratic Party Curtis Hertel Open (formerly Democratic Party Elissa Slotkin) TBD D+5.4
Michigan's 8th Democratic Party Kristen McDonald Rivet Open (formerly Democratic Party Dan Kildee) TBD D+10.3
Michigan's 10th Democratic Party Carl Marlinga Republican Party John James TBD R+0.5
Montana's 1st Democratic Party Monica Tranel Republican Party Ryan Zinke TBD R+3.1
Nebraska's 2nd Democratic Party Tony Vargas Republican Party Don Bacon TBD R+2.6
New Jersey's 7th Democratic Party Susan Altman Republican Party Thomas Kean Jr. TBD R+2.8
New York's 4th Democratic Party Laura Gillen Republican Party Anthony D'Esposito TBD R+3.6
New York's 17th Democratic Party Mondaire Jones Republican Party Michael Lawler TBD R+0.6
New York's 19th Democratic Party Josh Riley Republican Party Marcus Molinaro TBD R+1.6
New York's 22nd Democratic Party John Mannion Republican Party Brandon Williams TBD R+1.0
Oregon's 5th Democratic Party Janelle Bynum Republican Party Lori Chavez-DeRemer TBD R+2.1
Pennsylvania's 1st Democratic Party Ashley Ehasz Republican Party Brian Fitzpatrick TBD R+9.8
Pennsylvania's 10th Democratic Party Janelle Stelson Republican Party Scott Perry TBD R+7.6
Texas' 15th Democratic Party Michelle Vallejo Republican Party Monica De La Cruz TBD R+8.5
Virginia's 2nd Democratic Party Missy Cotter Smasal Republican Party Jennifer Kiggans TBD R+3.4
Virginia's 7th Democratic Party Eugene Vindman Open (formerly Democratic Party Abigail Spanberger) TBD D+4.6
Wisconsin's 1st Democratic Party Peter Barca Republican Party Bryan Steil TBD R+8.9
Wisconsin's 3rd Democratic Party Rebecca Cooke Republican Party Derrick Van Orden TBD R+3.7

Expenditures

The following table displays the DCCC's top committee disbursements as of July 31, 2024.[10][11]

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee top committee disbursements, 2024
Committee Amount
New York State Democratic Committee $790,980.00
California Democratic Party $141,400.00
Alaska Democratic Party $94,800.00
Nevada State Democratic Party $50,000.00
Iowa Democratic Party $27,200.00
Washington State Democratic Central Committee $26,690.00
Ohio Democratic Party - Federal $26,500.00
DNC Services Corp/Democratic National Committee $25,000.00
Maine Democratic Party $19,530.00
Democratic Party of New Mexico - Federal $15,050.00

2022 elections

Target districts

This chart lists each district that the DCCC announced it would target in 2022.[12][13] Also included is each district's 2022 partisan lean as of May 2022 from The Cook Political Report and FiveThirtyEight.[14][15]

Frontline candidates

This chart lists each district that the DCCC announced it would seek to defend via the Frontline program in 2022.[16] Also included is each district's 2022 partisan lean as of July 2022 from The Cook Political Report and FiveThirtyEight.[17][18]


Red to Blue candidates

Candidates participating in the Red to Blue program receive financial and organizational support. Participation in the program requires that a candidate meet certain fundraising and organizational goals. This chart lists each candidate that the DCCC announced it would support via the Red to Blue program in 2022.[19] Also included is each district's 2022 partisan lean as of July 2022 from The Cook Political Report and FiveThirtyEight.[20][21]

Expenditures

The following table displays the DCCC's top independent expenditures in 2021-2022.[22]

2020 elections

Target districts

This chart lists each district that the DCCC announced it would target in 2020.[23][24][25][26] Also included are the margins of victory for each seat in the 2018, 2016, and 2014 elections. Results are not included for elections which took place in Pennsylvania before the 2018 round of redistricting or in North Carolina before the 2019 round of redistricting.

Frontline candidates

Vulnerable Democratic incumbents receive campaign support through the DCCC's Frontline program. California Rep. Adam Schiff was named the program's finance chair on March 27, 2019. This chart lists each district that the DCCC announced it would seek to defend via the Frontline program in 2020.[27][28] Also included are the margins of victory for each district in the 2018, 2016, and 2014 elections. Results are not included for elections which took place before the 2018 redistricting in Pennsylvania.

The "Result" column was updated on December 11.


Red to Blue candidates

Candidates participating in the Red to Blue program receive financial and organizational support. Participation in the program requires that a candidate meet certain fundraising and organizational goals. This chart lists each candidate that the DCCC announced it would support via the Red to Blue program in 2020.[29] Also included are the margins of victory for each district in the 2018, 2016, and 2014 elections. Results are not included for elections which took place before the 2016 redistricting in Florida, the 2018 redistricting in Pennsylvania, or the 2019 redistricting in North Carolina.

2018 elections

Comments on abortion stances of candidates

In July 2017, the DCCC announced that they would not take into consideration a candidate's stance on legalized abortion as part of the group's decision to support a candidate for office during the 2018 elections. Chairman Ben Ray Lujan told The Hill, "There is not a litmus test for Democratic candidates. ... As we look at candidates across the country, you need to make sure you have candidates that fit the district, that can win in these districts across America."[30]

Factional conflict

See also: Democratic Party factional conflict in U.S. House primaries, 2018

Disputes between candidates endorsed by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and candidates outside the official organs of the Democratic Party occurred in U.S. House primaries in 2018.

The DCCC supported House candidates they believed would be competitive in general elections. The group said its "Red to Blue" program, which gave candidates organizational and fundraising support, backed candidates who "will take the fight to Paul Ryan’s House Republicans -- and fight to flip these seats from red to blue."[31]

Other candidates, activists, and influencers criticized the DCCC's choices and claimed that the group did not always support candidates who were sufficiently progressive. In January 2018, Ryan Grim and Lee Fang with The Intercept wrote "In district after district, the national party is throwing its weight behind candidates who are out of step with the national mood."[32]

U.S. House Democratic factions
Faction Primary victories in 2018
Endorsed by DCCC 31
Not endorsed by DCCC 2

Frontline Program

The following table displays the 2018 members of the DCCC Frontline Program:[33]

Targeted Republicans

The following table displays Republican politicians targeted by the DCCC in 2018:

Red to Blue

The following table displays the 2018 members of the DCCC's Red to Blue program.

2017 special elections

The DCCC supported Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and James Thompson in the 2017 special elections for Georgia's 6th Congressional District and Kansas' 4th Congressional District, respectively. Thompson lost to Republican Ron Estes by a margin of seven percentage points. Ossoff earned 48.1 percent of the vote on April 18, but lost to Republican Karen Handel by a margin of 3.8 percentage points in a runoff election on June 20.[42][43]

According to The Hill, the DCCC also made six-figure contributions to the Democratic Party of Montana in support of Rob Quist, the Democratic candidate for Montana's At-Large Congressional District. The DCCC contributed $200,000 for political ads in support of Quist on April 20, 2017, and an additional $400,000 for television and mail outreach on May 3, 2017. Quist was defeated by Republican Greg Gianforte in the special election on May 25, 2017.[42][44][45]

2016 elections

Frontline program

The DCCC announced 14 members of the 2016 Frontline Program on February 12, 2015. The following table displays the 2016 members of the Frontline Program.[46]

Red to Blue program

2014 elections

Frontline Program

The following table displays the members of the Frontline Program in the 2014 election cycle:

Jumpstart Program

The following table displays the members of the Jumpstart Program in the 2014 election cycle:

2012 elections

Red to Blue

The following table identifies members of the DCCC's Red to Blue list, which targeted vulnerable Republican seats, in the 2012 election cycle:[47]

  • Successful (Democratic won): 28/55 (50.9%)
  • Unsuccessful (Republican won): 27/55 (49.1%)

Donors

The following individuals ranked as the top five donors to the DCCC as of June 4, 2012:[48]

Branchen

The following groups ranked as the top five industry donors to the DCCC as of June 4, 2012:[49]

Leadership

Subsidiaries of the Democratic National Committee
• Democratic Governors Association
• Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
• The Association of State Democratic Chairs
• Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
• National Lawyers Council
• DNC Voting Rights Institute

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) was selected to serve as DCCC chairwoman for the 2024 campaign cycle on December 20, 2022.[3]

Finances

Annual overview

The following table identifies total annual federal receipts and disbursements for the DCCC according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission:[50]

Annual federal receipts and disbursements for the DCCC, 2010-2023
Year Federal receipts Federal disbursements
2023 $121,240,038.22 $84,081,351.54
2022 $216,633,867.80 $282,905,983.00
2021 $146,298,956.00 $84,761,517.66
2020 $220,886,254.87 $256,970,302.50
2019 $124,898,248.70 $73,465,006.43
2018 $190,962,396.17 $224,247,397.29
2017 $105,460,031.42 $73,241,778.13
2016 $152,653,330.50 $175,292,959.24
2015 $68,238,057.99 $41,065,624.29
2014 $130,988,338.38 $158,165,772.63
2013 $75,803,655.11 $47,965,003.08
2012 $122,381,488.86 $132,529,460.86
2011 $61,461,550.30 $50,630,981.73
2010 $108,267,953.67 $124,143,762.52

2024 election cycle

See also: Party committee fundraising, 2023-2024

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) reported the following fundraising amounts for the 2023-24 election cycle:

Monthly fundraising for the DCCC for the 2023-24 election cycle
Reporting month
(Dates covered) 		Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand (end of month) Debts owed (end of month) FEC document
August 2024
(July 1-31, 2024)		 $17,574,407.47 $13,456,189.96 $91,989,203.70 $0.00 Filing
July 2024
(June 1-30, 2024)		 $19,748,413.29 $10,727,075.88 $87,870,986.19 $0.00 Filing
June 2024
(May 1-31, 2024)		 $11,945,736.88 $9,022,370.02 $78,849,648.78 $0.00 Filing
May 2024
(April 1-30, 2024)		 $12,390,440.54 $7,626,729.62 $75,926,281.92 $0.00 Filing
April 2024
(March 1-31, 2024)		 $21,393,613.04 $9,440,692.36 $71,162,571.00 $0.00 Filing
March 2024
(February 1-29, 2024)		 $14,509,601.58 $7,210,748.88 $59,209,650.32 $0.00 Filing
February 2024
(January 1-31, 2024)		 $9,540,550.80 $11,018,453.43 $51,910,797.62 $0.00 Filing
Year-End 2023
(December 1-31, 2023)		 $12,367,311.84 $7,738,185.62 $53,388,700.25 $0.00 Filing
December 2023
(November 1-30, 2023)		 $7,530,679.66 $6,109,266.66 $48,759,574.03 $0.00 Filing
November 2023
(October 1-31, 2023)		 $8,121,174.49 $5,474,150.04 $47,338,161.03 $0.00 Filing
October 2023
(September 1-30, 2023)		 $11,139,207.88 $6,507,766.63 $44,691,136.58 $0.00 Filing
September 2023
(August 1-31, 2023)		 $8,113,421.08 $5,030,593.16 $40,059,695.33 $0.00 Filing
August 2023
(July 1-31, 2023)		 $6,856,089.23 $5,154,019.43 $36,976,867.41 $0.00 Filing
July 2023
(June 1-30, 2023)		 $12,555,748.94 $5,295,732.90 $35,274,797.61 $0.00 Filing
June 2023
(May 1-31, 2023)		 $7,684,294.61 $4,741,571.94 $28,014,781.57 $0.00 Filing
May 2023
(April 1-30, 2023)		 $9,103,110.18 $10,708,173.57 $25,072,058.90 $0.00 Filing
April 2023
(March 1-31, 2023)		 $16,981,263.61 $11,639,572.01 $26,677,122.29 $6,000,000.00 Filing
March 2023
(Feb. 1-28, 2023)		 $12,750,471.14 $8,633,006.65 $21,335,430.69 $12,000,000.00 Filing
February 2023
(Jan. 1-31, 2023)		 $8,037,265.56 $7,049,312.93 $17,217,966.20 $16,000,000.00 Filing

2022 election cycle

See also: Party committee fundraising, 2021-2022

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) reported the following fundraising amounts for the 2021-22 election cycle:

Monthly fundraising for the DCCC for the 2021-22 election cycle
Reporting month
(Dates covered) 		Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand (end of month) Debts owed (end of month) FEC document
Year-End 2022
(November 29-December 31, 2022)		 $3,183,769.24 $13,070,646.29 $16,230,013.57 $18,000,000.00 Filing
Post-General 2022
(October 20-November 28, 2022)		 $35,643,345.56 $46,720,881.18 $26,116,890.62 $20,000,000.00 Filing
Pre-General 2022
(October 1-19, 2022)		 $28,073,623.38 $50,131,827.17 $37,194,426.24 $10,000,000.00 Filing
October 2022
(September 1-30, 2022)		 $27,597,067.82 $79,003,375.15 $59,252,630.03 $0.00 Filing
September 2022
(August 1-31, 2022)		 $15,486,156.64 $23,599,839.25 $110,658,937.36 $0.00 Filing
August 2022
(July 1-31, 2022)		 $13,480,229.98 $16,213,536.10 $118,772,619.97 $0.00 Filing
July 2022
(June 1-30, 2022)		 $17,011,341.51 $13,221,061.55 $121,505,926.09 $0.00 Filing
June 2022
(May 1-31, 2022)		 $11,806,911.00 $9,039,613.05 $117,715,646.13 $0.00 Filing
May 2022
(April 1-30, 2022)		 $11,924,919.80 $10,192,357.21 $114,948,348.18 $0.00 Filing
April 2022
(March 1-31, 2022)		 $21,336,295.92 $7,362,074.26 $113,215,785.59 $0.00 Filing
March 2022
(Feb. 1-28, 2022)		 $19,345,961.71 $7,505,201.49 $99,241,563.93 $0.00 Filing
February 2022
(Jan. 1-31, 2022)		 $11,744,245.20 $6,845,570.31 $87,400,803.71 $0.00 Filing
Year-End 2021
(Dec. 1-31, 2021)		 $15,518,933.09 $6,823,166.89 $82,502,128.82 $0.00 Filing
December 2021
(Nov. 1-30, 2021)		 $12,622,562.09 $6,386,353.90 $73,806,362.62 $0.00 Filing
November 2021
(Oct. 1-31, 2021)		 $11,651,755.37 $6,856,520.87 $67,570,154.43 $0.00 Filing
October 2021
(Sept. 1-30, 2021)		 $14,494,889.53 $5,083,625.12 $62,774,919.93 $0.00 Filing
September 2021
(Aug. 1-31, 2021)		 $10,079,204.25 $6,035,012.45 $53,363,655.52 $0.00 Filing
August 2021
(July 1-31, 2021)		 $11,250,256.41 $6,197,156.63 $49,319,463.72 $0.00 Filing
July 2021
(June 1-30, 2021)		 $14,418,317.33 $6,252,681.34 $44,266,363.94 $0.00 Filing
June 2021
(May 1-31, 2021)		 $9,924,502.57 $6,003,206.61 $36,100,727.95 $0.00 Filing
May 2021
(April 1-30, 2021)		 $12,196,848.15 $10,342,515.82 $32,179,431.99 $0.00 Filing
April 2021
(March 1-31, 2021)		 $15,628,124.86 $11,223,337.82 $30,325,099.66 $5,500,000.00 Filing
March 2021
(Feb. 1-28, 2021)		 $11,514,274.03 $7,996,913.63 $25,920,312.62 $11,000,000.00 Filing
February 2021
(Jan. 1-31, 2021)		 $6,999,288.32 $5,561,026.58 $22,402,952.22 $13,000,000.00 Filing


2020 election cycle

See also: Party committee fundraising, 2019-2020

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) reported the following fundraising amounts for the 2019-20 election cycle:

Monthly fundraising for the DCCC for the 2019-20 election cycle
Reporting month
(Dates covered) 		Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand (end of month) Debts owed (end of month) FEC document
Year-End 2020
(Nov. 24 - Dec. 31, 2020)		 $7,166,422.62 $14,573,154.90 $20,964,690.48 $14,000,000.00 Filing
Post-General 2020
(Oct. 15 - Nov. 23, 2020)		 $48,026,680.52 $51,026,859.45 $28,371,422.76 $18,000,000.00 Filing
Pre-General 2020
(Oct. 1-14, 2020)		 $12,300,063.18 $45,420,560.38 $31,371,601.69 $0.00 Filing
October 2020
(Sept. 1-30, 2020)		 $29,487,667.59 $69,738,007.68 $64,492,098.89 $0.00 Filing
September 2020
(Aug. 1-31, 2020)		 $22,662,257.77 $15,813,429.36 $104,742,438.98 $0.00 Filing
August 2020
(July 1-31, 2020)		 $18,360,260.49 $14,569,451.94 $97,893,610.57 $0.00 Filing
July 2020
(June 1-30, 2020)		 $17,078,205.20 $9,309,304.25 $94,102,802.02 $0.00 Filing
June 2020
(May 1-31, 2020)		 $10,932,391.27 $7,092,852.50 $86,333,901.07 $0.00 Filing
May 2020
(Apr. 1-30, 2020)		 $11,328,061.98 $9,562,275.34 $82,494,362.30 $0.00 Filing
April 2020
(Mar. 1-31, 2020)		 $14,339,756.86 $6,153,310.46 $80,728,575.66 $15,096.56 Filing
March 2020
(Feb. 1-29, 2020)		 $17,054,723.31 $6,756,246.61 $72,542,141.05 $15,096.56 Filing
February 2020
(Jan. 1-31, 2020)		 $12,148,804.08 $6,953,877.84 $62,243,664.35 $15,096.56 Filing
Year-End 2019
(Dec. 1-31, 2019)		 $14,554,564.47 $5,091,703.10 $57,048,738.11 $15,096.56 Filing
December 2019
(Nov. 1-30, 2019)		 $9,046,423.20 $5,134,576.54 $47,585,876.74 $0.00 Filing
November 2019
(Oct. 1-31, 2019)		 $12,235,996.28 $4,778,398.76 $43,674,030.08 $0.00 Filing
October 2019
(Sept. 1-30, 2019)		 $12,885,959.02 $5,519,250.48 $36,216,432.56 $0.00 Filing
September 2019
(Aug. 1-31, 2019)		 $7,207,666.41 $7,124,624.71 $28,849,724.02 $0.00 Filing
August 2019
(July 1-31, 2019)		 $7,296,664.70 $3,970,688.75 $28,766,682.32 $0.00 Filing
July 2019
(June 1-30, 2019)		 $12,509,381.43 $4,184,652.22 $25,440,706.37 $0.00 Filing
June 2019
(May 1-31, 2019)		 $8,858,334.45 $4,273,130.98 $17,115,977.16 $0.00 Filing
May 2019
(Apr. 1-30, 2019)		 $7,849,260.16 $10,124,779.02 $12,530,773.69 $0.00 Filing
April 2019
(Mar. 1-31, 2019)		 $13,499,703.70 $9,104,535.79 $14,806,292.55 $6,000,000.00 Filing
March 2019
(Feb. 1-28, 2019)		 $11,654,633.76 $8,135,188.41 $10,411,124.64 $11,990,300.00 Filing
February 2019
(Jan. 1-31, 2019)		 $7,288,899.01 $6,012,715.61 $6,891,679.29 $15,865,930.22 Filing


2018 election cycle

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) reported the following fundraising amounts for the 2017-18 election cycle:

Monthly fundraising for the DCCC for the 2017-18 election cycle
Month Total contributions Total Disbursements Cash on hand (end of month) Debts Owed (end of month) FEC document
December 2018 $5,084,305 $12,504,770 $5,615,496 $18,943,553 Filing
Post-general election 2018 $40,993,988 $44,781,773 $13,035,962 $18,000,000 Filing
Pre-general election 2018 $21,759,999 $35,657,336 $16,823,747 $5,000,000 Filing
September 2018 $22,176,855 $61,250,330 $30,721,085 $0 Filing
August 2018 $15,439,646 $18,196,233 $69,794,560 $11,258 Filing
July 2018 $13,547,470 $9,115,193 $72,551,148 $0 Filing
June 2018 $15,190,520 $7,712,345 $68,118,870 $0 Filing
May 2018 $11,306,383 $12,498,170 $60,640,694 $0 Filing
April 2018 $11,233,266 $6,401,595 $61,832,481 $0 Filing
March 2018 $14,322,359 $6,343,907 $57,000,811 $0 Filing
February 2018 $10,559,740 $5,370,639 $49,022,358 $0 Filing
January 2018 $9,347,865 $4,415,104 $43,833,257 $0 Filing
December 2017 $9,451,557 $4,762,918 $38,900,497 $862 Filing
November 2017 $6,939,817 $4,843,779 $34,211,858 $0 Filing
October 2017 $7,678,891 $5,283,916 $32,115,821 $0 Filing
September 2017 $8,933,572 $4,019,484 $29,720,846 $0 Filing
August 2017 $6,249,998 $4,260,705 $24,806,758 $0 Filing
July 2017 $6,259,707 $4,701,497 $22,817,465 $0 Filing
June 2017 $10,723,996 $6,268,368 $21,259,255 $0 Filing
May 2017 $9,332,695 $9,124,109 $16,803,626 $0 Filing
April 2017 $9,050,964 $8,921,985 $16,595,040 $0 Filing
March 2017 $13,202,707 $9,527,471 $16,466,061 $3,500,000 Filing
February 2017 $9,833,114 $6,920,621 $12,790,824 $8,500,000 Filing
January 2017 $7,803,009 $4,606,920 $9,878,332 $12,000,000 Filing
December 2016 - - $6,682,243 $14,000,000 Filing

2016 election cycle

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) reported the following fundraising amounts for the 2015-16 election cycle:

Monthly fundraising for the DCCC for the 2015-16 election cycle
Month Total contributions Total Disbursements Cash on hand (end of month) Debts Owed (end of month) FEC document
Year-End 2016 $4,518,765.83 $7,104,478.43 $6,682,243.72 $14,000,000.00 Filing
Post-General 2016 $40,165,793.14 $52,510,356.86 $9,267,956.32 $17,000,000.00 Filing
Pre-General 2016 $10,204,974.40 $34,126,554.43 $21,612,520.04 $0.00 Filing
October 2016 $21,104,886.25 $38,748,576.68 $45,534,100.07 $0.00 Filing
September 2016 $10,999,108.76 $9,769,721.07 $63,177,790.50 $0.00 Filing
August 2016 $11,986,005.53 $7,313,148.82 $61,948,402.81 $0.00 Filing
July 2016 $12,106,088.76 $6,025,095.12 $57,275,546.10 $0.00 Filing
June 2016 $8,080,123.31 $5,012,480.06 $51,194,552.46 $0.00 Filing
May 2016 $8,585,572.85 $4,574,142.82 $48,126,909.21 $0.00 Filing
April 2016 $11,321,340.52 $4,241,723.66 $44,115,479.18 $0.00 Filing
March 2016 $7,149,636.19 $3,287,942.87 $37,035,862.32 $0.00 Filing
February 2016 $6,431,034.96 $2,578,738.42 $33,174,169.00 $0.00 Filing
Year-End 2015 $6,701,116.57 $3,557,846.49 $29,321,872.46 $0.00 Filing
December 2015 $4,564,220.07 $2,807,311.11 $26,178,602.38 $0.00 Filing
November 2015 $5,399,657.38 $2,739,869.06 $24,421,693.42 $0.00 Filing
October 2015 $6,623,171.70 $2,561,362.41 $21,761,905.10 $0.00 Filing
September 2015 $4,154,282.96 $2,608,496.84 $17,700,095.81 $0.00 Filing
August 2015 $4,392,802.83 $2,669,171.34 $16,154,309.69 $0.00 Filing
July 2015 $6,905,366.60 $2,591,313.80 $14,430,678.20 $0.00 Filing
June 2015 $4,417,024.58 $2,487,277.39 $10,116,625.40 $0.00 Filing
May 2015 $5,363,859.68 $6,455,002.45 $8,186,878.21 $0.00 Filing
April 2015 $8,182,885.40 $5,260,418.04 $9,278,020.98 $4,000,000.00 Filing
March 2015 $5,157,461.13 $5,653,299.80 $6,355,553.62 $6,500,000.00 Filing
February 2015 $6,376,209.09 $1,674,255.56 $6,851,392.29 $10,000,000.00 Filing

2014 election cycle

During the 2013-2014 election cycle, the DCCC raised $163,319,916.75 and spent $160,709,560.77.[51] The following timeline identifies fundraising milestones for the DCCC during the 2014 election cycle:

DCCC fundraising highlights, 2014 election cycle
  • First quarter 2013: The DCCC gained an early fundraising advantage in the first quarter of 2013. It out-raised the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) $22.6 million to $17.5 million. Party strategists attributed the edge to Democrats' advantage in Internet fundraising and small-dollar donations. Additionally, vulnerable Democratic incumbents lead their Republican counterparts in a majority of races.[52]
  • July 2013: As of July 2013, the DCCC had out-raised the NRCC by $6.5 million.[53]
  • August 2013: According to an Open Secrets report on FEC filings released on August 13, 2013, the DCCC had raised $40.8 million to the NRCC's $34.3 million.[54]
  • September 2013: The DCCC raised $8.4 million in September compared to the $5.3 million the NRCC raised during the same period. This brought the total raised for 2013 through the third quarter, to $58.2 million for the DCCC compared to the NRCC's $42.6 million. As for cash on hand, the DCCC still had an edge: $21.6 million to NRCC's $15.7 million.[55]
  • March 2014: In March of 2014, the group raised $10.3 million and ended the month with no debt and $40.2 million in the reserves.[56]

2012 election cycle

During the 2011-2012 election cycle, the DCCC raised $290,440,506.02 and spent $292,264,802.38.[57]

According to analysis by the Sunlight Foundation, the DCCC spent $61,741,050 on the 2012 elections. Of those funds, 47.78 percent achieved the desired result.[58]

The following timeline identifies fundraising milestones for the DCCC during the 2012 election cycle:

DCCC fundraising highlights, 2012 election cycle
  • July 2012: As of July 14, the DCCC had raised $96,754,717 and spent $70,064,229, leaving $27,496,113 cash on hand.[59]
  • October 2012: As of October 2012, the DCCC had raised $53.3 million from small donations during the election cycle -- which was $15 million more than during the entire 2010 election.[60]That same month, the DCCC reported that it had raised $35.1 million in the final quarter of the 2012 congressional campaign. It was reported as the biggest quarter in DCCC history.[61]
  • October 24, 2012: On October 24, 2012, the DCCC borrowed $17 million to spend during the remainder of the 2012 elections. First reported in Politico, the money was intended to balance out the bombardment of GOP ads in the media.[62] According to a report in The Washington Post, House Republicans were able to spend more money during the election cycle.[63]

Noteworthy events

Prohibition on contracts with firms serving primary challengers

On March 22, 2019, the DCCC published an update to the list of criteria it uses when determining whether to do business with a particular political vendor. Among the changes was a prohibition on doing business with firms who also worked with the campaigns of primary challengers to incumbent House Democrats.

DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos (D) said that the change was part of "a new emphasis on incumbent protection" intended to solidify gains the party made in the 2018 House elections.[64]

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) called the new policy "extremely divisive & harmful to the party" in a March 30 tweet. She encouraged followers to halt donations to the DCCC and give directly to select candidates instead.[65]

Justice Democrats, a group which assisted Ocasio-Cortez in her primary challenge to Rep. Joseph Crowley (D), launched DCCC Blacklist in the weeks following the policy's unveiling. The website encouraged vendors willing to forgo DCCC contracts in order to work with primary challengers to submit their contact information, promising to "provide potential primary challengers with a database of go-to vendors, organizations, and consultants who will continue to support efforts to usher in a new generation of leaders into the Democratic Party."[66]

Recent news

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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 DCCC, "About," accessed March 21, 2023
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Federal Election Commission, "DCCC—Statement of Organization 2017," January 31, 2017
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 CNN, "Jeffries appoints DelBene to chair Democrats’ House campaign operation," December 21, 2022
  4. ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Announces 2013-2014 Frontline Members," accessed March 5, 2013
  5. ↑ Roll Call, "DCCC Adds 10 More Candidates to Red to Blue," June 15, 2019
  6. ↑ DCCC, "DCCC Announces 2023-2024 Districts In Play," April 3, 2023
  7. ↑ DCCC, "2024 Frontline Members," accessed April 21, 2023
  8. ↑ DCCC, "DCCC Announces Additions to the 2024 Frontline Program," October 20, 2023
  9. ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "Red to Blue," accessed February 1, 2024
  10. ↑ This table excludes contribution refunds.
  11. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Disbursements," accessed July 24, 2024
  12. ↑ DCCC, "DCCC Announces 2021-2022 Districts In Play," April 6, 2021
  13. ↑ DCCC, "DCCC Announces Changes To 2022 House Battlefield," January 27, 2022
  14. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," accessed April 21, 2022
  15. ↑ The Cook Polticial Report, "Enacted Maps and 2022 Ratings," accessed April 21, 2022
  16. ↑ DCCC, "2022 Frontline Members," accessed September 21, 2022
  17. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," accessed April 21, 2022
  18. ↑ The Cook Polticial Report, "Enacted Maps and 2022 Ratings," accessed April 21, 2022
  19. ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "Red to Blue," accessed September 21, 2022
  20. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State," accessed April 21, 2022
  21. ↑ The Cook Polticial Report, "Enacted Maps and 2022 Ratings," accessed April 21, 2022
  22. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Disbursements," accessed December 9, 2022
  23. ↑ DCCC, "Democrats are Going on Offense," January 28, 2019
  24. ↑ Roll Call, "DCCC adds six more Trump districts to its 2020 target list," August 15, 2019
  25. ↑ Roll Call, "Democrats try to expand House battlefield by targeting six more districts," January 16, 2020
  26. ↑ Roll Call, "House Democrats add two more districts to their target list," April 2, 2020
  27. ↑ Roll Call, "Democrats identify 44 vulnerable House members to defend in 2020," February 11, 2019
  28. ↑ DCCC, "DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos Announces Representative Adam Schiff as 2020 National Frontline Finance Chair," accessed April 1, 2019
  29. ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "Red to Blue," accessed October 14, 2020
  30. ↑ The Hill, "Dem campaign chief vows no litmus test on abortion," July 31, 2017
  31. ↑ DCCC, "Red to Blue Candidates," accessed May 15, 2018
  32. ↑ The Intercept, "THE DEAD ENDERS: Candidates Who Signed Up to Battle Donald Trump Must Get Past the Democratic Party First," January 23, 2018
  33. ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: DCCC Announces 14 Incumbents in Frontline Program," February 12, 2015
  34. ↑ Esty announced in April 2018 that she would not seek re-election.
  35. ↑ Nolan announced in February 2018 that he would not seek re-election.
  36. ↑ Rosen sought election to the U.S. Senate.
  37. ↑ Kihuen announced in December 2017 that he would not seek re-election.
  38. ↑ Shea-Porter did not seek re-election.
  39. ↑ The North Carolina Board of Elections declined to certify a winner in the 9th Congressional District.
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 An open seat refers to a race in which the incumbent is not seeking re-election.
  41. ↑ The North Carolina Board of Elections declined to certify the results of this election following allegations of ballot tampering and election fraud. Dan Bishop (R) won the seat in a 2019 special election.
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 The Hill, "Dem campaign arm spending six figures in Montana House race," April 20, 2017
  43. ↑ CNN, "Republican Karen Handel wins Georgia House special election," June 21, 2017
  44. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Democrats Make Huge Investment In Montana’s U.S. House Race," May 3, 2017
  45. ↑ The Hill, "GOP, Dems put more money into Montana special election," May 3 2017
  46. ↑ Roll Call, "Exclusive: DCCC Announces 14 Incumbents in Frontline Program," February 12, 2015
  47. ↑ DCCC, "Red to Blue 2012"
  48. ↑ Open Secrets, "Top Contributors," accessed July 14, 2012
  49. ↑ Open Secrets, "Top Contributors," accessed July 14, 2012
  50. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "DCCC—ID: C00000935," accessed February 11, 2021
  51. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE Financial Summary - 2013-2014," accessed July 2, 2019
  52. ↑ The Hill, "Democrats gain early fundraising edge," April 22, 2013
  53. ↑ Politico, "DCCC memo rallies Dems for 2014," August 1, 2013
  54. ↑ OpenSecrets, "Parties," accessed August 13, 2013
  55. ↑ The Washington Post, "Democrats sweep September fundraising," accessed October 21, 2013
  56. ↑ Washington Post, "DCCC raises $10.3 million in March," accessed April 16, 2014
  57. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "DNC SERVICES CORPORATION/DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE - Financial summary 2011-2012," accessed July 2, 2019
  58. ↑ Sunlight Foundation, "Outside spenders' return on investment," November 9, 2012
  59. ↑ Open Secrets, "Total Raised," accessed July 14, 2012
  60. ↑ Washington Post, "In a super PAC world, Democrats win using small donors," accessed October 10, 2012
  61. ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "BREAKING: DCCC’S BIGGEST QUARTER EVER, OUTRAISED NRCC BY $4.2M IN Q3 AND $2.9M IN SEPTEMBER ALONE," October 15, 2012
  62. ↑ Politico, "Democrats borrow $17 million for final House push," October 24, 2012
  63. ↑ Washington Post, "Democrats borrow $17 million for House races," October 24, 2012
  64. ↑ Vox, "Why AOC told her Twitter followers to “pause” donations to the official House Democratic campaign arm," April 3, 2019
  65. ↑ CNN, "Progressive House Democrats rebuke DCCC 'blacklist' of companies working with primary challengers to incumbent Democrats," April 1, 2019
  66. ↑ DCCC Blacklist, "Home," accessed April 10, 2019
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