Mid-Year House Fundraising Up $25 Million from '97
For Immediate Release: Contact: Ian Stirton
September 22, 1999 Ron Harris
Sharon Snyder
Kelly Huff
MID-YEAR HOUSE FUNDRAISING UP $25 MILLION FROM ‘97
WASHINGTON - Campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission
covering the first six months of 1999 show 435 House incumbents reporting receipts of
$77.9 million, a $25 million increase from the comparable period for incumbents in 1997.
From January through June of this year, 223 Republicans reported raising $43.7 million,
while 211 Democrats raised $34. 1 million.
Sources of receipts, by party, are as follows (in millions of dollars; number of
candidates in parenthesis):
Individuals
%
of Receipts
PACs
%
of Receipts
1999
Republican Incumbents
(212)
$23.3
53.1%
$16.4
37.4%
1997
Republican Incumbents
(227)
$16.6
53.9%
$12.8
41.6%
1995
Republican Incumbents
(232)
$14.2
50.0%
$13.3
47.0%
1993
Republican Incumbents
(176)
$6.7
52.0%
$5.3
41.0%
1999
Democratic Incumbents
(211)
$16.2
48.5%
$15.6
46.7%
1997
Democratic Incumbents
(207)
$10.2
47.5%
$10.8
48.9%
1995
Democrat Incumbents
(202)
$7.5
43.0%
$8.4
48.0%
1993
Democrat Incumbents
(258)
$7.8
37.0%
$11.7
55.0%
1999
Republican Freshmen
(17)
$2.2
46.7%
$2.0
43.5%
1997
Republican Freshmen
(32)
$2.5
52.0%
$2.1
44.0%
1995
Republican Freshmen
(73)
$5.4
52.0%
$4.4
42.0%
1993
Republican Freshmen
(47)
$2.2
67.0%
$1.0
30.0%
1999
Democrat Freshmen
(23)
$3.3
52.9%
$2.7
42.8%
1997
Democrat Freshmen
(42)
$2.2
45.0%
$2.5
51.0%
1995
Democrat Freshmen
(15)
$0.5
42.0%
$0.5
42.0%
1993
Democrat Freshmen
(63)
$1.6
34.0%
$2.7
57.0%
Republican incumbents reported median receipts of $158,803 compared to $111,699 for
Democrats. During the comparable period in 1997, Republicans reported
median receipts of $105,987 and Democrats raised $72,726. For the first six months in
1995, Republicans had median receipts of $110, 203 and Democrats $64,691.
Total receipts for the 23 Democratic freshmen and 17 Republican freshmen were
significantly higher (on a per-candidate basis) than in previous cycles. Democrats raised
$6.2 million and Republicans $4.7 million. Democratic freshmen had median receipts of
$253,812, while the median for Republican freshmen was $256,609.
Non-incumbents raised a total of $14.1 million during the first six months of 1999,
with 81 Democrats raising $6.9 million and 76 Republicans raising $7.2 million. In the
comparable period in 1997, 39 Democrats raised $2.6 million and 43 Republicans raised $1.7
million. In 1995’s first six months, 24 Democrats and 50 Republicans raised $1.6
million each.
Included in the following tables are the rankings of House members for the following
categories: total receipts, contributions from individuals, PAC contributions,
disbursements, cash on hand, and debts owed. Debts may relate to a previous election.
Top 50 Members - Contributions from
Individuals
Top 50 Members - Contributions from
PACs and other Committees
Top 50 Members - Disbursements
Top 50 Non-Incumbents - Receipts