US EditionSenate Leadership Fund Commits $342 Million to Senate Races
The super PAC’s largest share goes to Ohio, while $107 million is aimed at three Democratic-held seats and major streaming ad buys.
- The Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC associated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune , committed $342 million in initial advertising reservations to protect the Republican Senate majority this fall.
- Republicans are committing $236 million to defend GOP seats in five states—Ohio, North Carolina, Iowa, and Alaska—as Democrats make unexpected inroads into traditionally Republican territory.
- Ohio receives the largest investment at $79 million to defend the seat previously held by Vice President JD Vance, while North Carolina ranks second at $71 million for Sen. Thom Tillis's open seat.
- Senate Majority PAC spokeswoman Lauren French called the spending "a sign Republicans are nervous," citing Democratic momentum that "has only been ramping up since November."
- The SLF earmarked $106 million for three Democratic-held states—Michigan, Georgia, and New Hampshire—while notably excluding Texas from current spending plans despite potential future competitiveness.
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The Republican Party is determined to maintain control of the Senate after the November elections. To do so, the Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) announced a million-dollar spending strategy to retain key seats and even take some seats from Democrats. It is a super PAC whose money was key in 2024, when the GOP won the majority.Read more
GOP super PAC maps out $342 million Senate strategy
One of the main outside groups for Senate Republicans is planning to spend more than $300 million across eight states in November in a bid to keep their three-seat majority intact. The Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC closely associated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), is committing $342 million in initial advertising reservations that provide a window into how Republicans are looking at the Senate map this fall. The bulk of tha…
GOP super PAC announces $342M investment in midterm Senate races
The Senate Leadership Fund, a big-dollar fundraising group affiliated with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), announced Monday a whopping $342 million investment across eight high-stakes midterm Senate races. In its largest-ever ad buy, the Republican-led group is making an aggressive push to take the Democratic-held Senate seats in Michigan, Georgia and New Hampshire, according to...
Senate Republicans forced to spend hundreds of millions to save seats in deep red states
With the possibility of Republicans losing majority control of the House already a foregone conclusion, Senate Republicans have announced plans to spend over $342 million to forestall the same fate in their chamber.The spending list tells the story: Republicans are being forced to defend seats in st...
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