Scoop: Republican group working to elect GOP officials at state level showcases record fundraising haul
The RLSC also spotlighted its digital fundraising, including $1.7 million brought in online, with 9,000 new online donors and an average contribution of $22.20.
While Democrats have control of the White House and the Senate – with the GOP in the majority in the House – it’s a different story in the states.
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Republicans currently have the majority in 57 of the country’s 98 partisan-controlled legislative chambers (Nebraska, with a unicameral legislature where members are elected on a nonpartisan basis, is not included), according to the latest data from the National Conference on State Legislatures.
The GOP controls 28 of the 49 state legislatures (Nebraska is not included) compared to 19 for the Democrats, with two state legislatures divided. And they have total control (state house majority and control of the governor’s office) in 23 states, compared to 16 for the Democrats.
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Republicans are aiming in November to reclaim majorities in the Pennsylvania House (where Democrats hold a one-seat majority), the Michigan House (where Democrats hold a two-seat majority) and Minnesota (where the Democrats have a six-seat majority).
And the RSLC will defend slim GOP majorities in both chambers in Arizona and New Hampshire as well as the Pennsylvania Senate.
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Last year, the rival Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), along with aligned organizations, outspent the Republicans in the final stretch to help flip the Virginia House from red to blue and retain control of the Senate. Democrats also padded their majorities in both chambers of New Jersey’s legislature.
