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FIRST ON FOX Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas upped his fundraising crippled nan past 3 months arsenic he faces a bruising re-election title this twelvemonth for a 3rd six-year word successful nan Senate.
The blimpish firebrand lawmaker brought successful complete $9.7 cardinal during nan January-March first 4th of 2024 fundraising, according to figures shared first pinch Fox News connected Wednesday.
Cruz's haul from his 3 fundraising committees is astir double nan $5.5 cardinal he brought successful nan erstwhile 3 months. The legislator raised $1.8 million, $4.4 million, and $5.4 cardinal during nan first, 2nd and 3rd quarters of past year.
The money Cruz brought successful nan past 3 months is besides complete $2.7 cardinal much than he raised during nan first 2 quarters of 2018, erstwhile he was past up for re-election.
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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas speaks astatine a philanthropist convention hosted by nan blimpish group nan Club for Growth, connected March 3, 2023 successful Palm Beach, Florida. The legislator hauled successful astir $10 cardinal successful fundraising nan past 3 months. (Fox News - Paul Steinhaus)
The senator's governmental squad says arsenic of nan extremity of March, nan legislator had $15.1 cardinal cash-on-hand from his 3 fundraising committees. They statement that fig includes nan amounts he has fundraised into the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) - which is nan run limb of nan Senate GOP - and nan Republican Party of Texas (RPT) that are dedicated to his race.
The cash-on-hand full is much than double what was successful Cruz's coffers astatine nan extremity of 2023.
According to his team, Cruz nan past 3 months had complete 179,000 unsocial contributions pinch an mean publication of $35.73, and that he's received contributions from each 254 Texas counties and from supporters successful each 50 states.
Cruz spokesperson Nick Maddux told Fox News that nan legislator "is disconnected to a very beardown commencement this twelvemonth arsenic the momentum to get him crossed nan decorativeness statement successful November continues to summation crossed nan full Lone Star State.
"His quarter-one fundraising numbers bespeak Texans' urgency for triumph arsenic Democrats frighten to portion distant our common-sense measurement of life.," Maddux argued. "Senator Cruz will proceed to lb nan pavement time successful and time out, gathering and talking to Texans successful each area of nan authorities to support Texas, Texas, and guarantee that we stay nan nation's bastion of liberty."
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Rep. Colin Allred, Cruz's Democratic challenger, has yet to denote his first 4th fundraising figures.
Allred, a erstwhile master shot subordinate successful nan NFL and a three-term congressman representing a suburban Dallas district, brought successful $4.8 cardinal successful nan 4th fourth of past year.
Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, arrives to nan U.S. Capitol for nan past votes of nan week connected Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (Tom Williams)
Cruz, who narrowly defeated then-Rep. Beto O’Rourke successful a hard-fought 2018 Senate battle, touted successful a Fox News Digital question and reply past twelvemonth that aft erstwhile President Trump, "there is nary Republican successful nan state that Democrats dislike much than me."
The legislator was importantly outraised by O'Rourke successful a precocious floor plan title which grabbed plentifulness of nationalist attention.
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In an question and reply past week connected Fox News' "Hannity," Cruz based on that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, nan apical Democrat successful nan chamber, "has been explicit. He's coming aft Texas. I americium his number connected target successful nan full country."
Cruz based on that nan Democrats "are going to walk much than $100 cardinal this year... they're flooding millions of dollars into Texas."
But he touted that his run is "supported by millions of Americans, millions of conservatives each crossed nan state that spell to our website."
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is seen during votes successful nan U.S. Capitol connected Tuesday, December 5, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Democrats clasp a slim 51-49 majority successful nan chamber, which includes 3 independent senators who caucus pinch nan Democratic conference.
That intends Republicans request a nett summation of either 1 aliases 2 seats to triumph backmost nan mostly – depending connected which statement controls nan White House aft this year's statesmanlike election.
The mathematics and nan representation favor nan GOP successful 2024. Democrats are defending 23 of nan 34 seats up for grabs. Three of those seats are successful reddish states that Trump carried successful 2020 – West Virginia, Montana and Ohio.
Additionally, Democrats are defending an unfastened spot successful West Virginia aft Sen. Joe Manchin announced precocious past twelvemonth that he would not activity re-election.
Five different blue-held seats are successful cardinal plaything states narrowly carried by President Biden successful 2020 – Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
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In blue-state Maryland, Senate Republicans scored a recruiting occurrence pinch celebrated erstwhile GOP Gov. Larry Hogan.
Texas and Florida, wherever incumbent Sen. Rick Scott is seeking re-election, look to beryllium nan only competitory GOP-held seats up for grabs this November.
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Paul Steinhauser is simply a authorities newsman based successful New Hampshire.
