Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez greet the crowd during a "Fighting Oligarchy" tour event at Arizona State University, March 20, 2025, in Tempe, Arizona. (Ross D. Franklin)
Sanders has been drawing tens of thousands of people to his "Fighting Oligarchy" rallies across the country over the past six weeks. Co-headling those rallies is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, another rock star on the political left.
The four-term Democrat from New York City raked in a massive $9.6 million the past three months. The record-breaking fundraising haul was one of the biggest ever for any House lawmaker.
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Ocasio-Cortez's team highlighted that the fundraising came from 266,000 individual donors, with an average contribution of just $21.
"I cannot convey enough how grateful I am to the millions of people supporting us with your time, resources, & energy. Your support has allowed us to rally people together at record scale to organize their communities," Ocasio-Cortez emphasized in a social media post.
Another Democrat in Congress who has been very visible in leading the resistance to Trump is Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut.
Targeted in a marginal seat by Democrats, New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler proved a strong fundraiser in the first quarter of 2025. (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)
Leading the way was Rep. Mike Lawler of the 17th Congressional District of New York, who hauled in nearly $1.5 million during the first quarter. Lawler is mulling a statewide bid for New York governor in 2026. Also on the list are Reps. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona's 6th District, Young Kim and Ken Calvert, of California's 40th and 41st Districts, respectively, Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa's 1st District, Jen Kiggans of Virginia's 2nd District, and Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin's 3rd District
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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) highlighted that House GOP lawmakers in competitive districts enjoy a large fundraising advantage over Democrats in competitive seats.
And the NRCC emphasized that this is "a huge difference" from the first fundraising quarter during the 2024 election cycle, when the Democrats held a campaign cash advantage.
"House Republicans aren't just winning the fundraising game against vulnerable Democrats – they're running laps around them," NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella argued.
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