Utah Republican Rep. John Curtis, the front-runner in the race to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, said former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley was fundraising during the first quarter of his Senate campaign. has received thousands of dollars in donations from donors for his presidential bid, one report said. Daily Caller News Foundation review of Federal Election Commission (FEC) data.
From Jan. 1 to April 7, Curtis raised more than $98,000 from donors at SFA Fund Inc., a super PAC affiliated with Haley’s suspended campaign, according to FEC filings. Ta. The congressman has refrained from endorsing former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, but is joined by attorney Brent Olin Hatch, former state House Speaker Brad Wilson and Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs. , and other leading Republican candidates vying for Romney’s seat have announced their support.
One of the various Haley donors who donated to Curtis’ campaign is Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, who donated $5 million to SFA Funds Inc. in December 2023. according to to FEC data.CURTIS CAMPAIGN report He received $6,600 from Griffin on February 29th.
Elliott Management Corp. President Paul Singer donated an additional $6,600 to Mr. Curtis’ campaign on February 25, according to FEC data.singer Gave A super PAC affiliated with Haley raised $5 million in December. (Related: John Curtis won’t step back in support of Trump ahead of contentious Senate primary)
Richard Emmett, a member of Hudson Institute’s board of directors and former managing director of Jane Street Capital, sent $3,300 to Curtis’ campaign on February 22, according to FEC filings. Donated. From February 2023 to his January 2024, Emmett donated $755,000 to SFA Fund, Inc.
Daniel Island, South Carolina – March 6: Republican presidential candidate and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley announces at campaign headquarters that she is suspending her presidential campaign. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Curtis, a former Democrat, has criticized Trump in the past, but his campaign insists he will vote for Trump in 2024.
“Congressman Curtis voted for Trump 91% of the time. He supports improving border security, including building a wall. “He voted for Trump’s tax reform and voted for Supreme Court nominees. I commend him,” Curtis campaign manager Adriel Herring told DCNF in an April 4 statement. “Congressman Curtis voted for Trump in 2020 and campaigned for Trump in Western states. He will vote for him again in November.”
After withdrawing from the Republican primary following her Super Tuesday loss, Haley refused to endorse the former president and instead encouraged Trump to “earn votes” from his supporters.
The senator’s Senate campaign brought in $1.3 more than Saturday’s Republican campaign. tournamentand report He has $1.3 million in cash on hand.Curtis won by a narrow margin. wilson and hatch Both raised about $1.2 million in first-quarter funding. stags The total cost was just under $200,000.
Mr. Curtis officially entered the race in early January after months of speculation about whether he would run for the vacant seat or seek reelection in the House. Initially, the legislator decided Just weeks after Romney announced in mid-September that he would retire after 2024, Curtis opposed his Senate bid. Said By November he had second thoughts.
meanwhile vote Because of the lack of race, Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics investigation In late January, Curtis led with 18%, followed by Hatch with 14%, Wilson with 8% and Staggs with 3%.Utah PAC’s December Guidance Poll and Strategy/Conservative Values pollwhich did not include Hatch, showed the congressman with a nearly 30-point lead.
The seat is considered “Solid R” in 2024 by The Cook Political Report.
The Curtis campaign did not respond to DCNF’s request for comment.
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