Fox’s first — It was another strong fundraising quarter for Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz as he looks to raise money for re-election to a third six-year term in the Senate this year.
The conservative flameout lawmaker brought in $5.5 million in fundraising in the fourth quarter of October to December 2023, according to figures first shared with Fox News Thursday morning.
Mr. Cruz's revenue from his three fundraising committees was a slight increase from the $5.4 million he raised in the past three months. He raised $4.4 million in the second quarter from April to June, and $1.8 million in the first three months of 2023.
The senator also raised $3.7 million in the fourth quarter compared to the last three months of 2017, a similar fundraising quarter during his 2018 re-election campaign.
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Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at a donor conference sponsored by the conservative group Club for Growth on March 3, 2023 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Fox News)
The senator's team also highlighted that the Ted Cruz Victory Fund brought in $1.4 million, which was sent to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the campaign arm of Senate Republicans, and the Republican Party of Texas.
The campaign revealed 78,000 unique donations from Texans in 247 of the Lone Star State's 254 counties and supporters in all 50 states, with an average donation of $36.67. I did.
The Cruz campaign also reported that it ended 2023 with more than $7.3 million in cash on hand.
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“We continue to see an increase in energy and support from patriots in the Lone Star State and across the country,” Cruz spokesman Nick Maddux told Fox News. “We are passionate about ensuring that our state remains our region.” It is a stronghold of conservatives in this country. ”
“As the radical left threatens to dismantle the Texas way of life, the stakes couldn't be higher. That's why Sen. Cruz is campaigning with Texans to ensure we keep Texas.” It will continue to open up,” he said.
Cruz has said his re-election bid “will be a shootout,” with many Democrats aiming to face him in November for the party's nomination.
Mr. Cruz narrowly defeated then-Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who won a hard-fought 2018 Senate race, trumpeted former President Trump in an interview on Fox News Digital last year: “There's no Republican in this country that Democrats hate more than me.” .
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He added, “That's something I wear as a badge of honor. There's no Republican they want to defeat more than me.”
Mr. O'Rourke significantly outperformed Mr. Cruz in that 2018 showdown, and Rep. Colin Allred, the most likely Democratic candidate to take on Mr. Cruz, is expected to win the Senate by 2 million yen in the second quarter of 2023. Although it outperformed Allred by nearly $600,000 in the third quarter.
On Thursday, April 20, 2023, Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) arrives at the U.S. Capitol for the final vote of the week. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
Allred has not yet announced any fourth-quarter funding. Senate candidates must submit a report to the Federal Election Commission by January 15th.
Senate Democrats hold a fragile 51-49 majority in November's election.
To regain the majority, Republicans would need a net gain of either one or two seats, depending on which party controls the White House after next year's presidential election.
The math and maps favor Republicans, with Democrats holding 23 of the 34 contested seats, including three in red states and a handful of key general election battlegrounds.
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