House Speaker Mike Johnson continues setting fundraising records as we inch closer to the 2026 midterms. In the first quarter of 2026, Johnson raised $34 million, the largest fundraising quarter ever, and an additional $19.1 million in the second quarter, bringing the total for this year to just over $53 million.
But the bigger news is that, for this election cycle, Speaker Johnson has raised over $135 million for the 2026 midterms.
Another MONSTER quarter and another fundraising RECORD for @MikeJohnson:
— Greg Steele (@GregSteeleNC) July 15, 2026
✅ $19M raised in Q2
✅ $53M raised this election year
✅ $135M raised this cycle
Speaker Johnson continues to put up unprecedented numbers keeping House Republicans on offense to WIN 💪 pic.twitter.com/htsEsdlgLN
Here's more from Johnson's office:
Speaker Mike Johnson announced today he raised $19.1 million in the second quarter of 2026, bringing his total hard-dollar fundraising this year to over $53 million and this cycle to over $135 million. This is the most raised in an election year and at this point in a cycle by a Republican Speaker or Leader, and it does not include the hundreds of millions of additional funds raised by the Speaker's endorsed Super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund.
Speaker Johnson has now surpassed over $200 million raised for House Republicans in just over two and a half years since becoming Speaker.
Speaker Johnson has also raised $15.5 million for House Republicans through digital, mail, and member events during this cycle.
During this cycle, Speaker Johnson has distributed more than $80 million to members, campaigns, committees, and state parties. This includes $38 million to the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), $21 million to incumbents, and $3.9 million to challengers.
Speaker Johnson also gave an average of $100,000 to Republicans in battleground districts from this quarter's $19.1 million haul.
News: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) transferred an average of $100,000 to incumbent Republicans in battleground districts this quarter as the party looks to maintain its majority in November.
— Hailey Bullis (@HaileyBullis1) July 15, 2026
The speaker has distributed over $500,000 to two dozen battleground incumbents…
The Washington Examiner also reported that Speaker Johnson gave an average of $150,000 to Republican challengers looking to flip seats this November. This includes races like Indiana's 1st Congressional district, where Republican Barb Regnitz is in a competitive race against the incumbent Democrat.
$135M raised CTD, $53M this year, and $19.1M this quarter. @MikeJohnson isn’t slowing down 💸💰 pic.twitter.com/Ad5hCrNwG9
— Abby Ronson (@abbyronson) July 15, 2026
"While Democrats lunge further into disarray and to the far-left, House Republicans are united, well-funded, and on offense to win the midterms. With less than four months to go, we continue to expose the contrast for America before voters this fall – a choice between Republicans’ common sense and Democrats’ embrace of crazy and Communism," Speaker Johnson said.