House Republicans Who Opposed McCarthy Speakership Given Major Gift for Their Re-Election Campaigns
Club for Growth, a conservative organization, has announced that it will direct $20 million to the campaigns of the Patriot 20, a group of House Republicans who opposed Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker of the House in January.
The organization said it “is prepared to spend $20 million in defense of the Patriot 20, the group of members who fought to advance conservative priorities and establish a more transparent and accountable legislative process in the House during the speaker negotiations in January,” according to a memo obtained by Politico.
“As the largest conservative political action committee, we helped elect 17 of these 20 members to Congress and are determined to make sure they have the support necessary to win their primaries and beat Democrat challengers,” Club for Growth Action President David McIntosh wrote in the memo to donors dated July 20.
