Sen. Ted Cruz is sitting on a war chest of more than $5 million as he prepares for potentially stiff challenges in both a Republican primary and in the general election, according to numbers provided to POLITICO.
The Texas Republican raised about $1.738 million in the first three months of this year across his Senate reelection campaign, his political action committee and the Ted Cruz Victory Committee. He now has $5.2 million across those three committees, and $4.8 million of that is in his Senate reelection account.
“Sen. Cruz’s ongoing fundraising strength is reflective of the effective and principled leadership he has displayed in the U.S. Senate,” said Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman for Cruz.
Cruz earned his first serious general election opponent last month when Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) announced he will jump in the race. O’Rourke had about $400,000 in his House campaign account at the end of last year. He has said he will not take PAC money, and national Democrats are protecting a host of incumbent senators, putting O’Rourke at an early disadvantage.
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.@TedCruz builds war chest for reelect #CruzCrew #2018 https://t.co/nwEynQUbym
— Chris Wilson (@WilsonWPA) April 10, 2017
The senator’s campaign has been sending me solicitations for money, but after last year, I’m not contributing.
Still, I wish Senator Cruz well. He is still very popular in Texas, so it seems unlikely to me that he faces any serious challenges.
Sen. @TedCruz raises $1,738,000 in first quarter; reports $5,207,000 cash on hand #TXSen pic.twitter.com/coUsoRN9G7
— Josh Perry (@MrJoshPerry) April 11, 2017
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