The RNC’s fundraising tally is buoyed by the fact that it ended 2025 with $95 million in cash on hand. Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee raised nearly $145.8 million in 2025 and ended the year with only $14 million in the bank. Adding to its misfortune, the DNC racked up $17.5 million in debt.
The news comes after this weekend’s historic special election in a local Texas race, in which Democratic candidate Taylor Rehmet defeated his Trump-endorsed Republican opponent by double digits. Rehmet will now represent Texas state Senate District 9, a historically red stronghold that President Donald Trump won in 2024 by 17 points.
Rehmet’s election victory was especially encouraging to DNC Chairman Ken Martin, who called the win a “warning sign to Republicans
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