DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján said the haul was evidence that voters plan to punish House Republicans for supporting Donald Trump. | Getty DCCC raises $21 million in September

House Democrats’ campaign arm had a huge fundraising haul in September, bringing in $21 million for the month, a record-breaking total that’s nearly double what the committee raised in the previous two months combined.

In total, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised $44 million in the third quarter ending September with $45.5 million cash on hand, according to data obtained by POLITICO.


The National Republican Congressional Committee has not released its September fundraising totals, but the DCCC has consistently outraised the House GOP’s campaign arm over the past several months as Donald Trump’s chaotic campaign has created repeated headaches for Republicans.

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján called last month’s haul — more than any other on-year September for the committee — evidence that voters plan to punish House Republicans for supporting their “dangerous and unfit standard-bearer.”

“Whether House Republicans still stand with Trump, or just recently — and desperately — fled from him out of political calculation, we know voters will also hold House Republicans accountable on November 8th,” Luján said in a statement.

More than 36 percent of DCCC’s September fundraising total came from an online grass-roots campaign, according to the committee. DCCC’s cash on hand total is also significantly higher than what the committee reported at the same time in 2014 — $34 million — as well as the $26.4 million on hand in 2012.