John Cornyn has raised more than $13.5 million through the National Republican Senatorial Committee. | Getty Cornyn raises $18 million for GOP candidates

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn has raised more than $18 million for GOP candidates and incumbents this cycle, a haul that puts the Texas Republican in the upper ranks of party fundraisers.

Cornyn has raised more than $13.5 million through the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Cornyn twice chaired that committee, and he has built a national fundraising network during his tenure there.


He raised another $4.3 million directly for candidates and incumbents.

And the Texas lawmaker kicked in another $235,000 from his leadership PAC, Alamo PAC, Federal Election Commission records show.

“Under Republicans the Senate has been put back to work, tackling big challenges like human trafficking, opioid abuse, and education reform,” Cornyn said in a statement. “Retaining a conservative majority and keeping the Senate working for the American people has never been more important.”

Control of the Senate is up for grabs on Election Day, with GOP incumbents facing difficult races in Pennsylvania, Missouri, New Hampshire and North Carolina, among other states.

The cost of Senate races continues to spiral. The price tag on the Pennsylvania Senate battle between GOP Sen. Pat Toomey and Democratic challenger Katie McGinty will exceed $140 million, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer, making it the most expensive Senate race in history.

Cornyn is a former state judge and Texas attorney general who was elected to the Senate in 2000. Since that time, he has risen to the No. 2 post among Senate Republicans, using his two terms as NRSC chairman to help propel him up the leadership ranks.

