According to figures shared with Fox News on Thursday, the two-term Republican senator whom Democrats are targeting as he runs for reelection in November’s midterms raked in $7.1 million in the January-March first quarter of fundraising.
Johnson’s haul is a massive increase from the $711,498 he brought in during the final three months of last year. Though that was before Johnson formally announced his candidacy for reelection, which he declared on Jan. 9, ending months of speculation about his 2022 intentions.
The senator brought in his money through his joint fundraising committee with the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), his reelection campaign, and his leadership PAC.
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Johnson’s political team highlighted that the senator’s fundraising throughout the first quarter came from 71,000 total contributions from over 40,000 donors. And showcasing the senator’s grassroots appeal, they stressed that 95% of donations were under $200 and that $2.1 million was raised on-line, with the average digital donation of only $38.
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"Senator Johnson’s strong fundraising quarter shows broad support for his campaign," campaign communications director Jake Wilkins touted.
Johnson, a conservative senator and strong supporter of former President Donald Trump, was first elected in the 2010 Tea Party-fueled red wave, defeating three-term Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold.
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As he won reelection by edging Feingold in their 2016 rematch, Johnson pledged to serve just two terms. Yet last year, with the Democrats controlling the White House and both houses of Congress, the senator said times had changed.
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Johnson stirred controversy last year by questioning COVID-19 vaccines, seemingly downplaying the effects of climate change, and stating that he never felt threatened by the rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 as they tried to disrupt congressional certification of President Biden’s Electoral College victory over Trump. Johnson praised those who assaulted the Capitol as people who "love this country."
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Trump praised Johnson’s reelection in April of last year, eight months before the senator declared he’d seek another term.
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The Senate contest in Wisconsin – a key battleground state that Biden narrowly carried in the 2020 election – is one of a handful of contests that could ultimately decide which party controls the Senate. Two of top three nonpartisan political handicappers rank the race as "lean Republican," with the third rating it a toss-up.
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The chamber is currently split 50/50 between the two major political parties, yet the Democrats hold the majority thanks to the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris through her constitutional position as president of the Senate. That means the GOP needs a net gain of only one seat to reclaim the majority it lost when it was swept in the January 2021 twin Senate runoff contests in Georgia.