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House Republican Campaign Committee Takes Top Fundraising Spot for '09

More raised, more on-hand than any other caucus

St. Paul -- Minnesota House Republican Minority Leader Kurt Zellers (Maple Grove) today said strong 2009 fundraising numbers put the House Republican Campaign Committee in a great position for big gains in the 2010 elections. The House Republican Campaign Committee (HRCC) led all four legislative caucuses in money raised during 2009 and cash-on-hand going into 2010.

"For a 47-member caucus to out-raise both majority campaigns is phenomenal and shows that our message of expanded economic opportunity, job-friendly policies and practical government is resonating and motivating," Zellers said.

During 2009, the HRCC raised $827,000, carrying $450,000 into 2010. The HRCC topped the DFL House by nearly $200,000 in money raised. The HRCC also holds a $140,000 advantage over the House DFL in cash-on-hand. Reports for the Senate DFL are not yet publicly available, but media reports put their fundraising total at 618,000 with $330,000 cash-on-hand.

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Zellers: Conservatism is Alive, Well and What the Voters Want

House Republican Minority Leader Kurt Zellers today congratulated Senator-elect Scott Brown

on his epic victory to succeed Edward Kennedy.

"I congratulate Senator-elect Brown on his historic election to the United States Senate. He ran an amazing campaign that focused on the issues that are most important to taxpayers: holding down higher taxes, reforming health care instead of turning it into a government-run debacle, bringing jobs back to the American economy and living within our means. The campaign and election results in Massachusetts are yet another reminder of what makes our nation great and why we all believe anything is possible in America.

"The Democrats' Massachusetts disaster should send a strong warning to Minnesota Democrats who are wedded to their floundering agenda of tax increases, exploding deficits, reckless spending, cap-and-tax environmental extremism and government-run health care. The voters of Massachusetts are a lot like the voters in Minnesota. They tend to vote Democratic, yet they are fiercely independent and don't want to see their government taken over by a party bent on punishing the success that our country is built on.

"Senator-elect Brown's victory sends the clear signal that American common-sense conservatism is alive, well and what the voters want. Minnesota House Republicans will continue to be our state's leading advocates for practical government, lower taxes, and the free-market entrepreneurial spirit that makes our state and nation the envy of the world."

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