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Supreme Court Removes Fundraising Caps, GOP Raises $70M

7/17/2026

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Supreme Court ruling at end of June removed limits on party-committee coordination and unlimited fundraising.
In Texas, Rep. James Talarico raised $28 million and has $21.5 million on hand while Attorney General Ken Paxton has $1.8 million.
United Democracy Project PAC pledged $28 million for Michigan Senate ads targeting Haley Stevens while Elon Musk’s America PAC gave $5 million to a group supporting Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

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Supreme Court ruling at end of June removed limits on party-committee coordination and unlimited fundraising.
In Texas, Rep. James Talarico raised $28 million and has $21.5 million on hand while Attorney General Ken Paxton has $1.8 million.
United Democracy Project PAC pledged $28 million for Michigan Senate ads targeting Haley Stevens while Elon Musk’s America PAC gave $5 million to a group supporting Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.