RNC RAISES $16.5 MILLION IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER

WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee (RNC) today announced its fundraising numbers for September and October 2010. The RNC raised $9.8 million during the month of September and an additional $4.25 million during the first two weeks of October, continuing to outpace fundraising totals by a party committee without control of the White House or Congress.

The RNC also acquired a $2.5 million loan during the month of September, bringing total receipts to $12.3 million. The loan is part of an existing $15 million line of credit available to the RNC. These resources will help provide our candidates with the best possible opportunity to win on November 2.

Indexed for inflation, September’s fundraising was $3.6 million more than the DNC raised in September 2006 and $1.7 million more than the RNC raised in September 1994. Fundraising efforts for September and the first two weeks of October bring the total amount raised this cycle to over $167 million, over $16 million more than the RNC raised during the entire 1994 cycle and over $28 million more than the DNC raised during the entire 2006 cycle, also indexed for inflation. The average contribution to the RNC during this year has been $40.15 and the RNC currently has over 1 million active donors. The RNC has amassed 664,553 new donors throughout the 2010 cycle compared with 381,372 during the 2006 cycle and 386,342 during the 1994 cycle.

“On behalf of the Republican National Committee, I want to personally thank every individual who has contributed to the RNC this election cycle in order to help the American people reclaim their government. Thanks to our base of loyal donors and the hundreds of thousands of new donors who have joined our cause, we have been able to tout one of the most successful fundraising efforts in committee history. The tremendous financial support we have received over the past 22 months will allow all of our candidates up and down the ballot in all 50 states the opportunity to restore principled and fiscally responsible leadership to the halls of government.” – RNC Chairman Michael Steele