NY House GOP reps get boost from Speaker Johnson

By Joshua Solomon | Times Union, Albany

Albany, N.Y. — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik’s goal of raising at least $100 million to bolster Republicans in New York received a $1 million boost from Speaker of the House Mike Johnson during an event at a Manhattan steakhouse over the weekend.

“I will be back in New York often to ensure we work to raise the funds necessary to protect and expand our House Republican majority,” Johnson said in a statement.

Stefanik, the GOP conference chair, has pieced together a number of fundraising efforts in recent months for New York ahead of next year’s election. The 11 congressional seats Republicans won in New York last year are widely credited with providing the GOP its narrow majority in the House.

“New York will decide the House majority in 2024 and thanks to Speaker Johnson’s strong leadership, we will be victorious,” Stefanik said in a statement.

The fundraiser, first reported by the New York Post, kicked off efforts for the new “Grow the Majority NY” joint fundraising committee. It is set up through Johnson’s campaign and the American Revival PAC, which is affiliated with the speaker, who is from Louisiana.

Grow the Majority NY is set to distribute its funds to Stefanik and other New York House Republicans, including U.S. Reps. Anthony D’Esposito, Andrew R. Garbarino, Nick LaLota, Mike Lawler, Nicole Malliotakis, Marc Molinaro, Brandon Williams, Nick Langworthy and Claudia Tenney.

The joint fundraising committee, according to federal filings, is also signed up to support the NY Republican Federal Campaign Committee and the “Grow the Majority Nominee Fund: NY-18.” The 18th Congressional District is the lone battleground district held by a Democrat in New York — U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan.

Notably absent from the committee, which was set up on Nov. 27, is specific fund sharing for the 3rd Congressional District, which was represented by former Republican U.S. Rep. George Santos — who was expelled from Congress on…