The , who gained control of the House by taking over 29 Republican-held seats while losing none of their own, clearly got more bang for their bucks.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) reported spending $37.5 million between Oct.
19, 19 days before Election Day, and Nov. 27, 20 days after. The Democratic Congressional Congressional Committee (DCCC) spent $43.
8 million during the same period.
Most of both committees rsquo; money paid for ldquo;independent expenditures, rdquo; most of which was used to attack the opposition party rsquo;s nominees.
The party rsquo;s overall expenditures for the 2005-06 election cycle closely matched their overall receipts, with the GOP committee holding sizable leads in both instances.
The NRCC reported $174.7 million in total spending and $175.6 million in receipts for the cycle to date.
The DCCC reported cycle-to-date expenditures of $136.4 million out of $137 million in contributions.
But the fundraising figures just for the most recent period reflect the anticipation and reality of the Democrats rsquo; big gains in this year rsquo;s House elections.
The DCCC took in $29 million between Oct. 19 and Nov. 27, compared to $23.
3 million for the NRCC.
Donations from individuals made up only a portion of each party rsquo;s intake for the home stretch of the campaign and afterward. NRCC rsquo;s Oct.
19-Nov. 27 receipts also included $8 million in transfers from the cash-rich , as well as an $8 million bank loan.
The DCCC took out an $11.
5 million bank loan on Oct. 19, the first day of the reporting period, and repaid $1.5 million of it on Nov.
27, the last day of the period.
Both party committees went into the red by November, though the Democrats were in better shape. The DCCC reported $2.
3 million cash on hand as of Nov. 27 and had $10.1 million in debts.
The NRCC on Nov. 27 posted $1.4 million in cash on hand and $13.
1 million in debts.
The parties will report some marginal increases in their receipts and expenditures on Jan. 31, when the final reports of the 2005-2006 campaign cycle are due to the FEC.
The DCCC, for example, is investing in independent expenditures for next Tuesday rsquo;s House runoff election in Texas rsquo; 23rd District, where Democratic former Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez is challenging Republican Rep.
Henry Bonilla. That spending is not reflected on the reports filed Thursday.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
bull; Debts, Nov. 27: $10.1 million
bull; Isabel Allende, author and niece of late Chilean President Salvador Allende: $25,000
bull; Nicholas D. Chabraja, CEO of General Dynamics Corp.
: $25,000
bull; Thomas J. Downey, chairman of Downey McGrath Group Inc. and a former House member from New York (1975-93): $15,000
bull; David Einhorn, president of Greenlight Capital: $26,700
bull; Glen S.
Fukushima, CEO of Airbus Japan: $26,700
bull; Alan F. Horn, president and COO of Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc.: $20,000
bull; Ellen R.
Malcolm, president of EMILY rsquo;s List: $25,000
bull; Robert Parsons, president of : $10,000
bull; , chairman of the executive committee at Citigroup and a former Treasury secretary: $26,700
bull; Maura Tierney, actress: $26,700
Notable contributions from campaign committees of congressional Democrats (House members, unless otherwise noted):
bull; Debts, Nov. 27: $13.1 million
bull; Michael L.
George, consultant with the George Group: $25,000
bull; , chairman of Huizenga Holdings Inc. and the owner of the Miami Dolphins professional football team: $5,000
bull; Edward Jung, founder of Intellectual Ventures: $25,000
bull; Robert D. Lindner, president of United Dairy Farmers: $9,900
bull; Thomas G.
Loeffler, attorney at The Loeffler Group and a former House member from Texas (1979-87): $5,000
bull; Roger Milliken, chairman and CEO of Milliken and Co.: $20,000
bull; Erle A. Nye, chairman of the board of TXU: $10,000
bull; Jerry Lewis, Calif.
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