Harper Helps House Republicans

CQPolitics - Confident Cash: Candidates Not Yet in Congress but Sure Enough to Share the Wealth
Mississippi Republican Gregg Harper, who is a shoo-in to succeed retiring Rep. Charles W. “Chip” Pickering Jr. in the state’s 3rd District, is dispensing cash from a newly formed leadership PAC to many of the same candidates Schock has favored.

Harper, whose race is rated Safe Republican by CQ Politics, has given $1,000 apiece via his leadership PAC to at least five House Republican candidates, all seeking open seats: Brett Guthrie in Kentucky; Andy Harris in Maryland; Wayne Parker in Alabama; and Christopher Lee in New York; and Glenn Thompson in Pennsylvania.

Harper’s campaign manager, Michael Cravens, declined to say whether there are other candidates to whom Harper has given through his new PAC.

Cravens said Harper’s focus is not to position himself to run for a class leadership post.

“That’s an assumption that some people have made,” Cravens said. “This is only an opportunity for him to help candidates who need help.”

Harper’s PAC, which filed its FEC paperwork on Oct. 16 is the type that can give $2,300 per candidate per election.

Landrum self contributes another $60,000

Yesterday, David Landrum gave $60,000 more of his own money to his campaign. After anticipating that he would make no self-contributions when he got into the race, he has now given his campaign $470,000, almost half-a-million dollars. One Landrum supporter suggested to me that he thinks he could win the campaign without a run-off.

Landrum - $519,000 Raised; $250,000 Cash on Hand

Clarion Ledger - Landrum announces plans for 3rd congressional district race

Third district congressional candidate David Landrum, a Republican, released his campaign finance report and announced he had filed qualifying papers with the state GOP at a news conference this morning.

The Madison County businessman raised about $519,000 from the period October 1, 2007, through the end of December. He has about $250,000 cash on hand. Landrum's report did not include the names of contributors or the amounts they had given, though he said he was planning to file that paperwork later this week. The filing deadline for congressional candidates is not until Jan. 31, as required by the Federal Election Commission. Qualifying deadline is Friday and the primaries will be held March 11.