After a massive first quarter of fundraising, Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) announced Tuesday it will reserve $48 million in fall advertising for 30 top-tier congressional districts.
About $38 million of that will go to broadcast and cable TV ad reservations, while another $10 million will be used for digital ads.
The Hill has more on CLF’s strategy behind the ad buy:
The initial ad buy is mostly for incumbent protection, with the addition of three open-seat races. One of those open seats is a key pick-up opportunity for Republicans following the retirement of Rep. Rick Nolan (D-Minn.), who won reelection in 2016 despite President Trump winning by double digits.
The ads will run in some of the cycle’s top House races as Democrats look to flip 24 seats to take back the lower chamber.
In all likelihood, CLF will announce subsequent waves of ad reservations as the November midterms draw closer. The group recently announced a record-breaking $15 million raised in the first quarter of 2018.
The Democrat counterpart to CLF, House Majority PAC, announced last month that it would reserve a similar $43 million in fall TV ads.
Per The Hill, here is the full list of advertising allocations:
GOP Rep. Jeff Denham (CA-10): $2.35 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. David Valdao (CA-21): digital ads only
GOP Rep. Steve Knight (CA-25): $2.1 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Mimi Walters (CA-45): $2.3 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Mike Coffman (CO-06): $2.3 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Brian Mast (FL-18): digital ads only
GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo (FL-26): $1.67 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Peter Roskam (IL-06): digital ads only
GOP Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12): $2 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Rod Blum (IA-01): digital ads only
Open seat (KS-02): $1.25 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder (KS-03): $1.7 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Andy Barr (KY-06): $1.8 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Bruce Poliquin (ME-02): $1.2 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Mike Bishop (MI-08): $2.2 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Erik Paulsen (MN-03): $2.3 million on TV, also on digital
Open seat (MN-08): $2.6 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02): $1.6 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Tom MacArthur (NJ-03): $1.4 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Leonard Lance (NJ-07): digital ads only
GOP Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-22): $900,000 on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. John Katko (NY-24): digital ads only
GOP Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13): digital ads only
GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01): $1.4 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Keith Rothfus (PA-17): digital ads only
GOP Rep. John Culberson (TX-07): $2.45 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Will Hurd (TX-23): $2.1 million on TV, also on digital
GOP Rep. Scott Taylor (VA-02): digital ads only
GOP Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05): digital ads only
Open seat (WA-08): $2.1 million on TV, also on digital
