ATLANTA – Democrats and Republicans are boasting of their fundraising success early in what is an off-year for elections in Georgia.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., raised more than $11 million during the first quarter of this year, the most ever raised by a Senate incumbent in the first three months of an off-year.
Meanwhile, the Georgia Republican Party brought in President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump to its Spring Gala, which raised more than $300,000.
Ossoff received donations from 156 of Georgia’s 159 counties, with an average contribution of $32 from nearly 260,000 donors. Ossoff will be up for re-election to a second six-year term in the Senate next year.
“I’m grateful to the hundreds of thousands of record-shattering supporters who have already joined what will be the biggest and most relentless turnout effort in Georgia history,” he said.
Republicans have yet to field a challenger to Ossoff. Potential GOP candidates are waiting to see whether term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp enter the race. If he does, he would be the clear frontrunner on the Republican side.
Last week’s Spring Gala was the Georgia Republican Party’s largest fundraiser in the last two years. More than 300 attending the event heard from GOP luminaries including Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, state Insurance Commissioner John King, and a host of Republican state lawmakers.
Headliner Lara Trump is a former co-chair of the Republican National Committee.
“I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to Lara Trump for joining us in Georgia, just as she did so many times in 2024,” Georgia Republican Chairman Josh McKoon said. “I also want to recognize all of our sponsors and donors whose generosity made this incredible night possible.”