GOP Chairwoman Elise Stefanik posted her best fundraising quarter on the heels of a crucial congressional hearing in which she grilled college presidents over their unwillingness to condemn anti-Semitism on campuses, according to The Post learned.
On Tuesday, Stefanik announced that she raised $5.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, breaking her previous fundraising record, according to documents reviewed by The Post.
The unabashed Trump supporter from upstate New York, and the third most powerful Republican in the House, has raised more than $13 million to date for the 2024 election cycle.
He has transferred millions of dollars to the National Republican Congressional Committee.
“I am grateful for the historic support from donors new and returning in upstate New York and across the country,” Stefanik said of her fundraising last quarter.
“It is clear that the American people are looking for leadership and results, and I am committed to achieving both. “This is a great start to 2024 as we work to elect President Trump, grow the Republican majority in the House of Representatives, and save America.”
During an exchange with Rep. Elise Stefanik, former Harvard President Claudine Gay was asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews on campus violates the university’s codes of conduct. AP
In addition to landing 35,000 first-time donors, Stefanik also secured donations from prominent GOP fundraisers, including Blackstone Group co-founder and CEO Steve Schwarzman, as well as the company’s head of government relations, Wayne Berman.
Other donors included former ambassador to Israel under Trump, David Friedman; Laura Perlmutter, married to Palm Beach billionaire Ike Perlmutter; Vernon Hill, founder of Metro Bank, and Bruce Toll, co-founder of home construction company Toll Brothers.
The December congressional hearing on anti-Semitism on campus, which ultimately led to the ouster of the presidents of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, thrust Stefanik into an even greater national spotlight.
Harvard removed Claudine Gay from her position last week. fake images
Since the hearing, Stefanik has continued to condemn universities’ unwillingness to stand up to anti-Semitism.
“We must defund the rot in higher education in America,” Stefanik previously told The Post about the importance of stopping donations to Ivy League schools.
Stefanik raised $13.4 million in the 2020 cycle and $9.2 million in 2022, according to election filings.
Some of his past donors included Paul Singer, founder and co-CEO of Elliott Management; John Catsimatidis, founder and CEO of Red Apple Group, and Long Island billionaire Andy Sabin.
Blackstone Group Chairman Stephen Schwarzman made a donation to Stefanik last quarter. fake images
Last year, Stefanik launched a “battle fund” to boost Republicans in the perennially blue Empire State as the party seeks to hold on to gains made in the last election, The Post previously reported.
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