Maryland’s oldest lawmaker hasn’t announced whether he’ll run for reelection. But if he doesn’t, it won’t be for lack of funding.Rep.
Steny Hoyer, a Prince George’s County Democrat, raised roughly $232,000 during the second fundraising quarter, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings. After expenses, the cash influx gives the 86-year-old congressman over $636,000 in cash on hand for his campaign. He started the quarter with over $573,000.
The sum is roughly $60,000 less than Hoyer’s fundraising numbers during the same quarter of the previous election cycle, when he raised over $291,000 and went on to win reelection to his long-held seat. While the quarterly report won’t be among the largest in Congress — Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Montgomery County Democrat, raised roughly $1.
2 million, for example — it’s a fair amount for a long-tenured member in a safe blue seat.The fundraising boost comes during a precarious moment for veteran Democratic leaders like Hoyer.Age has remained a top-of-mind issue for Democratic voters since former President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign fell apart last year after he struggled to answer questions during a debate with the then-presumed GOP nominee, Donald Trump, leading to Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee.
It’s only become more prescient since Trump’s election. Three Democratic lawmakers have died since March. Each was at least 70 years old.
As a former member of the party’s lea.