03 September 19
FOCUS: Here's How Much The Democratic Party Charges to Be on Each House Committee
Ryan Grim and Aída Chávez, The Intercept
Excerpt: "House Democrats are woefully behind on dues owed to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to an internal party document provided to The Intercept."
Ryan Grim and Aída Chávez, The Intercept
Excerpt: "House Democrats are woefully behind on dues owed to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, according to an internal party document provided to The Intercept."
EXCERPT:
There are no points to be earned by registering new voters.
One source of contention early in this congressional term came around the question of using email or social media to raise money for colleagues. When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., learned of the dues structure, she asked if raising money online could qualify. She was told that it would not, and so she let the committee know she would not be paying dues. At the end of the first quarter, she raised roughly $30,000 each for three front-line members online.
Last night @AOC helped raise 3 candidates in tough districts more than 30k each in a few hours. Corporate PACs can give candidates 5K - & it comes with strings. Grassroots $$ lets us stay accountable to the people. That’s the power of this movement — let’s keep building, together
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According to the DCCC points system document, it appears that act should have qualified her for 30 DCCC points — redeemable, theoretically, for future favors from party leadership. The DCCC dues document confirms she has not paid dues and also marks her as having earned zero points total. (Oddly, it says she raised $1,000 for the party committee. It’s not clear what that’s a reference to; Ocasio-Cortez guessed that it might be a reference to the $1,000 cost for a DCCC issues conference.)
The dues for the 2020 cycle, according to the DCCC dues document, range from $150,000 at the low level to $1,000,000 for the speaker of the House.
The document lays out the price of particular committee assignments. Leadership posts for the second-, third-, and fourth-ranking Democrats — currently Steny Hoyer, Jim Clyburn, and Ben Ray Luján — range from $900,000 down to $700,000. The next tier of leadership, which includes Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, DCCC Chair Cheri Bustos, and others, costs just $575,000. Lower-ranking members of leadership owe between $400,000 and $500,000.
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