Politics · United States · 1 hr ago
GOP groups pull planned spending from two vulnerable House districts
Two Republican super PACs are redirecting planned spending from districts held by Reps.
Tom Kean of New Jersey and Marianette Miller-Meeks of Iowa.
The groups are MAGA Inc., aligned with President Donald Trump, and the Congressional Leadership Fund, which is aligned with House GOP leaders.
The districts are considered difficult for Republicans to hold, and recent polling has raised concerns about both incumbents’ re-election chances.
Kean is facing Democrat Rebecca Bennett, while Miller-Meeks is running against Christina Bohannan.
Miller-Meeks won her 2024 race by about 800 votes, and Kean won re-election by just over 5%.
Republicans are shifting money to other House races as they try to keep control of the House, where projections cited in the story give Democrats an edge.
MAGA Inc.
is also focusing on key Senate contests in Ohio, Alaska and Iowa to help Republicans keep their Senate majority.
The groups plan to make further spending moves in the final weeks before Election Day.
MAGA Inc. and the Congressional Leadership Fund are pulling planned spending from two Republican-held House districts.
The districts are represented by Tom Kean of New Jersey and Marianette Miller-Meeks of Iowa.
The groups plan to redirect the money to other House races.
The move follows polling that suggested the incumbents’ re-election chances had weakened.
A source close to Kean’s campaign said his race was fully funded for the final stretch.
- Who
- MAGA Inc. and the Congressional Leadership Fund are pulling planned spending. The districts are represented by Republicans Tom Kean and Marianette Miller-Meeks.
- What
- The groups are redirecting planned spending from the two House districts to other races.
- When
- The plans were reported on October 12 and confirmed by a source on October 13, 2026. Election Day was less than a month away.
- Where
- New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District and Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.
- Why
- Recent polling suggested the incumbents’ re-election chances had weakened, and the groups are moving money to other races.
GOP groups
Kean campaign source
Spending plans
GOP groups
MAGA Inc. and the Congressional Leadership Fund are pulling planned spending from the districts and redirecting it to other races.
Kean campaign source
A source close to Kean’s campaign said the race was fully funded for the final stretch.
Race outlook
GOP groups
The groups’ moves followed polling that suggested the incumbents’ re-election chances had weakened.
Kean campaign source
The campaign source said Kean’s race was fully funded and cited reservations about the Democratic opponent’s broadcast spending.
Politico reported that MAGA Inc. was planning major spending changes in the final weeks before Election Day.
A source confirmed to Fox News that MAGA Inc. was reallocating planned spending from Kean’s and Miller-Meeks’ districts, while a source said the Congressional Leadership Fund was also pulling its money.
- MAGA Inc.
- Trump-aligned super PAC
- Congressional Leadership Fund
- House GOP-aligned super PAC
- New Jersey district
- 7th Congressional District, represented by Tom Kean
- Iowa district
- 1st Congressional District, represented by Marianette Miller-Meeks
- Election timing
- Less than a month remained before Election Day
- Redirected funds
- Other House races across the country
What people are saying
the race is fully funded down the home stretch
has major reservations on broadcast
has no soft dollar reservations on her behalf
Sources
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