Mike Smith
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@mikesmith_DC
President @HouseMajPAC. @DCCC, @TeamPelosi, and @HillaryClinton '16 alum. Dog parent to Mollie & Billy.
NEW: As major Dem donors gather tonight in DC for HMP and DCCC events, Hakeem Jeffries blesses Pelosi aide Mike Smith as new head of House Majority PAC. HMP founder Ali Lapp to move on. wapo.st/3XktlWT
Scoop: Democrats’ House Majority PAC/Forward group raises $69 million in the first quarter of 2026, calling it their “strongest fundraising start to an election year ever.” Nearly double what they raised at this same stage of the 2024 cycle. nbcnews.com/politics/trump…
🚨NEW #TX23 poll from @HouseMajPAC🚨 Trump Fav: 45% Trump Unfav: 52% @katy4congress: 40% Brandon Herrera: 42% Herrera Fav: 29% Herrera Unfav: 35% @GinaHinojosaTX: 48% Greg Abbot: 48% @jamestalarico: 48% Cornyn: 42% Talarico: 49% Paxton: 44% 2024 Vote: Trump +12
On the eve of early voting, all five Republican members of Virginia's congressional delegation have sent a letter to all six Virginia House Democrats urging them to reconsider their support for the proposed constitutional amendment that would give General Assembly Democrats the power to implement their proposed 10D-1R map. "We respectfully urge you to reconsider your support for this amendment and to join us in defending the independent redistricting reform that Virginia voters overwhelmingly approved," the letter reads.
David Plouffe argues Democrats running for House and Senate should say they won't support Hakeem Jeffries for speaker and Chuck Schumer for leader: "Call for new leadership, and say that, if elected, they wouldn’t support the current crop." nytimes.com/2026/01/15/opi…
Scoop - House Majority PAC and its nonprofit raised $121M in 2025, breaking its own non-year fundraising record. HMP doubled its haul in the final 6 months of the year, timed with the party’s off-year election victories: politico.com/news/2026/01/0…
