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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will announce on Wednesday that she is transferring $600,000 from her campaign account to Democratic committees working on the midterms, according to details first shared with Semafor.
The progressive senator will send $300,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, $200,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and $100,000 to the Democratic National Committee, bringing her total to more than $1.5 million in political donations this cycle.
Warren will make the announcement in Springfield, Illinois, at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association Brunch; she was invited by Gov. JB Pritzker, a long-rumored 2028 Democratic candidate.
Warren has also raised more than $1.1 million for the DNC, making her one of the committee’s highest-grossing surrogates, according to a person familiar with the DNC’s fundraising.
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Warren’s fundraising largesse is vital for the party, which is approaching the midterms at a financial disadvantage compared to Republican groups. It will also help her own candidates: Warren is leading the way in pushing for more progressive, confrontational candidates in Democratic primaries, though she’s also assisted more centrist candidates like former Gov. Roy Cooper in North Carolina and Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia.
In particular, Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, could use any financial support Democrats can muster. Party strategists are hoping Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will follow Warren and move some of his money into the midterm fight, Semafor reported last week.
Warren has been active on the campaign trail. She campaigned for El-Sayed in Michigan, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota, and Juliana Stratton in Illinois, all of whom defeated more centrist opponents in primaries.