Everyone is out there helping their colleagues. In fact, many of those seeking chairmanships deny publicly that they are waging any financial campaign to improve their odds for grabbing the gavels come this November. Of course, all of this jockeying seems a little premature to some. Republicans, after all, hold a slim 222-211 majority in the House. They aren t the only ones planning for post-election triumph.
Former candidates have limited options on what to do with unspent funds.
Many maintain their candidate committees and direct the lion s share of expenditures toward current candidates.