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Honolulu City Councilman Charles Djou, the Republican running in a special election for former Rep. Neil Abercrombie's vacant House seat, has received an avalanche of Washington campaign cash in the run-up to the May 22 vote.
Republican lawmakers and GOP-aligned interest groups have sent tens of thousands of dollars to Djou's campaign, including a total of $106,000 donated by 51 House Republicans. That sum accounts for nearly a tenth of the $1.2 million Djou has raised for the race, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Among the members who have donated are House Minority Leader John Boehner, who gave $5,000, and Whip Eric Cantor, who donated more than $10,000. National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions gave Djou $7,000 and NRCC recruitment head Kevin McCarthy sent more than $5,000.
In just the last week, Djou has received $1,000 from Texas Rep. John Culberson and $2,000 from Nebraska Rep. Adrian Smith, as well as $2,500 from McCarthy.
Political action committees have also anted up for Djou's effort, and he's received $2,500 from the Republican Jewish Coalition and $4,950 from the National Rifle Association.
The local official has been on the receiving end of hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of television attacks from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, but the DCCC announced Monday that it wouldn't spend any more money in the race, citing local Democrats' inability to rally behind a single candidate.
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