GOP touts Womack on $30M fundraiser

Republicans raised tens of millions of dollars in a single evening, and they’re praising an Arkansas lawmaker for helping make it happen.

The National Republican Congressional Committee collected $30 million at its annual March dinner. That’s up from the $20.5 million raised at last year’s dinner.

U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, a Republican from Rogers, was the dinner’s chairman. He shared the spotlight with the evening’s keynote speaker, President Donald Trump.

In a news release, committee chairman Steve Stivers gave the Arkansan much of the credit for the event’s success.

“Steve Womack’s incredible leadership and dedication to accomplish our Republican objectives pushed this year’s NRCC March Dinner to record-breaking numbers,” Stivers said. “What his team accomplished brings us one step closer to protecting our historic majority in the House and victory in 2018. He has a very bright future in our party.”