NRCC Chair Richard Hudson on Wednesday tried to rally House Republicans ahead of their tough battle to keep their majority in the upcoming midterms, with many GOP lawmakers wary they’ll lose a swath of seats in 2026.
“The math is in our favor. We’re on offense,” Hudson told House Republicans during their closed-door meeting Wednesday morning at the Capitol Hill Club, according to two people in the room.
He did acknowledge a big challenge will be turning out Trump voters who are less engaged in nonpresidential election years, the people said.
The current House Republican majority is razor-thin after GOP candidates won fewer seats than many expected last year despite President Donald Trump’s win. Hudson during the meeting touted the five House GOP “majority makers” who flipped blue seats in November as well as several “hard fought wins” where Democrats raised “significant cash” in the final stretch.
Hudson pledged to get NRCC resources into battleground districts early. He also praised the NRCC legal team’s hard work challenging third-party candidates he said Democrats recruited this past cycle.
Hudson also made a point to note Hispanic-majority districts are an “opportunity for us going forward.”
A series of GOP members, including Reps. Blake Moore (Utah), Cory Mills (Fla.) and John James (Mich.), announced a slew of financial contributions to the NRCC during the meeting.