U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson raised $110,000 for her Senate bid at a Thursday fundraiser featuring Vice President Dick Cheney, a source with knowledge of the situation said.
The event, held at the GOP’s Capitol Hill Club in Washington, was attended by about 80 people. No House members were there, but U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici and his chief of staff, Steve Bell, did attend, the source said.
Domenici did not give money to Wilson’s Senate campaign, but Bell did. The senator has not, to this point, endorsed Wilson over U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce in the GOP primary battle.
The source would not release information about how much Wilson has raised since entering the Senate race, but said “it’s been going very well.”
Cheney isn’t endorsing Wilson in the primary. In fact, he will be the guest of honor at a fundraiser for Pearce that will be held Jan. 23 in Washington.