Washington Dem Breaks Campaign Promise, Takes Cash From Pelosi

As a candidate, Kim Schrier pledged not to take campaign cash from Nancy Pelosi and stressed the need for "New, energized" leadership.

In her three short years as a congresswoman the Washington Democrat has taken more than $30,000 from Pelosi and voted twice to make her speaker.

From Pelosi after the then-House minority leader attended a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser in Seattle, with her campaign saying Schrier was "Not part of" the event and was "Not taking Nancy Pelosi's money." Months prior to the fundraiser, Schrier suggested she would not support Pelosi for House speaker, arguing that party leadership "Needs to reflect this new, energized, forward-thinking party" and "That probably means it's not going to be Nancy Pelosi."

That endorsed Pelosi for speaker and praised the California Democrat's "Effective leadership." Schrier went on to accept a $2,000 campaign contribution from Pelosi just three months into her congressional tenure and has since taken $31,000 from the House speaker.

Schrier's decision to cozy up to Pelosi as a congresswoman despite her campaign rhetoric could be exploited by Republicans as they look to unseat the two-term incumbent and take control of the House in November.

Around the familiar "Fire Pelosi" slogan, and after the Democratic leader announced her reelection bid Wednesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham suggested the GOP would place Pelosi at the center of its campaign messaging.

Schrier's campaign did not return a request for comment on its decision to accept Pelosi's contributions and whether Schrier would vote for Pelosi as speaker should Democrats retain the House going into next year.

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