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Cass County GOP: President Trump To Raise Money For Hawley This Month In Kansas City

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President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump will headline a July 24 fundraiser for Missouri Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley, Cass County Republican Party chairman Bill Kartsonis told KCUR in an email.

The event is listed on the Cass County GOP website, and shows that the luncheon starts at $1,000-a-plate minimum. It costs $10,000 per couple to get a photo with Trump.

But Hawley’s campaign and the White House have not gone public about Trump’s appearance yet, and the exact location and time are unclear. Hawley’s spokeswoman told KCUR to seek confirmation from the White House; White House press staff said Tuesday night in an email that there was “nothing to confirm at this time."

Hawley, who has been Missouri’s attorney general since January 2017, has a few primary challengers in the Aug. 7 election, including Austin Petersen and Tony Monetti. Trump endorsed Hawley in a tweet last month.

Trump also attended a March 14 fundraiser for Hawley, according to St. Louis Public Radio.

Hawley has raised more than $3 million dollars which lags behind the more than $17 million that incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill has, according to Federal Election Commission filings through March 31.

Aviva Okeson-Haberman is a KCUR news intern. Follow her on Twitter @avivaokeson.

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