Katie Britt played leading role in taking GOP Senate majority – 'Americans are ready for results'

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) believes Americans are ready for the change that the new Republican majority will bring to the U.S. Senate next year — a flip that Britt fought hard to make happen.

“America is ready for a change,” Britt said this week. “The want secure borders, they want stable prices, they want a strong defense understanding peace through strength, no new wars like we had under President Trump, and people are ready for common sense policies.”

Republicans were able to win back the majority by flipping three seats red while also retaining their incumbents. Part of that effort included a victory for incumbent U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), who Britt recently traveled to Texas to campaign for Cruz in the pivotal Houston suburb of Montgomery County.

Introducing Cruz to hundreds of Texans at a rally in Conroe, Britt said, “We want to keep Texas, Texas. And we don’t want America to become San Francisco. So, folks, you have a decision to make. Texas is the last line of defense for our country. We need you now. … Senator Ted Cruz is a fighter. He’s a fighter for our values – the values of faith, family, and freedom.”

In his remarks that followed, Cruz said, “And then to my friend Katie Britt. Let me just say, Katie Britt is a rock star. She is smart, she is talented, she is principled, she is ferocious, and she is doing a phenomenal job representing the great state of Alabama. And I’m grateful that she came all the way to the state of Texas.”

In addition to her stumping for Cruz on the campaign trail, Britt has also helped Texas’ junior senator raise critical reelection funds. Britt this summer held a fundraiser in Birmingham that raised more than $250,000 for Cruz. She also held a separate fundraiser in Birmingham that raised more than $2 million benefiting Republican swing-state Senate candidates, including Bernie Moreno, Tim Sheehy, Dave McCormick, and Mike Rogers.

Britt said the new majority will be “so helpful in ushering in President Trump’s agenda, ushering in his cabinet appointments, really getting to be able to move things if there’s a Supreme Court vacancy among other things.”

Overall, Britt has been at the forefront of Republican Senate fundraising since taking office in January 2023. During the 2024 cycle, Britt has contributed or raised nearly $5 million for Republican Senate incumbents and candidates.

Britt has also financially supported Republican campaign efforts for the White House and the House, including contributions to the campaigns of President Donald Trump and to Trump’s White House political director, Brian Jack, who is running to serve as the next U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District.

“If we’re able to hold the House…that means we can use reconciliation to hit the ground running on day one,” Britt explained. “And look, I think the American people have spoken, they’ve spoken loudly, and they’re going to expect us to actually achieve results and get things done, and I think that’s exactly what you’re going to see.”

In addition, Britt donated $20,000 to the Mighty Alabama Strike Force, which knocked doors in the crucial swing state of Georgia for Republican candidates. As a Trump-Vance surrogate, Britt headlined a Georgia Faith and Freedom Coalition dinner in the Atlanta area in September, after which she traveled on Trump Force Two with Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio). Britt previously headlined an Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition dinner as a Trump campaign surrogate earlier this year.

Britt has been a top campaign surrogate for Trump this year, landing a primetime speaking role on the opening night of the Republican National Convention in July and serving as a campaign surrogate in the spin room before and after the Vice Presidential Debate in October.

Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on X @Yaffee