Senators Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, two of the most talked-about potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates, are coming together to raise money for a cause near to the heart of any would-be G.O.P. White House hopeful: the New Hampshire Republican Party.
Mr. Rubio, of Florida, and Mr. Paul, of Kentucky, are two of the “special guests†slated to appear later this month at a Washington, D.C., fund-raiser for the New Hampshire party, according to an E-mail invitation. Also attending the July 29 event are New Hampshire's own Republican senator, Kelly Ayotte, and Senators Rob Portman of Ohio and John Thune of South Dakota. Sponsorships of the fundraiser are going for $2,500, and it's $500 just to attend.
The event marks the second time this year that Mr. Paul has raised money for the New Hampshire Republican Party. In May, he headlined an event in Concord. Mr. Rubio has yet to visit New Hampshire this year, but his political action committee aired television ads on behalf of Ms. Ayotte after she opposed gun control legislation in the spring.
Not on the event's guest list, for the moment, is another Republican senator who may have White House aspirations: Ted Cruz, the freshman from Texas. But he's already planning on making a visit to New Hampshire next month, where he'll be the keynote speaker at a fund-raiser for, who else, the state Republican Party.
