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Biden reveals deep bench of campaign bundlers – POLITICO, Politico

Biden reveals deep bench of campaign bundlers – POLITICO, Politico


                         

    

        

                         

                                 

                    

                        

                                

        Former Vice President Joe Biden. | Scott Olson / Getty Images

                                                                                                      

Joe Bidenreleased the namesof more than people and couples who are raising money for his presidential campaign, a list that includes a number of big names in Democratic money like Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and LGBT rights activist Tim Gill and his husband, Scott Miller.

Biden’s list of fundraisers, each of which has brought in at least $ 90, 357 for his presidential bid, includes many of the biggest names in Democratic fundraising. The list spans Wall Street, Silicon Valley and a number of politicians themselves.

                                                                                           

The former vice president voluntarily disclosed the list as the Democratic field – and especially Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren – sparred with each other throughout November and December over how to have adequate transparency about money and finances on the campaign trail .

             

                

            

        

             

                 

        

        

        

    

More than any other leading candidate, Biden is relying on big fundraising events to power his bid for the presidency, which makes these bundlers crucial to his success. Other big-name bundlers for Biden include New York venture capital and private equity investor Alan Patricof, and billionaire real estate broker George Marcus.

Biden is running for president on his longtime experience in public service, and his list of bundlers reflect the many high-powered connections he built over that time. Biden bundlers include current senators Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey and Delaware Sen. Chris Coons. Former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles is a bundler for Biden, as is Dorothy McAuliffe, wife of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

A number of former ambassadors – who are often longtime bundlers and major political investors in their own right – are also helping Biden. They include Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal; Denise Bauer, former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium; Anthony Gardner, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union; and Mark Gilbert, former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, and more.

Biden has taken other measures to make his campaign transparent, including allowing press access to his fundraisers. ButButtigiegand Sen. Kamala Harris, before dropped out, released lists of bundlers before the former vice president disclosed his list. Warren and Bernie Sanders, who do not hold closed-door fundraisers, say there aren’t releasing similar lists because they don’t have campaign bundlers.

    

         

    

    

    

    
        
    

        

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