Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Sylvester Stallone, Jon Hamm and others are among the stars to reveal their checkbooks ahead of 2024, with Hollywood funding for several high-profile Senate campaigns. is pouring in.
An analysis of Federal Election Commission (FEC) records by the ITK shows that several celebrities have donated to political campaigns this year.
Former “Mad Men” star Hamm kicked off 2023 with a donation of up to $3,300 to Lucas Kunsu’s Missouri Senate candidacy.ham Narrated the May campaign ad For the Democrats who will face Senator Josh Hawley (Republican) in next year’s Shaw Mee state election.
Politically active “Avengers” actor Mark Ruffalo also donated $300 to Kunse’s campaign in January.
Stallone appears to have tried to financially influence Senator Kirsten Cinema (I, Arizona)’s Senate re-election efforts. The action-movie pro donated $11,600 to the Cinema Leadership Fund, a community fundraising committee, in January, according to FEC records.
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) and Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb (R-R) are both vying for the Cinema seat. Cinema, a favorite target of the left, changed his party affiliation from Democrat to Independent last year, but mostly caucuses with Democrats.
She’s not the only Arizona candidate to get Tinseltown’s attention. Former talk show host Busy Phillips sent 1,000 to Democrat Andrei Czerny’s campaign against Rep. donated dollars.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California)’s Senate campaign has felt its love for celebrity fundraising, with Holland Taylor, Midler and Streisand among the donors. “The Morning Show” actress Taylor donated $1,000, longtime Democrat Streisand donated $1,500 in January, and Midler donated $3,300 in March.
Rhea Perlman is backing one of Schiff’s Democratic primary opponents in a hotly contested race for the seat of retired Senator Diane Feinstein, Democrat, California. The “Cheers” star donated $2,000 to the campaign of Rep. Katie Porter (California) in February, who is seeking a seat in the Senate alongside Rep. Barbara Lee (D-California). ing.
The Ohio Senate election has also attracted the attention of some of the country’s most prominent figures. Republicans are looking to oust Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown in a high-profile campaign.
Actor Kate Capshaw, who is married to director Steven Spielberg, donated $3,300 to friends of Sherrod Brown in March. Jane Fonda donated $2,900 to the same election commission in January, and Lily Tomlin, co-star of the Oscar-winning “9 to 5,” donated $250 to Brown’s Senate outreach in June.
Left-leaning celebrities are also getting a head start in the 2024 White House campaign by donating to Democrats.
British “Tears in Heaven” musician Eric Clapton tried to donate $5,000 to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Democratic nomination last month, according to FEC records. (the two have lashed out at mandatory vaccinations in the past), but the money was reportedly refunded by Team Kennedy because foreigners are barred from donating to US campaigns. The $5,000 also exceeded the individual contribution limit, which was raised from $2,900 to $3,300 this year to adjust for inflation.
President Biden appears to be a clear favorite among celebrities looking to cash in on the White House candidate’s campaign.
“Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk also donated $1,000 to presidential candidate Biden in April and June. Oscar-nominated “Clemency” actor Alfre Woodard donated $3,000 in May, while “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” actor Wendell Pierce also donated $3,300 in the same month. Former “Frasier” star David Hyde Pierce and “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane capped their $3,300 donation to the Biden campaign in June.
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