The top donors to President Joe Biden's 2024 campaign have been revealed in Federal Election Commission (FEC) documents.
Biden, the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential nominee, is expected to face off against his Republican rival and likely Republican candidate, Donald Trump, in this November's vote, with both men in the White House. He is vying for a second term in .
As campaigning intensifies, so do the fundraising efforts of both parties. Earlier this month, the Trump campaign announced that it raised $50.5 million in Palm Beach, Florida, setting a single-event fundraising record.
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On March 28, President Biden held an event in New York and announced that his campaign had raised more than $26 million.
On Tuesday, campaign finance data guru Rob Pyer appeared on X (formerly Twitter) to share FEC information about the Biden Victory Fund's income and expenses.
Joe Biden's main co-funding committee, the Biden Victory Fund, raised $121.3 million in the first quarter. It spent $30.48 million in operating expenses and sent $85.3 million to other CMTEs ($27 million to the DNC and $44.5 million to Biden 2024), leaving $41.1 million remaining. https://t.co/4AXiLRqpwQ pic.twitter.com/vzpWSZo7Q7
— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) April 16, 2024
“Joe Biden's primary co-funding committee, the Biden Victory Fund, raised $121.3 million in the first quarter,” Peier said. I have written. “He spent $30.48 million on operating expenses and transferred $85.3 million to other businesses.” [committees] ($27 million for the DNC, $44.5 million for Biden 2024), leaving $41.1 million. ”
In a follow-up post, Pyer said: Said Of that amount, “Biden Victory's operating expenses amounted to $30.48 million, with online fundraising accounting for more than a third, including $8 million to Meta and $2.37 million to Google.'' Another $6.1 million went to direct mail, and $2.6 million. To get the listing, $2.1 million was donated, including $2 million in processing fees and travel expenses. ”
Online donations accounted for more than a third of Biden Victory's $30.48 million in operating costs, with $8 million going to Meta and $2.37 million to Google). Another $6.1 million was spent on direct mail, $2.6 million on list acquisition, $2.1 million on processing fees, and $2 million on travel. pic.twitter.com/3BYmfMHRCn
— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) April 16, 2024
In another post in the short thread, Peyer also included a long list of top donors to the Biden Victory Fund, people who have given more than $100,000 to the campaign.
The dozens of names on the list included people from the worlds of entertainment, fashion, art, business and philanthropy.
Among the celebrities was lawyer and activist George Conway, who topped the list with $929,600 in donations, followed in second place. family guy Creator Seth MacFarlane ($923,000), filmmaker Antoine Fuqua ($250,000), wonder woman Starring Lynda Carter ($110,000).
Fashion designers Michael Kors and Vera Wang also made the list by donating $100,000 each.
newsweek has compiled a list of notable donors to the Biden campaign.
Joe Biden's Top Celebrity Donors
- George Conway – $929,600
- Sheryl Saban -$929,600
- Gordon Getty – $929,000
- Seth MacFarlane $923,000
- Timothy Disney – $500,000
- Amy Fowler – $500,000
- Eric Schmidt – $413,000
- Rob Dyson – $350,000
- Giovanna Randall – $299,900
- Christine Kim – $250,000
- Gina Sanders – $250,000
- Maureen White – $250,000
- Trevor Burgess – $250,000
- Antoine Fuqua – $250,000
- Louise Gund – $250,000
- Gwendolyn Sontheim – $200,000
- Agnes Gund – $170,000
- Merle Chambers – $121,300
- Orin Kramer – $110,000
- Lynda Carter – $110,000
- Todd Wagner – $103,250
- Judith Miller – $100,020
- William Seale – $100,000
- Mark Friedman – $100,000
- Michael Kors – $100,000
- Wendy Schmidt – $100,000
- Dagmar Dolby – $100,000
- Vera Wang – $100,000
- Laurence Rockefeller Jr. – $100,000
- Patricia Duff – $100,000
- Michael Skroff – $100,000
- Carol B. Sager – $100,000
- Michael Sonnenfeld – $100,000
newsweek A representative for Mr. Biden was contacted for comment via email.
This week, new polls showed Mr. Biden narrowly defeating Mr. Trump heading into the November presidential election.
A survey by Echelon Insights, co-founded by former Republican digital strategist Patrick Ruffini and pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson, found that 49% of respondents would definitely or probably vote for Biden. 46% said they would vote for Trump.
The poll was conducted from April 12th to 14th among 1,020 likely voters. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.9 percentage points.
A series of recent polls suggest Mr. Biden has a lead. The latest poll is significant because it shows Biden still in the box seat, even though it is from a Republican polling organization.
The survey also found that 49% of respondents said they would vote for Democratic candidates in Congressional elections, while 46% said they would vote for Republican candidates.
Thirty-eight percent of poll respondents said they considered themselves Democrats, 37% said they were Republicans, and 23% said they were independent.
In response to a request for comment, President Trump's spokesman Stephen Chan said: newsweek Links to two polls showing Trump beating Biden. One article showed the former president leading the incumbent in five battleground states, while another showed him winning 47% of the vote nationally to Biden's 46%.
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