Meet Kamala’s Megadonors - Michael Bloomberg, Alex Soros, and James Murdoch are among the billionaires behind Harris’s cash flow.

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The Free Press

A collection of philanthropists, Silicon Valley titans, and Democratic megadonors are using their fortunes and influence to see Vice President Kamala Harris elected into the White House in November.

Tens of millions of dollars in political donations have been routed to the Harris campaign, its joint fundraising committee, and a super PAC called Future Forward, which is supporting Harris through ad buys, according to a Washington Examiner analysis of Federal Election Commission filings, reprinted here by The Free Press.

Taken together, the donations are a window into how wealthy and well-connected Democrats in finance, Big Tech, Hollywood, and the philanthropy world are going all out to thwart former president Donald Trump’s third run for the Oval Office in nine years.

“The future of our freedom, our democracy, and our reproductive rights are on the chopping block if Donald Trump wins—and we aren’t willing to sit idly by and watch that happen,” Eva Kemp, vice president of campaigns at American Bridge 21st Century, a Democratic PAC supporting Harris, told the Washington Examiner.

Harris is entering the homestretch of the 2024 presidential race with more money and a proven fundraising record—raking in more than four times the amount Trump did in August and spending three times more that same month. Harris, according to The New York Times, has raised a staggering $1 billion in three months. At the same time, mainstay Democratic PACs, such as American Bridge, are working overtime to target Trump in national ad blitzes intended to reach swing state voters, federal independent expenditure records show.

The Harris campaign, in turn, recently disclosed having $100 million more in the bank than Trump. Here is a look at notable donors hoping to anoint Harris as the next commander in chief.

1. Reid Hoffman

Reid Hoffman. (Kimberly White via Getty Images)

Reid Hoffman, the venture capitalist who co-founded LinkedIn, has become one of the most outspoken Democratic donors since Trump’s victory in the 2016 election.

A Microsoft board member who has faced progressive-led criticism for appearing to try to pressure Harris to replace Lina Khan, head of the Federal Trade Commission, Hoffman has spent at least $11.6 million to try to elect Harris in 2024. He has also “emerged as a confidante to other wealthy Democrats in Silicon Valley looking to make political donations,” according to the Times.

Hoffman’s wealth is also being routed to Harris-aligned PACs such as American Bridge and the Republican Accountability PAC. Along with Democratic megadonor George Soros, Hoffman helped seed a left-wing dark money group linked to websites masquerading as local news outlets to boost Democrats.

Hoffman’s single largest political donation since 2002 is the $6 million check he cut in March to Future Forward. He gave another $4 million to the PAC in April and June.