A Los Angeles fundraiser headlined by Barack Obama raised greater than $4 million for Kamala Harris‘ presidential marketing campaign, sources stated.
The Friday night occasion, on the dwelling of James Costos and Michael Smith, is the newest in a collection of current Hollywood-centric fundraisers for the Harris Victory Fund, a joint committee which raises cash for the Harris marketing campaign, the Democratic Nationwide Committee and state events.
Costos is the previous U.S. ambassador to Spain beneath Obama and a former HBO government. Smith is a designer whose work included the Oval Workplace revamp through the forty fourth president’s time period.
Amongst these attending the occasion have been Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and Nicole Avant, who was U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas beneath Obama; Rob Reiner; Conan O’Brien; and Jennifer Coolidge. Vanessa Williams sang a rendition of “Joyful Days Are Right here Once more,” as soon as the anthem of the Democratic celebration. Additionally attending: Wendy Schmidt, State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-TN), Lisa Pigott Anderson and Melissa Zorkin.
Harris herself will headline a Los Angeles fundraiser on Sept. 29, her first since saying her presidential marketing campaign. The Washington Put up first reported on a number of the particulars of the Obama occasion.
Obama was in Los Angeles in June to boost cash for Joe Biden‘s reelection marketing campaign, in a joint look with Biden and Jimmy Kimmel.
