Hollywood as soon as once more is emptying its collective pockets this election season — donating generously to the campaigns of a number of Democrats vying for a extremely coveted U.S. Senate seat.
TMZ combed by means of the Federal Election Fee filings and located that almost all of Tinseltown’s elite kicked their monetary assist towards the campaigns of Adam Schiff, Barbara Lee and Katie Porter … who’re dealing with off for the possibility to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein‘s seat.
Former MLB star Steve Garvey, who’s working as a Republican, seemingly bought no donations from individuals figuring out with the FEC as an actor, musician or athlete. With that mentioned, polls have him doing fairly rattling nicely.
This can’t be mentioned for Dems within the major race. We must always be aware … this won’t be a whole snapshot of donations, and among the celebs might have donated greater than the quantity listed.
For Schiff:
– Robin Dearden ($6600)
– Herb Alpert (not less than $3,300)
– Barbra Streisand ($1500)
– Holland Taylor ($1,000)
– George Takei ($750)
– Lily Tomlin ($350)
– Jackson Browne ($400)
– Joan Jett ($275)
– Diane Lane ($235)
As for Barbara Lee … Ben Affleck appears fairly obsessed with her candidacy, as he dropped hundreds on her run — and even his daughter, Violet, shelled out a reasonably penny too.
For Lee:
– Ben Affleck (not less than $6,600)
– Violet Affleck ($3,050)
– Jackson Browne (not less than $3,300)
– Graham Nash ($2,500)
– Kal Penn ($500)
For Porter:
– Graham Nash ($3,300)
– Bonnie Raitt ($2,000)
– Susan Sarandon ($500)
– George Takei ($500)
A number of celebrities double-dipped … with George Takei donating for each Porter and Schiff. Equally, Graham Nash dropped some dough for Porter and Lee. Jackson Browne made positive to contribute to each Schiff and Lee’s campaigns.
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Some celebs are doing greater than donating cash … some are lending assist on social media — like John Legend, who publicly endorsed Lee,
In truth, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is even narrating an advert that is working for Schiff.
Sure, it is Tremendous Tuesday, however there is a lengthy election season to go … and it is clear entertainers will certainly proceed throwing round their weight — financially and in any other case.