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 going through off for the prospect to fill the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein‘s seat.
Former MLB star Steve Garvey, who’s working as a Republican, seemingly received no donations from individuals figuring out with the FEC as an actor, musician or athlete. With that stated, polls have him doing fairly rattling effectively.
This can’t be stated for Dems within the major race. We must always notice … this may not be an entire snapshot of donations, and a few of the celebs could have donated greater than the quantity listed.
For Schiff:
– Robin Dearden ($6600)
– Herb Alpert (at the very least $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 captivated 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 (at the very least $6,600)
– Violet Affleck ($3,050)
– Jackson Browne (at the very least $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 certain 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 actual fact, 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.
