Hollywood politicos are keeping a close watch on California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he assembles a short list for filling the Senate seat about to be vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Names mentioned as likely contenders for the appointment include California Secretary of State Alex Padilla as well as House members Katie Porter, Barbara Lee, Karen Bass and Adam Schiff. Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia is also said to have expressed his interest in the post. California’s current attorney general, Golden State political veteran Xavier Becerra, could also follow in Harris’ footsteps by segueing from the Ag’s office to the Senate.
Harris, who is No. 2 on the winning Democratic presidential ticket alongside Joe Biden, was elected as California’s junior senator in 2016. As she moves up to the executive branch, Newsom has to find someone to fill the seat who can be in campaign mode from day one,...
Names mentioned as likely contenders for the appointment include California Secretary of State Alex Padilla as well as House members Katie Porter, Barbara Lee, Karen Bass and Adam Schiff. Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia is also said to have expressed his interest in the post. California’s current attorney general, Golden State political veteran Xavier Becerra, could also follow in Harris’ footsteps by segueing from the Ag’s office to the Senate.
Harris, who is No. 2 on the winning Democratic presidential ticket alongside Joe Biden, was elected as California’s junior senator in 2016. As she moves up to the executive branch, Newsom has to find someone to fill the seat who can be in campaign mode from day one,...
- 11/8/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Jeffrey Katzenberg, J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath and other Los Angeles figures hosted a fundraiser on Thursday with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to raise money for the Senate Majority Pac, which aims to win back Democratic control this year.
The virtual event also was co-hosted by Katzenberg’s wife Marilyn and Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Andrew Hauptman.
McGrath, CEO of Bad Robot, said in a statement, “The battle for control of the Senate is going to come down to the wire. “We must do everything in our power to take the gavel back from Mitch McConnell and return it to the party that will restore dignity to the Senate and drive measurable results for American workers and their families.”
Katzenberg and Hauptman have raised $13 million in support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and $10 million for Senate candidates this cycle. Katzenberg said that “we are less than a month...
The virtual event also was co-hosted by Katzenberg’s wife Marilyn and Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Andrew Hauptman.
McGrath, CEO of Bad Robot, said in a statement, “The battle for control of the Senate is going to come down to the wire. “We must do everything in our power to take the gavel back from Mitch McConnell and return it to the party that will restore dignity to the Senate and drive measurable results for American workers and their families.”
Katzenberg and Hauptman have raised $13 million in support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and $10 million for Senate candidates this cycle. Katzenberg said that “we are less than a month...
- 10/9/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris followed up their convention week on Friday with an L.A. centric fundraiser that raised a whopping $7 million for their campaign, organizers said.
The virtual event, which drew about 25 donors, was hosted by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Marilyn Katzenberg, Andrew Hauptman and Ellen Bronfman Hauptman, George Clooney and Amal Clooney, Jennifer Lucas and Byron Allen, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Biden and Harris were joined by their spouses, Jill Biden and Douglas Emhoff.
Tickets to the event started at $100,000 per person, rising to levels of $250,000, $500,000 and $730,600.
Biden, Harris and their spouses also appeared at a lower-dollar, grassroots event on Friday. Biden said the event raised more than $1.6 million. The Biden campaign said that it raised $70 million over the convention week.
He repeated some of the themes of his convention speech, telling the crowd, “If this president gets four more years, you know as well as...
The virtual event, which drew about 25 donors, was hosted by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Marilyn Katzenberg, Andrew Hauptman and Ellen Bronfman Hauptman, George Clooney and Amal Clooney, Jennifer Lucas and Byron Allen, and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Biden and Harris were joined by their spouses, Jill Biden and Douglas Emhoff.
Tickets to the event started at $100,000 per person, rising to levels of $250,000, $500,000 and $730,600.
Biden, Harris and their spouses also appeared at a lower-dollar, grassroots event on Friday. Biden said the event raised more than $1.6 million. The Biden campaign said that it raised $70 million over the convention week.
He repeated some of the themes of his convention speech, telling the crowd, “If this president gets four more years, you know as well as...
- 8/21/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fresh off of accepting the Democratic nomination, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and their spouses are set for a fundraiser on Friday, with hosts including Jeffrey Katzenberg, George Clooney, Byron Allen and philanthropist Andrew Hauptman.
The afternoon event will be virtual, but it features an L.A.-centric group of hosts. In addition to Katzenberg and his wife Marilyn, Clooney and Allen and his wife Jennifer Lucas, other hosts include Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Hauptman’s wife, Ellen Bronfman Hauptman, according to a source familiar with the plans.
Tickets for the event will start at $100,000 per person, rising to levels of $250,000, $500,000 and $730,600. The event is being organized by Jennifer Gonring, Jennifer Lin and Andy Spahn.
How To Watch This Week’s Democratic National Convention Online & On TV
The Katzenbergs and Andrew Hauptman hosted Biden for an event in June, which raised nearly $6 million. Last month, Clooney and...
The afternoon event will be virtual, but it features an L.A.-centric group of hosts. In addition to Katzenberg and his wife Marilyn, Clooney and Allen and his wife Jennifer Lucas, other hosts include Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Hauptman’s wife, Ellen Bronfman Hauptman, according to a source familiar with the plans.
Tickets for the event will start at $100,000 per person, rising to levels of $250,000, $500,000 and $730,600. The event is being organized by Jennifer Gonring, Jennifer Lin and Andy Spahn.
How To Watch This Week’s Democratic National Convention Online & On TV
The Katzenbergs and Andrew Hauptman hosted Biden for an event in June, which raised nearly $6 million. Last month, Clooney and...
- 8/18/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Marilyn Katzenberg and other Hollywood figures helped raise more than $3 million at a fundraiser on Wednesday for the Senate Majority Pac, with a goal of helping Democrats win back the chamber in November.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was the headliner for the event. The Katzenbergs hosted, and co-hosts were Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams, Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Andrew Hauptman and Alan and Cindy Horn. The virtual event drew 10 people, and was organized by Jennifer Lin and Andy Spahn.
In a statement, Katzenberg said, “The stakes have never been higher. Trump’s failures have shifted the tide in our favor and winning back the Senate is now a real possibility. We are only four seats away from saving healthcare, reforming immigration and fighting for an economy that works for everyone.”
Tickets to the event started at $100,000 per person, and rose to $500,000 per person for those who were listed as chairs.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was the headliner for the event. The Katzenbergs hosted, and co-hosts were Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams, Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and Andrew Hauptman and Alan and Cindy Horn. The virtual event drew 10 people, and was organized by Jennifer Lin and Andy Spahn.
In a statement, Katzenberg said, “The stakes have never been higher. Trump’s failures have shifted the tide in our favor and winning back the Senate is now a real possibility. We are only four seats away from saving healthcare, reforming immigration and fighting for an economy that works for everyone.”
Tickets to the event started at $100,000 per person, and rose to $500,000 per person for those who were listed as chairs.
- 7/23/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, with details on the event: Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg hosted a small virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden on Saturday, as the candidate told the Hollywood crowd that Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus was something that “you guys would have trouble making a movie and selling it.”
What was not a hard sell was the former Vice-President’s latest visit today to the Hollywood Atm. In Biden’s first Tinseltown event since formally securing the delegates to lock in the Democrat’s Presidential nomination earlier this month, the ex-vp followed in the footsteps of ghis former boss Barack Obama and scored some big cash from one of the Democrats’ leading donor bases. In the Quibi chief Mc’d afternoon event fueled by major 10 deep pocket donors, Biden walked away digitally with nearly $6 million, according to sources.
“It’s almost beyond belief,” Biden said Saturday to the 15 donors gathered...
What was not a hard sell was the former Vice-President’s latest visit today to the Hollywood Atm. In Biden’s first Tinseltown event since formally securing the delegates to lock in the Democrat’s Presidential nomination earlier this month, the ex-vp followed in the footsteps of ghis former boss Barack Obama and scored some big cash from one of the Democrats’ leading donor bases. In the Quibi chief Mc’d afternoon event fueled by major 10 deep pocket donors, Biden walked away digitally with nearly $6 million, according to sources.
“It’s almost beyond belief,” Biden said Saturday to the 15 donors gathered...
- 6/27/2020
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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