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Meet the billionaires bankrolling Joe Biden's 2020 campaign
Meet the billionaires bankrolling Joe Biden's 2020 campaign
Taylor Nicole RogersJun 9, 2020, 18:56 IST
Joe Biden has 94 billionaire backers, according to Forbes.REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
A total of 94 billionaires or their spouses have donated to former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign, a Forbes analysis of federal campaign records shows.
The billionaires behind Netflix, SlimFast, Hyatt hotels, LinkedIn, and Star Wars all donated various amounts to Biden's election bid.
Estée Lauder heir Ronald Lauder may have given $200,000 to President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, but his wife Jo Carole Lauder donated to Biden's.
Some of Biden's billionaire donors gave only the maximum allowed to his campaign committee — $2,800 — and did not give large gifts to Super PACs like many of Trump's wealthy donors did.
Joe Biden might not be a billionaire like his opponent, but he sure is popular among members of the three comma club.
The former vice president raked in donations from 94 billionaires, including those behind Netflix, Hyatt hotels, DreamWorks studios, LinkedIn, a Forbes analysis of federal campaign records and the magazine's own Billionaires List found.
Unlike President Trump's billionaire backers, several of Biden's donors gave only the $2,800 maximum allowed per donor to a campaign committee and did not pump extra funds into Super PACs or advertising. However, over the course of his 13-month campaign, Biden has had a greater number of billionaires or their spouses donate directly to his campaign than the president, who has only landed 92 billionaire donors despite fundraising for his reelection since 2017.
Keep reading to learn more about some of Biden's most notable billionaire backers, listed in no particular order.
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Philanthropist Connie Ballmer, wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, donated $2,800.
Steve Ballmer and Connie Ballmer.
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Jacqueline Mars, a part-owner of the world's largest candymaker, gave $500.
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Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs donated only $2,800 directly to Biden's campaign but has spent millions on other efforts that support the former vice president's bid.
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Former Google executive Eric Schmidt gave $2,800.
Alphabet executive chairman Eric Schmidt speaks at the 2017 SALT conference in Las Vegas.
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Homebuilding mogul Eli Broad donated $5,600.
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Hedge-fund manager David Siegel donated $2,800.
David Siegel, co-founder of Two Sigma Investments LP speaks on September 13,2017 in New York, USA.
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Investor and philanthropist Mellody Hobson, the wife of Star Wars billionaire George Lucas, gave $2,800.
Melody Hobson and George Lucas at Cannes Film Festival in May 2008.
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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings donated $2,800.
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Philanthropist Jo Carole Lauder, wife of Trump donor and Estee Lauder heir Ronald Lauder, donated $2,800 to Biden's campaign.
Jo Carole Lauder and her husband, Estée Lauder heir Ronald Lauder.
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Quibi CEO Meg Whitman, once a Republican, donated $2,800.
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Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw donated $5,600.
Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg.
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Filmmaker David Geffen also donated $5,600.
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Several Hyatt Hotel heirs have contributed to Biden's campaign.
US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker (right) introduces Vice President Joe Biden.
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New York Giants treasurer Jonathan Tisch donated over $11,000.
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Judith Dimon, wife of JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, gave $2,800.
Judith and Jamie Dimon.
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SlimFast creator S. Daniel Abraham gave millions to Hillary Clinton, but only $2,800 to Biden.
SlimFast bottles on sale in London in 2019.
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LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman gave over a million dollars to a pro-Biden super-PAC.
LinkedIn founder and chairman Reid Hoffman speaks at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016.
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Real estate billionaire Jorge Perez donated $5,600.
Jorge Perez.
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Aileen Roberts, the wife of Comcast and NBC Universal CEO Brian Roberts, donated $2,800.
Aileen Roberts and her husband, Comcast and NBC Universal CEO Brian Roberts.
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Dermatologist Dr. Katie Rodan gave $11,200.
Dr. Katie Rodan (left) poses with her business partner, Dr. Kathy Fields.
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KIND bar billionaire Daniel Lubetzky and his wife Michelle donated $8,400.