Democratic mega-donors will dish out tens of thousands of dollars to attend a plush fundraiser held by Hillary Clinton next month in New York City.
The Hillary Victory Fund announced that the slated Dec. 17 event will cost attendees $33,400 per ticket with the option of donating an additional $10,000 to national and state Democratic parties. It will be the only fundraiser held this year for the joint fundraising committee that spreads money between Hillary’s campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and over 30 state parties.
Musician Sting will be in attendance to perform for the ultra-wealthy individuals mingling with Hillary.
Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton next month will hold their first event for the Hillary Victory Fund, an arrangement that allows donors to give tens of thousands of dollars to the national and state Democratic Parties.
The event will be held on Dec. 17 and will feature a performance by the musician Sting in New York City, according to an invitation that was sent out on Friday.
It is the only event that Mrs. Clinton will hold for the Victory Fund this year. Tickets per guest are $33,400, and attendees can write an additional $10,000 check to each of the various state parties with which the Clinton campaign has entered joint fund-raising agreements.
Mrs. Clinton’s campaign has been looking for ways to engage higher-spending donors for months, as her rival, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has capitalized on a populist wave and a strong Internet following to raise more than $26 million in small donations.
The Hillary Victory Fund money will be spread throughout the campaign, which gets the maximum for the nominating contest of $2,700 per donor. But such an event will also help replenish money for the Democratic National Committee, which was regarded mostly as a backwater during Barack Obama’s presidency and which has seen much of its organizational muscle spread into groups like Organizing for Action, an organization that represents the remnants of the Obama campaign.