Harris’s most important donors
There has been significant consolidation in the world of Democratic megadonors since 2020, as there are few new big players like Sam Bankman-Fried, who stormed into Democratic politics in 2022 and was convicted of fraud and related crimes in 2023.But President Biden’s decision to drop out of the race and the Democrats’ quick endorsement of Ms. Harris has energized some female donors — people who were not particularly active in the Biden campaign, but may be in a Harris campaign.
Here are the people who matter most.
Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, has transformed himself into a relentless political creature since Mr. Trump’s election in 2016, at one point telling other donors during the 2020 campaign that he would step out of a board meeting if American politics demanded it.In addition to being one of the country’s top Democratic donors, Mr. Hoffman has also emerged as a confidant to other wealthy Democrats in Silicon Valley looking to make political donations.
George and Alex Soros
George Soros has long been making donations to support Democrats.What’s new is that there is a different Mr. Soros also engaged in giving: Alex, Mr. Soros’s son. Alex Soros is equally, if not more, interested in American politics than his father is. Alex Soros is engaged to Huma Abedin, the longtime adviser to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.