Tom Steyer Turns Focus to Downballot Races
Tom Steyer is turning loose the fundraising network he built as a 2020 presidential candidate to boost down-ballot Democrats this year.
Besides continuing to fund NextGen America — a group he founded in 2013 that focuses primarily on engaging and turning out young voters — Steyer will deploy his extensive email list to raise money directly for candidates and engage volunteers, as well as personally host fundraisers and events that aides expect will consistently bring in six-figure hauls for congressional candidates.
Steyer, a billionaire former hedge fund manager, is expected to back three candidates in the coming days: Sara Gideon, the leading Democrat challenging Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine); freshman Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.); and Sydney Batch, a North Carolina state lawmaker. Steyer has already announced his support for Kentucky’s Charles Booker and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.).
Steyer, a billionaire former hedge fund manager, is expected to back three candidates in the coming days: Sara Gideon, the leading Democrat challenging Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine); freshman Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.); and Sydney Batch, a North Carolina state lawmaker. Steyer has already announced his support for Kentucky’s Charles Booker and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.).
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/30/tom-steyer-returns-to-the-fundraising-circuit-345058
