It’s always interesting to find out which musicians and celebrities alike are supporting presidential candidates. But now we get a glimpse of some musicians making monetary donations in support of their favorite candidate. Musicians and many others are currently showing support for Democratic presidential candidates running in 2020. The presidential candidates have filed fundraising reports for the first three months of the 2020 campaign.
Per an article on Stereogum, Donors list their occupation and address along with their contribution. So there’s a possibility, another self-employed actress named Amanda Moore exists from Longwood, Florida, or another guitarist named Jon Bongiovi in Jersey. The list of musicians and their donation amounts are listed below, based on committee receipts on the Federal Election Commission website. Important to note, FEC rules bar individual contributors from giving more than $2,800 to a candidate per primary or general election campaign. This list is ordered by quarterly fundraising totals.
Bernie Sanders ($20.7 million)
Norah Jones: $2,500
Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters guitarist): $1,000
Jonathan Fishman (Phish drummer): $1,000
Brandi Carlile: $600
Oteil Burbridge (Dead & Company bassist): $550
Noelle Scaggs (Fitz and the Tantrums singer): $500
Rostam Batmanglij (formerly of Vampire Weekend): $250
Bob Ezrin (producer): $250
Dustin Davidson (August Burns Red bassist): $216
Jackson Browne: $101
Elizabeth Warren ($16.5 million)
Jackson Browne: $300
Kamala Harris ($13.2 million)
Quincy Jones: $2,800
John Taylor (Duran Duran bassist): $500
Beto O’Rourke ($9.4 million)
Willie Nelson: $2,800
Boyd Tinsley (Dave Matthews Band violinist): $2,800
Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead bassist): $1,850
Cory Booker ($7.9 million)
Jon Bon Jovi: $5,600 ($2,800 of which was reattributed to Bon Jovi’s wife based on contribution limits)
Joel Madden (Good Charlotte singer): $2,800
Pete Buttigieg ($7.1 million)
Mandy Moore: $2,000
Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes singer/guitarist): $250
Paul Doucette (Matchbox Twenty drummer): $250
Andrew Yang ($1.8 million)
Rivers Cuomo (Weezer singer/guitarist): $1,000
Hunter Hunt-Hendrix (Liturgy singer/guitarist): $1,000
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