CaseyJones
09-03-2013, 05:36 PM
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jeffrey-katzenberg-throws-political-might-619798
The DreamWorks Animation chief raised millions to re-elect Obama -- now he's organizing LA events to unseat the GOP stalwart, throwing his support behind Kentucky secretary of state Alison Lundergan Grimes.
Jeffrey Katzenberg, the Democrats’ premier Hollywood fundraiser and donor, is throwing himself completely behind Kentucky secretary of state Alison Lundergan Grimes’ effort to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Democratic sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Katzenberg has decided to make the Kentucky senate race the focus of his efforts during the 2014 midterm elections, and Tuesday he sent out a letter urging local Dems to turn out on Grimes’ behalf during a two-day fundraising visit she will make to Los Angeles Sept. 25 and 26. So far, a luncheon at El Moro restaurant is the centerpiece of that visit, but sources tell THR that a full schedule of other events will be added.
If Katzenberg's effort for Grimes comes close to his work for the Democrats during the last election, expect the secretary of state's Hollywood events to be star-studded affairs with every mogul in town on board. The 2008 election placed Katzenberg firmly on the map as Hollywood's new political kingpin. But a McConnell defeat could inch him closer to Lew Wasserman territory.
The DreamWorks Animation chief raised millions to re-elect Obama -- now he's organizing LA events to unseat the GOP stalwart, throwing his support behind Kentucky secretary of state Alison Lundergan Grimes.
Jeffrey Katzenberg, the Democrats’ premier Hollywood fundraiser and donor, is throwing himself completely behind Kentucky secretary of state Alison Lundergan Grimes’ effort to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Democratic sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Katzenberg has decided to make the Kentucky senate race the focus of his efforts during the 2014 midterm elections, and Tuesday he sent out a letter urging local Dems to turn out on Grimes’ behalf during a two-day fundraising visit she will make to Los Angeles Sept. 25 and 26. So far, a luncheon at El Moro restaurant is the centerpiece of that visit, but sources tell THR that a full schedule of other events will be added.
If Katzenberg's effort for Grimes comes close to his work for the Democrats during the last election, expect the secretary of state's Hollywood events to be star-studded affairs with every mogul in town on board. The 2008 election placed Katzenberg firmly on the map as Hollywood's new political kingpin. But a McConnell defeat could inch him closer to Lew Wasserman territory.