2:30 p.m. ET, March 26, 2024
Nicole Shanahan has given thousands over the years to Democrats, including Biden
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In addition to giving to pro-Kennedy causes this cycle, Shanahan gave the individual maximum contribution in April 2023 to Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat.
Before this election cycle, Shanahan was a large donor to Democratic candidates and causes. She gave $25,000 to Joe Biden’s joint fundraising committee in June 2020, and the maximum individual contribution to his campaign. Shanahan also gave $19,400 directly to the Democratic National Committee that year.
But in a potential preview of her interest in Biden challengers, Shanahan also made maximum contributions to Democrat Marianne Williamson’s White House bid in 2019, as well as a PAC aligned with another Democratic contender that cycle, Pete Buttigieg.
Federal Election Commission records show Shanahan’s political giving began in 2014, and she was a maximum donor to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2016.
In the intervening years, Shanahan has also given maximum contributions to a variety of Democratic congressional candidates.
CNN’s Alex Leeds Matthews contributed to this post.
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