--- title: 'Scandal' Cast to Help Fundraise for Hillary Clinton in D.C. description: The stars of "Scandal" are set to appear at a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton's campaign. Many members of ShondaLand already back Clinton canonical: https://time.com/4290002/scandal-shondaland-hillary-clinton/ author: Philip Elliott article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-11T23:24:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:22.544Z article:section: Politics og:title: 'Scandal' Cast Will Help Fundraise for Hillary Clinton in D.C. og:description: The ShondaLand regulars pitch in for a Clinton fundraiser og:url: https://time.com/4290002/scandal-shondaland-hillary-clinton/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0efe31283313d30/69888eb3e20a871db2a905de/scandal-cast.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: SCANDAL - "Buckle Up" - As Mellie, Susan and Hollis prepare to meet with Florida's governor and vie for her influential endorsement, a spin war between Abby and Olivia threatens to keep their candidates grounded. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters.  by [Philip Elliott](https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott Senior Correspondent Apr 11, 2016 11:24 PM UTC  Artemis Pebdani and Bellamy Young in an episonde ABC's "Scandal" Artemis Pebdani and Bellamy Young in an episonde ABC's "Scandal"Nicole Wilder—ABC  by [Philip Elliott](https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/)  ## Philip Elliott Senior Correspondent Apr 11, 2016 11:24 PM UTC Real life or TV? A former First Lady-turned-Senator looks to famous friends as she makes a run for the presidency. In a can’t-make-this-up move, the cast of ABC’s fictional White House drama _Scandal_ is helping real-life presidential contender Hillary Clinton raise cash later this month for her Democratic bid. Cast members of [Shonda Rhimes](http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/shonda-rhimes/?iid=sr-link3)’ political drama — including its President, ex-First Lady and the White House chief of staff — will join Clinton donors and senior advisers on Wednesday, April 27\. It comes just days before the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which co-mingles Hollywood and Washington for a series of high-wattage celebrity events. An invitation sent to prospective donors promises Tony Goldwyn (_Scandal_’s Republican President Fitzgerald Grant), Bellamy Young (the series’ deposed First Lady-cum-Senator Mellie Grant), Jeff Perry (cunning aide Cyrus Beene), and Guillermo Diaz and Katie Lowes (political fixers and, well, occasional henchmen) at the private event. Real-life campaign operatives Huma Abedin and Jake Sullivan, two figures in Clinton’s inner circle, will also be on hand to assure donors that, no, a Clinton White House would not take policy advice from the show known for its far-fetched plot twists. Notably missing from the roster: show star [Kerry Washington](http://time.com/70800/kerry-washington-2014-time-100/?iid=sr-link1), who plays consummate Washington insider (and occasional Presidential mistress) Olivia Pope. She is set to [star](http://time.com/3743023/kerry-washington-anita-hill-hbo-movie/?iid=sr-link5) as [Anita Hill](http://time.com/4281036/anita-hill-on-confirmation-what-joe-biden-did-wrong-and-the-clintons/?iid=sr-link4) in another [political drama](http://time.com/4284815/kerry-washington-makes-anita-hill-into-a-very-human-subject/?iid=sr-link1) about the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court hearings, airing on HBO this weekend. Washington, however, appears in a Clinton [campaign commercial ](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/10/kerry-washington-viola-davis-ellen-pompeo-shonda-rhimes-hillary-clinton-ad)alongside fellow stars from Rhimes’ [ShondaLand](http://time.com/3399174/shonda-rhimes-scandal-murder-greys/?iid=sr-link1) shows. Tickets for the event start at $250 and climb to $5,000 for those who want to meet the cast members — or, you know, actual Washington insiders like Abedin and Sullivan. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4290002/scandal-shondaland-hillary-clinton/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4290002/scandal-shondaland-hillary-clinton/"},"headline":"Scandal Cast Will Help Fundraise for Hillary Clinton in D.C.","datePublished":"2016-04-11T23:24:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:48:22.544Z","description":"The ShondaLand regulars pitch in for a Clinton fundraiser","url":"https://time.com/4290002/scandal-shondaland-hillary-clinton/","keywords":["Hillary Clinton","democrats","2016 Election","Scandal","Kerry Washington","abc"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0efe31283313d30/69888eb3e20a871db2a905de/scandal-cast.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Philip Elliott","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/philip-elliott/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0efe31283313d30/69888eb3e20a871db2a905de/scandal-cast.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"SCANDAL - \"Buckle Up\" - As Mellie, Susan and Hollis prepare to meet with Florida's governor and vie for her influential endorsement, a spin war between Abby and Olivia threatens to keep their candidates grounded. 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