--- title: Hillary Clinton Donors: Elite Bundlers Raise $113 Million description: More than 1,100 elite moneymen and women have collectively raised more than $113 million for Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid. canonical: https://time.com/4506275/hillary-clinton-bundlers/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-23T19:16:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:34.829Z article:section: Politics og:title: Elite Bundlers Raise More Than $113 Million for Clinton og:description: More than 1,100 bundlers. og:url: https://time.com/4506275/hillary-clinton-bundlers/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cb444dc43fc5b75/6988a752196cf4768c03d50f/hillary-clinton13.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to and meets voters during a rally at Frontline Outreach and Youth Center in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday September 21, 2016. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Elite Bundlers Raise More Than $113 Million for Clinton twitter:description: More than 1,100 bundlers. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6cb444dc43fc5b75/6988a752196cf4768c03d50f/hillary-clinton13.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Elite Bundlers Raise More Than $113 Million for Hillary Clinton > Sponsored content. 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Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to and meets voters during a rally at Frontline Outreach and Youth Center in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday September 21, 2016. The Washington Post—The Washington Post/Getty Images by [Michael Beckel / Center for Public Integrity](https://time.com/author/center-for-public-integrity/) ## Michael Beckel / Center for Public Integrity Sep 23, 2016 7:16 PM UTC More than 1,100 elite moneymen and women have collectively raised [more than $113 million](https://www.hillaryclinton.com/page/hillblazers/) for Democrat [Hillary Clinton’s](https://www.publicintegrity.org/news/Hillary-Clinton) presidential bid, according to an analysis by the [Center for Public Integrity](http://www.publicintegrity.org) of information released this week by her campaign. The list, updated monthly, includes more than 260 new bundlers who had not previously been disclosed by the campaign. These newly revealed fundraisers and donors include lawmakers, entertainment icons and titans of industry. Among them: actor [Ben Affleck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%5FAffleck), former Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman [Chip Forrester](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip%5FForrester), former U.S. Rep. [Joe Garcia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%5FGarcia) of Florida, filmmaker [George Lucas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George%5FLucas), Yahoo! CEO [Marissa Mayer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marissa%5FMayer), TV producer [Seth MacFarlane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth%5FMacFarlane), Facebook Chief Operating Officer [Sheryl Sandberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheryl%5FSandberg), U.S. Rep. [Brad Sherman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad%5FSherman) of California, U.S. Rep. [Jan Schakowsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan%5FSchakowsky) of Illinois, U.S. Sen. [Debbie Stabenow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie%5FStabenow) of Michigan, fashion designer [Vera Wang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera%5FWang) and attorney [James Zimmerman](http://www.amchamchina.org/about/board-governors/James-Zimmerman), chairman of the [American Chamber of Commerce in China](http://www.amchamchina.org/). A “bundler” is someone who collects checks from friends or associates and gives them to the campaign. They are often rewarded for their efforts with prize positions in the administration of the candidate they support. That is, if the candidate wins. Also new on the list are U.S. Sen. [Richard Blumenthal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%5FBlumenthal) of Connecticut, and his wife, Cynthia Blumenthal; [Timothy Boyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy%5FBoyle), president and CEO of Columbia Sportswear, and his wife, Mary Boyle; Netflix co-founder and CEO [Reed Hastings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed%5FHastings) and his wife, Patricia Quillin; and actor [Tobey Maguire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobey%5FMaguire) and his wife, [Jennifer Meyer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer%5FMeyer). By law, only registered lobbyists who bundle campaign contributions must be revealed — along with the exact amount they raise. Individuals, or couples, who raise or donate at least $100,000 toward Clinton’s presidential bid have been dubbed “[Hillblazers](https://www.hillaryclinton.com/page/hillblazers/)” by her campaign, which is voluntarily releasing their names but not the exact amounts they have raised. Clinton’s Republican rival, [Donald Trump](https://www.publicintegrity.org/news/Donald-Trump), has not voluntarily revealed any information about his top fundraisers. Former President [George W. Bush](https://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/bush/bushrangers.html) and U.S. Sen. [John McCain](http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/bundlers.php?id=N00006424) of Arizona both disclosed the names of their top presidential campaign fundraisers, while 2012 GOP presidential nominee [Mitt Romney did not](http://www.campaignlegalcenter.org/news/press-releases/government-watchdog-groups-press-mitt-romney-reveal-bundler-information). Under both Democratic and Republican presidents, campaign bundlers have [often landed perks](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2011/06/15/4880/obama-rewards-big-bundlers-jobs-commissions-stimulus-money-government-contracts-and) after their preferred candidate is elected, including plum ambassadorships, government contracts and access to exclusive White House meetings and social events. As the Center for Public Integrity previously reported, dozens of [top fundraisers](https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/11/two-dozen-bankrollersturnedamb/) for President Barack Obama [were nominated](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/09/19/13446/obama-taps-goldman-sachs-executive-ambassador-canada) for ambassador posts — [often in western European capitals](https://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/09/19/12965/see-ambassadorships-big-money-can-bring) such as London, Paris and Stockholm. Obama used broad disclosure categories when revealing details about how much his bundlers had raised. The largest category was simply “[more than $500,000,](http://www.obamabiden.com/volunteer-fundraisers-q4.html)” although sometimes fundraisers collected millions of dollars. For instance, businessman [Matthew Barzun](http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/213225.htm) — who served as Obama’s first ambassador to Sweden and now serves as ambassador to the United Kingdom — apparently raised [more than $3 million](http://magafeed.com/new-clinton-leaks-reveals-donor-list-big-donors-awarded-federal-positions/) for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee, according to information revealed earlier this month as part of the hack into DNC emails. And investment banker [Azita Raji](http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/254733.htm), whom Obama nominated to be ambassador to Sweden in 2014, raised [more than $4.7 million](http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/09/13/us/politics/obamas-top-fund-raisers.html?%5Fr=1&) for Obama’s two presidential bids, according to documents obtained by the New York Times in 2012. Unlike Obama, Clinton is revealing only one category for her Hillblazers, making it impossible to readily ascertain which ones are in a class above the rest. Additionally, as of July, the Clinton campaign has been including on its list people who contribute or raise at least $100,000 for the [Hillary Victory Fund](http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/028/201607019020110028/201607019020110028.pdf) or [Hillary Action Fund](http://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/508/201606089017488508/201606089017488508.pdf). These two joint fundraising committees benefit Clinton’s presidential campaign as well as the DNC and state-level Democratic parties. Donors can give far more to a joint fundraising committee than they could to a candidate’s campaign committee. The Hillary Victory Fund alone [benefits 38 state Democratic parties](http://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/C00586537/1080677/), in addition to the DNC and Clinton’s campaign — meaning an individual donor could currently cut a single check to it for nearly $420,000 and immediately make the list of Hillblazers. As of June 30, elite fundraisers had helped Clinton raise at least $49.6 million — or at least 18 percent of the $275 million her campaign committee had raised at that time. Bundlers were also responsible for [about one-fourth](https://twitter.com/mjbeckel/status/641235979416809472) of the first $47.5 million Clinton’s presidential campaign raised last year. _This story is from the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan investigative media organization in Washington, D.C. 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