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2016 Democrats and 2015 Q2 FEC Reports

CLINTON Topline Numbers Hillary Clinton Raised $47.5 Million In The Second Quarter Of 2015. [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Hillary Clinton Spent About $19 Million In The Second Quarter Of 2015. [CNN, 7/15/15] Hillary Clinton’s Cash Burn Rate Was About 40% In The Second Quarter Of 2015. [CNN, 7/15/15] Hillary Clinton Had More Than 250,000 Campaign Contributors In the Second Quarter Of 2015. [Washington Post, 7/15/15] CNN: “A Release From Clinton's Campaign Said 94% Of Their Donations Were $250 Or Less, With An Average Donation Of $144.89.” [CNN, 7/15/15] 61 Percent Of Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Contributors In The Second Quarter Of 2015 Were Women. [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Out Of $47.5 Million Raised In The Second Quarter Of 2015 By Hillary Clinton, All But $824,000 Was For The Primary. [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Hillary Clinton Ended The Second Quarter Of 2015 With Almost $29 Million Cash On Hand. [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Washington Post: “Donations Under $200 Made Up Just Under 17 Percent Of Clinton's Total Raised” In The Second Quarter Of 2015. [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Received $0 In Loans In The Second Quarter Of 2015. [Hillary For America, July Quarterly Report, FEC, 7/15/15] Donations Hillary Clinton Received Over $75,000 In Donations From Hollywood Stars In The Second Quarter Of 2015. “If Hollywood decided the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton would win in a landslide. The Democratic front-runner raked in over $75,000 from A-list entertainers including Leonardo DiCaprio, Reese Witherspoon, Steven Spielberg, Ben Affleck and Quincy Jones, all of whom gave $2,700 to the Clinton campaign, the maximum allowed for the primary.” [Politico, 7/16/15] Bundlers Hillary Clinton’s National Finance Committee Released The Names Of Its “Hillblazers,” Who Had Helped Raise At Least $100,000 Each For The Campaign, On July 15, 2015. [Hillary for America, accessed 7/16/15] In July 2015, Hillary Clinton Released The Names Of 122 Campaign Bundlers, Who Raised $12.2 Million In Total. “Clinton also released the names of 122 fundraisers who have bundled at least $100,000 for the campaign. In all, they have raised at least $12.2 million since April 12, 2015.” [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Long-Time Donors Haim Saban And Fred Eychaner Were Bundlers For The Clinton Campaign. “The Clinton bundler list included many familiar and longtime Democratic Party fundraisers, as well as some of the Clinton’s biggest long-time donors. Haim and Cheryl Saban, who built a fortune marketing the ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ and other entertainment offerings, were on the list as they have

been for past Clinton presidential, Senate and foundation activities. Longtime donor Fred Eychaner, a reclusive Chicago business and media titan, is on the list. In 2012, he was one of the largest donors to Democratic outside spending groups, and has been particularly supportive of same sex marriage legislation.” [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Former Ambassador To Portugal Elizabeth Frawley Bagley Was A Bundler For The Clinton Campaign. “The list also includes many familiar Washington names, including Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, longtime Democratic donor and former ambassador to Portugal, and veteran Clinton adviser Minyon Moore.” [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Washington Post: “Veteran Clinton Adviser” Minyon Moore Was A Bundler For The Clinton Campaign. “The list also includes many familiar Washington names, including Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, longtime Democratic donor and former ambassador to Portugal, and veteran Clinton adviser Minyon Moore.” [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Lobbyist Steve Elmendorf Was A Bundler For The Clinton Campaign. “Washington lobbyist Steve Elmendorf – who worked on the presidential campaigns of Richard Gephardt, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton – was listed, along with Tom Nides, who was Hillary Clinton’s deputy secretary of state before joining Morgan Stanley as a top executive.” [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Former Deputy Secretary Of State Under Hillary Clinton And Morgan Stanley Executive Tom Nides Was A Bundler For The Clinton Campaign. “Washington lobbyist Steve Elmendorf – who worked on the presidential campaigns of Richard Gephardt, John Kerry and Hillary Clinton – was listed, along with Tom Nides, who was Hillary Clinton’s deputy secretary of state before joining Morgan Stanley as a top executive.” [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Wall Street Figures Orin Kramer And Marc Lasry Were Bundlers For The Clinton Campaign. “Other notable Wall Street bundlers listed include hedge fund magnate Orin Kramer and Marc Lasry.” [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Lobbyists Such As Former Senator Torricelli, Heather Podesta, David Leiter, And Jackson Dunn Were Bundlers For The Clinton Campaign. “Unlike Obama, Clinton is allowing lobbyists to bundle for her campaign. Among those raising money for Clinton were former Sen. Robert Torricelli of New Jersey and K Street power Heather Podesta. Others included David Leiter, a lobbyist who served as former chief of staff to John Kerry; and Jackson Dunn, a managing director at FTI Consulting who served as an aide to President Bill Clinton and other national figures.” [Washington Post, 7/15/15] Rep. Joaquin Castro And Rep. Grace Meng Were Bundlers For The Clinton Campaign. “Texas Representative Joaquin Castro—the twin brother of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, a possible Clinton vice presidential pick—is listed as a bundler, as are Connecticut Representative Jim Himes and New York Representative Grace Meng.” [Bloomberg, 7/15/15] Chris Hughes And Sean Eldridge Were Bundlers For The Clinton Campaign. “The campaign was the first to voluntarily disclose a list of major fundraisers, and posted on its website the names of 122 individuals or groups that bundled at least $100,000 for Clinton. Many of those people hosted fundraisers for Clinton, including Facebook cofounder and New Republic owner Chris Hughes and his husband Sean Eldridge; Chicago media mogul Fred Eychaner; and Avenue Capital Group CEO Marc Lasry and his wife Cathy.” [Bloomberg, 7/15/15] SANDERS Toplines Washington Post: In The Second Quarter Of 2015, “Nearly 76 Percent Of The $13.5 Million In Individual Donations [Bernie Sanders] Received Were Under $200.” [Washington Post, 7/15/15]

Bernie Sanders Raised $13.7 Million In The Second Quarter Of 2015. “More than 76 percent of the Vermont senator’s donations were $200 or less, amounting to just under $10.5 million of the $13.7 his campaign raised through the end of June.” [Politico, 7/16/15] $1.5 Million Of The Money Raised By Bernie Sanders In The Second Quarter Of 2015 Came From His Senate Committee. “Sanders raised about $14 million during the quarter, $1.5 million of which came from his Senate committee, according to his campaign's FEC report.” [CNN, 7/15/15] More Than 76 Percent Of [Bernie Sanders’] Donations Were $200 Or Less, Amounting To Just Under $10.5 Million” Of The Money He Raised In The Second Quarter Of 2015. “More than 76 percent of the Vermont senator’s donations were $200 or less, amounting to just under $10.5 million of the $13.7 his campaign raised through the end of June.” [Politico, 7/16/15] Politico: The Sanders Campaign “Received 390,730 Donations From 284,062 Individuals, With An Average Contribution Of Just Over $35.” Politico, 7/16/15] CNN: “Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders… Spent 22% Of The Money His Campaign Raised” In The Second Quarter Of 2015. [CNN, 7/15/15] Bernie Sanders Spent Over $3 Million In The Second Quarter Of 2015. “Sanders also spent more than $3 million in the quarter — a large amount for an insurgent campaign and one that outpaces what many candidates on both sides raised in total.” [Politico, 7/16/15]