Top Obama Donors Among Korea State Dinner Guests
Several of President Obama’s top campaign financiers are among the exclusive list of administration officials, diplomats, members of Congress and notable Korean Americans all attending the Korean State Dinner tonight at the White House.
At least six are volunteer fundraisers, or bundlers, who together have collected millions of dollars for Obama’s campaign war chests in 2008 and 2012.
Here’s a look at some of the names that caught our eye, with campaign finance data courtesy of the Center for Responsive Politics:
Blair Effron, co-founder Centerview Partners; New York
- Obama ’08 Bundler, $100,000-$200,000
- Obama ’12 Bundler, $500,000+
- Gave the legal maximum individual donation
Douglas Goldman, chairman/founder Certain Software; San Francisco
- Obama ’08 Bundler, $200,000-$500,000
- Obama ’12 Bundler, $100,000-$200,000
- Gave the legal maximum individual donation
Fred Khosravi, self-employed entrepreneur; Mountain View, Calif.
- Gave the legal maximum individual donation
Chris Korge, developer; Coral Gables, Fla.
- Obama ’08 Bundler, $500,000+
- Obama ’12 Bundler, $100,000-$200,000
- Gave the legal maximum individual donation
Scott A. Nathan, investor; Boston
- Obama ’12 Bundler, $200,000-$500,000
- Gave the legal maximum individual donation
John Lechleiter, CEO Ely Lilly and Co.; Indianapolis, Ind.
- Gave the legal maximum individual donation
Mark Nichols, business consultant; Washington, D.C.
- Obama ’12 Bundler, $200,000-$500,000
- Gave the legal maximum individual donation
Eugene Sepulveda, CEO Entrepreneurs Foundation; Austin, Texas
- Obama ’12 Bundler, $500,000+
- Gave the legal maximum individual donation