The American people deserve to know who is buying influence over our leaders.
Wealthy individuals are raising millions of dollars for Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and other presidential candidates in 2024—and it’s all perfectly legal. They’re called campaign “bundlers,” and they don't even have to tell us who they are. That needs to change. During past elections, both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates have voluntarily shared information on their biggest campaign bundlers. These days, they choose to keep us in the dark. Government accountability depends on transparency in our campaign finance system, and that includes transparency about presidential campaign bundlers.
What are campaign bundlers?
Individuals are prohibited from donating more than $6,600 to a presidential campaign, but that doesn’t stop some big donors from going the extra mile. Many wealthy individuals solicit contributions from their friends, social contacts, and business associates—often to the tune of millions of dollars. Sometimes they get rewarded, too. Under both Democratic and Republican administrations, campaign bundlers have received plum postings, such as ambassadorships and positions on commissions. Our friends at Issue One are leading a coalition of good government groups calling for the leading presidential candidates to release this information now. Join us in calling for Harris, Trump, and other candidates to disclose their top campaign bundlers.