Prominent Obama donors will hold Chicago event for Bloomberg
Prominent Obama donors will hold Chicago event for Bloomberg
Two prominent Democratic donors in Chicago with deep ties to Barack Obama will next week co-host an event for former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg.
John Rogers and Mellody Hobson will co-host a briefing in downtown Chicago.
Rogers is a philanthropist, investor and founder of Ariel Investments who was co-chair of the former president’s Illinois finance committee. Hobson, a prominent Chicago businesswoman, is a former chair of DreamWorks Animation and a major Democratic donor.
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Rogers has appeared at public events with Bloomberg and has said he is supporting the former New York mayor.
The briefing, an invitation for which was obtained by the Guardian, will be on Tuesday 18 February and will be addressed by Steve Benjamin, the mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, and Kimberly Peeler-Allen, director of the Committee for Mike.
Benjamin, the first African American mayor of Columbia, endorsed Bloomberg in late 2019. Peeler-Allen is a co-founder of Higher Heights, a group which seeks build leadership and power among African American women.
The Chicago event comes as Bloomberg looks to gain support in the African American community. After a week featuring controversy over Bloomberg’s record in office in New York and comments about his stop-and-frisk policing policy, on Thursday his campaign launched Mike for Black America, a national outreach effort.
Prominent Obama donors will hold Chicago event for Bloomberg
Two prominent Democratic donors in Chicago with deep ties to Barack Obama will next week co-host an event for former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg.
John Rogers and Mellody Hobson will co-host a briefing in downtown Chicago.
Rogers is a philanthropist, investor and founder of Ariel Investments who was co-chair of the former president’s Illinois finance committee. Hobson, a prominent Chicago businesswoman, is a former chair of DreamWorks Animation and a major Democratic donor.
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Rogers has appeared at public events with Bloomberg and has said he is supporting the former New York mayor.
The briefing, an invitation for which was obtained by the Guardian, will be on Tuesday 18 February and will be addressed by Steve Benjamin, the mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, and Kimberly Peeler-Allen, director of the Committee for Mike.
Benjamin, the first African American mayor of Columbia, endorsed Bloomberg in late 2019. Peeler-Allen is a co-founder of Higher Heights, a group which seeks build leadership and power among African American women.
The Chicago event comes as Bloomberg looks to gain support in the African American community. After a week featuring controversy over Bloomberg’s record in office in New York and comments about his stop-and-frisk policing policy, on Thursday his campaign launched Mike for Black America, a national outreach effort.
Bernie needs to stop being jealous of Bloomberg’s money. It’s corny.
