Locals give $128,250 for Obama inaugural party
Staff writer Jorge Fitz-Gibbon reports:
Westchester residents have contributed $128,250 to President-elect Barack Obama’s upcoming inaugural celebration – part of nearly $22 million donated nationwide to the record-breaking event.
A total of 13 county residents so far have chipped in for the Jan. 20 celebration, which will culminate with the Illinois senator’s swearing in as the nation’s first black president. The inauguration is expected to draw some 2.5 million revelers to Washington, D.C.
Two Westchester donors have contributed $50,000 each to the festivities, while another chipped in $25,000. The remaining contributors donated $250 or $500, according to records of funds raised by the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee.
The records were released as part of Obama’s vow to bring more transparency to inaugural fundraising efforts. Unlike previous inaugural committees, the current one has said it would not accept contributions from corporations, political action committees, labor unions, federally registered lobbyists, non-U.S. citizens and registered foreign agents.
In addition, the committee is releasing the names of any donors who contribute more than $200, and capping individual contributions at $50,000. “Bundled” contributions are capped at $300,000.
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