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News Money continued from page 6 Jeffrey Katzenberg. Flexing the financial muscle of Hollywood, Katzenberg has bun- dled more than 2.3 million for the presi- dent’s 2012 re-election campaign… so far. Worth more than $800 million personally, according to Forbes Magazine, Katzenberg sits on numerous boards and philanthropic organizations. His causes include: the AIDS Project in Los Angeles, Parkinson’s disease research and Boston University. Katzenberg’s career includes 10 years as a producer at Para- mount Pictures and 10 years with Walt Disney Studios. He How do You Spell co-founded Dream- Clout? “B U N D L E works and continues R” Suzi LeVine to head Dreamworks Obama’s more well Animation. Among known bundlers include: the many hits he has Wendell Pierce, Harvey Weinstein, Deepak steered to success are: Sister Act, The Lion Chopra, Anna Wintour and Eva Longoria. King, Kung Fu Panda, Shrek and Star Trek Most bundlers, however are not household the Motion Picture names, but rather corporate leaders such as: Comcast VP David Cohen; Jay Snyder, The Microsoft Connection owner of HBJ Investments LLC; and After speaking to an audience of around Wayne Jordan of the Oakland-based compa- ny Jordan Real Estate. Former New Jersey 1,000 Tuesday evening, the president’s Gov. Jon Corzine raked in $897,000 for schedule takes him to Seattle, for more Obama’s reelection campaign, until the fundraisers, this time at the homes of two company he led, MF Global, collapsed in a supporters. If you had to take a wild guess on the $40 billion freefall. Nationally, as well as in California, identity of those hosts, you might want to Obama’s biggest bundler is movie mogul, look at his top Washington bundlers. Head- A graduate of Lake Oswego High School, in one of Portland’s wealthiest – and Whitest – suburbs, Bean won a golf schol- arship to the University of Oregon, where he majored in politics. The Ducks fan, and longtime gay rights advocate, also helped the Human Rights Campaign purchase its Washington DC building. Attending the wedding of Massachusetts Sen. Barney Frank and his partner Jim Ready, Bean danced with Nancy Pelosi. He has the YouTube video to prove it, but without a personal invi- tation you can’t see it. The video is listed as private. ing that list is Suzi LeVine, a former What’s more, she’s not the only big-time Microsoft Corp. employee who has raised bundler at the Microsoft Corp. John Frank, $574,000 for Obama. LeVine reveals in her Microsoft’s Deputy General Counsel, also blog, that she recently quit her job to con- raised $83,000 for Obama. Attorney Michael Parham who works for centrate on being a mom and work on the Obama campaign. Last November, after RealNetworks, a digital media firm is hosting Sacramento Mayor –and former another key Seattle-based bundler. So are Lou and Carol Frillman, NBA star—Kevin who identify themselves on Johnson at her home, their blog as “We stand for LeVine said John- Hope and Change.” son’s brand of leader- “…we are getting up ship was exactly what tomorrow and going to Seattle needs. work in each and every way “What I was espe- possible,” reads an open let- cially excited about is ter to a Tea Party supporter. that he shares the “We are going to work, and belief that, at the core work, and work, until, on of that community’s election eve of November success, is quality and 2012, we stand exhausted high-expectation- knowing we could not have filled education,” she Michael Parham done one more thing. That wrote. “He shared each thing we could have how, what they’re done, we did.” doing in education in To see more campaign finance data visit Sacramento, is on track to wipe out the achievement gap and set the whole commu- opensecrets.org and the Federal Elections nity on a path for economic and quality-of- Commission website. life growth.” A Brown University graduate, LeVine Top Five States: worked at the travel firm Expedia before All Campaign Contributions going to Microsoft to lead its communica- California $58 million tions, education team. She has said that her Texas $38 million passion is technology education, and she New York $36 million co-founded the advisory board for the Uni- Illinois $35 million versity of Washington’s I-Labs program that Florida $27 million studies early education. LeVine is active in the Jewish community and has used her connections to stump for Obama in Florida. WE’RE ONLINE WWW.THESKANNER.COM LOCAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS JAZZ REVIEWS BIDS & CLASSIFIEDS BOOK REVIEWS THE SKANNER BLOG EVENT LISTINGS Page 8 The Seattle Skanner July 25, 2012
