Hypocrite lefty Democratic Socialists of America–aligned candidates are hauling in money from billionaire donors — whilst their marketing campaign messaging thunders towards the ultra-rich they declare to oppose.
A DSA-LA electronic mail blast urging Angelenos to again candidates who will “struggle towards ICE, billionaires and the Trump administration” straight contradicts the fundraising efforts of a number of the candidates.
The shiny e-flyer — which additionally pushed supporters to RSVP to Wednesday’s Sen. Bernie Sanders ‘touting a tax on the ultra-rich’Billionaire Tax’ rally — casts the motion as a populist rebellion towards elite energy.
Nonetheless, public data present a number of of the identical candidates have been bankrolled by donors from the very billionaire class they rail towards.
Lefty Los Angeles Metropolis Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez’s donor checklist consists of billionaire-connected names from a number of the nation’s wealthiest households.
Amongst them: Philanthropist Susan Pritzker, who married into the Hyatt resort fortune. Data on the Los Angeles Metropolis Ethics web site present Pritzker contributed $500 in 2025, after earlier donations of $500 in 2023 and once more throughout Hernandez’s preliminary 2021 marketing campaign.
Patty Quillin — billionaire Democratic mega donor and spouse of Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings — additionally seems as a repeat contributor. Filings present Quillin has written a number of checks to Hernandez.
One other high-profile identify: Elizabeth Simons, inheritor to the late hedge-fund titan Jim Simons’ multibillion-dollar fortune. The progressive megadonor has additionally contributed to Hernandez, based on ethics filings.
The billionaire-adjacent cash doesn’t cease with one marketing campaign.
Quillin’s donations lengthen to different DSA-aligned candidates, together with Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez and newly elected lefty Ysabel Jurado, who’ve additionally obtained checks from the identical deep-pocketed donor community.
In all, Simons has contributed $59,500 to DSA-aligned candidates since 2022. Pritzker has donated $76,800 to Los Angeles elections since 2021, together with help for Mayor Karen Bass. Quinlin has contributed $173,200 to L.A. races over the identical interval, together with $35,000 to Eunisses Hernandez by means of the PAC Communities in Assist of Eunisses Hernandez for Metropolis Council 2022.
The inflow of high-dollar help has helped DSA-aligned campaigns construct formidable warfare chests. Hernandez has raised $213,727 up to now, main her subject. Challenger Maria Lou Calanche has introduced in $134,710, whereas Raul Claros trails with $60,813.
Soto-Martinez has additionally opened a large fundraising hole in his reelection bid, reporting $109,189.27 in contrast with roughly $29,048 for his nearest challenger.
Within the Metropolis Lawyer race, DSA-aligned candidate Marissa Roy has amassed $462,664.39, positioning her as a significant contender towards incumbent Hydee Feldstein Soto, who stories $686,334.51 in marketing campaign funds.
