Forbes searched through millions of donor names and found that 44 billionaires and their spouses have contributed to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign committee
, who have hosted $1,000-a-head fundraisers for the former vice president, according to pool reports. Marcus described Biden as “probably the most sterling individual that we could imagine would occupy the office of the White House.” Altogether,Eighteen got rich in finance and investments—six in hedge funds, five in private equity. Seven owe their fortunes to real estate and five to the tech sector. Nearly all the billionaires are self-made businesspeople rather than lucky heirs.
Biden got off to a late start fundraising after waiting until April to launch his campaign. He made up ground quickly, receiving contributions from 25 billionaires and their spouses by June, then another 19 by the end of September. The former vice president got more billionaire support than any other candidate in the third quarter of 2019.
Most of his billionaire donors contributed $2,800, the most any individual can give directly to a candidate’s campaign, per election. Only five of the 44 supporters gave exclusively to Biden. The former vice president’s total fundraising haul of $38 million still trails rivals like
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