Hakeem Jeffries Raises Money with Nancy Pelosi

Punchbowl News: “This is notable for many reasons. California – specifically San Francisco – is Pelosi’s home turf. And she’s by far the biggest fundraiser in congressional history, raising more than $1 billion for Democrats during 20 years in leadership, according to her team.”

“Pelosi, of course, was never going to disappear completely from the fundraising scene once she stepped down from Democratic leadership. But headlining an event with Jeffries in her backyard and personally introducing him to key California donors is a big deal for the New Yorker and the caucus…”

“This San Francisco fundraising event with Pelosi is particularly important, functionally and symbolically. As Jeffries prepared to ascend to the top Democratic leadership post, the lingering question among his colleagues was whether he’d be able to even come close to matching Pelosi’s fundraising prowess. Pelosi is doing what she can to help assuage those fears.”