President Barack Obama will stop in Portland on Thursday, May 7, for an evening fundraiser downtown hosted by the Democratic National Committee.
The event will be held at the Sentinel Hotel, with tickets priced from $500 to $10,000, according to Andrew Gorry, a spokesman for the Oregon Democratic Party. Proceeds will go to a campaign committee — called the 2016 White House Victory Fund — that has been set up by the DNC.
UPDATE: An invitation to the event says $500 buys a ticket to the president’s remarks. For $5,000, the donor can have a photo taken with Obama. For $10,000, a donor also gets to attend a small “meet and greet” with the president before the reception. Donors can also pay $33,400 and get their name on the invitation as a co-chair.
The White House did not respond immediately to a request for comment. There was no announcement about what other events the president might do on his Portland visit.
Obama was last in the state for a July 24, 2012, fundraiser at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland during his re-election campaign. He also stopped at a Northeast Portland diner to talk to veterans.
— Jeff Mapes
jmapes@oregonian.com
503-221-8209
@Jeffmapes
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