Silicon Valley execs donating to Rubio, Bush over immigration
Source: CNBC
Technology's moneyed executives from Northern California are sending their political contributions clear across the country — to Florida. Headed into Wednesday's Republican presidential debate hosted by CNBC, Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush are dominating when it comes to fundraising from the tech industry.
... There's one issue of particular importance in tech that favor Rubio and Bush: immigration.
... The numbers are skewed by a $3 million check to Rubio's Conservative Solutions PAC from Oracle founder Larry Ellison. ... Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd, Cisco Chairman John Chambers and Seagate CEO Steve Luczo all wrote checks for Rubio. Bush has done well with venture capitalists such as Stewart Alsop, Dixon Doll, Dick Kramlich, Bill Draper and Doug Leone. Other donors include Yahoo CFO Ken Goldman and former eBay CEO John Donahoe, who also gave money to Clinton.
Democrats still dominate the region, with Clinton having raised $4.2 million and Sanders reeling in $491,519 from ZIP codes in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/26/who-in-the-gop-is-attracting-tech-money.html
