AP Photo Clinton campaign raises $8 million at Manhattan fundraiser

Convening its top fundraisers for a glitzy dinner and concert at the St. Regis hotel in Manhattan on Thursday night, Hillary Clinton’s campaign brought in roughly $8 million for its joint fundraising group with the Democratic National Committee and state parties, three people familiar with the numberS told POLITICO.

The event — which featured remarks from both Bill and Hillary Clinton, campaign chairman John Podesta and top fundraising official Dennis Cheng, as well as a concert by rocker Sting — was the campaign's first event for the Hillary Victory Fund.


Roughly 160 fundraisers attended the reception, for which they paid a minimum of $33,400. Chairs of the event paid or raised at least $100,000.

It came just hours after Hillary Clinton joined her daughter Chelsea for a separate event at the Sheraton Hotel, featuring 600 guests (including 150 children) who paid from $250 to $2,700.