Maureen Groppe

IndyStar

What do Evan Bayh and Anna Wintour have in common?

The former Indiana senator and governor and the editor of Vogue have both promised to help raise at least $100,000 for Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and both are tapping donors abroad to meet that promise.

The New York Times recently reported on fundraisers Wintour held in London while in town for London’s fashion week. The article said Bayh is among the Clinton supporters attending London fundraisers in March.

Yes, Americans living abroad can donate to presidential candidates. They can also vote this week in the Democratic Party’s Global Presidential Primary to select 21 delegates to the Democratic National Convention.

Bayh, a longtime friend of the Clintons, coordinated last year an Indiana fundraising finance committee for Hillary Clinton. He helped organize a 2015 fundraiser at the Carmel home of Cindy Simon Skjodt, daughter of the late shopping mall tycoon Melvin Simon.

Besides Bayh, the only other Hoosiers listed by the Clinton campaign as a “Hillblazer” are northwest Indiana banker David Bochnowski and his wife, Ann.

Bayh was an early endorser of Clinton's 2008 bid for the Democratic nomination for president. The two families have known each other for more than two decades, dating back to when Bayh was governor of Indiana and Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas.

Contact Maureen Groppe at mgroppe@gannett.com or @mgroppe on Twitter.