Mark Lungariello

mlungariel@lohud.com

UPDATE: Hillary Clinton speaks at fundraiser

WHITE PLAINS - Ticketholders lined up this morning for a fundraising breakfast with Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, just four days before the hotly contested Iowa caucuses.

Clinton, who lives in Chappaqua, will be joined by U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, D-Harrison, at an event hosted by Westchester for Hillary that charges $250-$2,700 a plate, according to HillaryClinton.com. She arrived around 8:45 a.m. at the RPW Group building at 1133 Westchester Ave.

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Lowey said in a statement she is "thrilled to support my friend, colleague and constituent."

"New Yorkers know what a fighter Hillary was as senator and what a fighter she'll be for American families as president," she said. "There's no better place than home for us to give her a strong send-off just days before the caucuses and primaries begin."

The Westchester Avenue building, which also houses the offices of The Journal News/lohud.com, had been discussed as a potential location for the Clinton campaign headquarters, but she opted for space in Brooklyn Heights.

Among those attending the fundraiser will be New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, who called Clinton "superbly qualified" to be the Democratic presidential nominee.

"I appreciate her practical outlook which measures achievement in terms of lives that are improved," he said.

The former secretary of state and first lady is scheduled to attend a fundraiser later in the day in New York City, before heading back to Iowa to continue campaigning. A new survey of Democrats shows Sen. Bernie Sanders leading Clinton by 4 percentage points in the race for Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, according to USA Today.

A representative from the Clinton campaign said this morning's fundraiser would be closed to the media.

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