Kirsten Gillibrand received over 20,000 thousand dollars from Palo Alto High School. A school not even in New York and completely across the country. Kirsten Gillibrand received over 20,000 thousand dollars from Palo Alto High School. Why is a California high school giving $20,400 to a Junior New York Senator? This really makes no sense. Why is a public school giving taxpayer money to ANY campaign? Is the high school name BS and meant to hide the real donor? Is this a money laundering scheme? Palo Alto High School is in one of the richest neighborhoods in the U.S. It is a pipeline to the University of California system, Stanford, and Ivy League schools. What’s more even the teachers are extraordinarily well-connected. For instance, Esther Wojcicki teaches media arts at the school. She is mother to Susan Wojcicki (CEO of YouTube) and Anne Wojcicki (founder of 23&me and ex-wife of Google founder, Sergey Brin). So, this could be something sinister or just extraordinarily wealthy and well-connected people working regular jobs in the most liberal paradise on earth. Even if Palo Alto High School is the name of the employer of the people who donated, $20,400 is a huge donation from a bunch of underpaid teachers. If they can afford that kind of donation, I guess their pay isn’t too low. From Open Secrets: h/t u/Bert-Goldberg