Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate has donated tens of thousands to
Democratic politicians and groups since 2013, campaign finance data shows. Kennedy on Tuesday during an event in Oakland, California, that 38-year-old lawyer Nicole Shanahan, who is the ex wife of
Google co-founder Sergey Brin, will be his vice president if elected. Shanahan contributed sizable donations to President Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) last cycle, as well as various other left-wing candidates and causes, to Federal
election Commission (FEC) filings. Shanahan donated a combined $30,600 to Biden’s campaign and joint fundraising committee in June 2020, FEC data . She also reported $19,400 to the DNC on the same day. The lawyer contributed $2,800 to then-Democratic primary candidate in 2019, as well as $2,800 to Pete Buttigieg’s PAC, , according to FEC filings. In 2016, Shanahan gave a total of $8,100 to Hillary Clinton’s campaign and joint fundraising committee, FEC data . Since 2019, the lawyer has donated a combined $17,800 to
California Rep. Ro Khanna, to FEC filings. Shanahan contributed thousands more to Democratic House candidates of
Virginia, of Kansas, of Illinois, of Illinois, of Iowa, of
New York, of Montana, of West Virginia, of New York, of Maine and of Minnesota. Shanahan also gave a $250 donation to the pro-abortion group EMILYs List in 2013, FEC data . Get to know my running mate, Nicole Shanahan: — Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) During the running mate announcement event, Shanahan why she had been a part of the Democratic Party previously. “So these are two of my political convictions I hold today — to serve peace and to help those in poverty,” said Shanahan. “So you can understand why I gravitated to the Democratic Party, because that was supposed to be the party of peace, the party of compassion. Many
Democrats, we still believe in those ideals. But unfortunately as an institution, it has lost its way. There is only one anti-war candidate today, and you won’t find him in the Democratic Party or the
Republican Party. He is an independent, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.” Shanahan had also maxed out in donations to Kennedy’s campaign in May 2023 when he was running for the Democratic nomination, to FEC filings. The lawyer also helped the by Kennedy’s aligned super PAC,
American Values 2024. Kennedy initially his 2024 campaign as a Democrat in April 2023, but to an independent in October the DNC for its efforts to elevate Biden as the nominee. The DNC has recently up attacks on his candidacy and other third-party contenders over what it views to be threats to Biden’s reelection chances against former President
Donald Trump. Polling currently indicates that Trump’s lead over Biden grows slightly in national and swing-state polls when Kennedy is on the ballot, to the RealClearPolitics averages. The Kennedy-Shanahan campaign did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact .