Politics & Government
Bill Clinton Raising Money in Atlanta Wednesday Night
The former president will be the guest at a $33,000 fundraiser at the home of an Atlanta tech executive.
ATLANTA, GA — Former president Bill Clinton is in Atlanta on Wednesday, raising money for his wife's presidential campaign.
Clinton will be the guest at the home of Darrell and Tara Mays on Wednesday night. It costs $33,400 to attend a reception with Clinton $10,000 for a picture with him, according to the event's invitation.
Mays is a senior advisor at MasTec Network Solutions. The Mays 2014 nuptials was christened Wedding of the Year by Southern Seasons Magazine.
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Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence will also be in Atlanta on Monday at a GOP fundraising event.
See also: New AJC Poll Shows Hillary Clinton With Small Lead Over Donald Trump in Georgia
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An AJC poll released earlier this month shows Hillary Clinton leading Trump in Georgia in this year's race to the White House. The poll showed Clinton with 44 percent of the vote, compared to Trump's 40 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson cracked double digits with 11 percent, while the Green Party's Jill Stein had 2 percent.
The last AJC poll, commissioned in May, had Trump leading Clinton, 45 percent to 41 percent.
President Barack Obama was in Atlanta earlier this month, raising money for Clinton.
Trump himself held a fundraiser in Atlanta on June 15 at the home of Charlie Loudermilk, who founded Aaron Rents in 1955 and built the now-publicly traded company into a leader in the rent-to-own furniture industry.
While Georgia has consistently voted Republican in recent White House elections, Clinton and Democrats insist the Peach State is in play in 2016.
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