Democrat megadonors are contributing big money to push California Governor Gavin Newsom’s redistricting campaign.
The latest Democrat megadonor to support the redistricting campaign is Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings.
A new report by Politico has revealed that Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings has donated $2 million to Newsom’s plan to redraw congressional maps in California.
This isn’t the first time Hastings has backed Newsom financially.
In 2021, Hastings dropped $3 million to help Newsom win a recall attempt.
Per Politico:
Netflix co-founder and Democratic megadonor Reed Hastings has given $2 million to help California redraw its House maps in the latest indication of the campaign’s outsize stakes.
Hastings is a stalwart supporter of Democratic causes and an ally of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has championed the push to counter Texas’ GOP gerrymander with a new map designed to oust California Republicans. He also spent $3 million to help Newsom beat back a recall attempt in 2021.
A Nov. 4 special election will give Californians an up-or-down vote on new House maps, drawn in concert with national Democrats, that would help Democrats flip a half-dozen seats in next year’s midterm elections as the party seeks to neutralize Texas’ new lines.
Enormous sums have already poured into both sides of a race that has thrust California into the epicenter of American politics. Labor unions, wealthy Californians and House Democrats’ super PAC have already contributed millions of dollars while an affluent independent redistricting advocate, Charles Munger, Jr., has dropped more than $10 million to defeat the measure.
Here are some of the top donors:
Updated top donors to Gavin Newsom’s gerrymander ballot measure committee:
•$3.5M – Democratic House Majority PAC
•$3M – CA Teachers Assn
•$2M – Newsom ’22
•$2M – NEW – Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings
•$1M – SEIU CA
•$1M – CA Labor Fed
•$1M – Bill Bloomfield… https://t.co/FkzTDYqtky— Rob Pyers (@rpyers) August 29, 2025
Last year, Hastings donated $7 million to former Vice President Kamala Harris.
Hastings’ move resulted in thousands of Conservatives canceling their subscriptions with Netflix.
NEW – Netflix Saw Its Worst Day of Cancellations This Year After Co-Founder Donated $7M to Kamala Harris
“Mr. Hastings endorsed Mrs. Harris on July 22nd…Four days later, Netflix suffered its worst day of the year for cancellations on July 26nd” pic.twitter.com/ViNa1AsVky
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) September 30, 2024
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