Friends of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have come out of the woodwork to help raise money for Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for governor in Virginia who is close with the former president and served as chairman of Mrs. Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign.
In addition to Mr. and Mrs. Clinton hosting a fund-raiser for Mr. McAuliffe at their Georgetown home in Washington on Monday, a collection of longtime Clinton aides will also host a reception the same evening. The event will be held at the Dupont Circle home of Joe Lockhart, a White House press secretary during Mr. Clinton’s administration.
Other hosts include Paul Begala, James Carville, Tina Flournoy, Cheryl Mills, John Podesta, Melanne Verveer, Maggie Williams, Capricia Marshall and Mack McLarty â€" all of whom have known the Clintons, and by extension, Mr. McAuliffe, for decades. (Mr. McLarty is from Mr. Clinton’s hometown of Hope, Ark.)
Ms. Flournoy is Mr. Clinton’s current chief of staff, while Mr. Podesta and Mr. McClarty both served as chief of staff in the White House. Ms. Verveer served as Mrs. Clinton’s chief of staff in the White House. Ms. Williams, Ms. Mills and Ms. Marshall all also worked for the former first lady. Ms. Williams served as Mrs. Clinton’s campaign manager in 2008, while Ms. Mills and Ms. Marshall held key roles at the State Department when Mrs. Clinton was secretary of state.
Mr. McAuliffe, a businessman and former Democratic Party chairman, is in a close race against the Republican Ken Cuccinelli. Both parties consider Virginia, which voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012, as an important state on the electoral map.
Mr. Clinton has attended several fund-raising events to help Mr. McAuliffe. Mrs. Clinton, who has largely avoided politics since she left the State Department in February, has a second fund-raiser planned on Mr. McAuliffe’s behalf on Oct. 15 in New York. The event is expected to bring in $25,000 per couple.
