Rep. Maxine Waters’ campaign committee reportedly paid $10,000 for tickets to the Broadway smash hit “Hamilton” and wrote the payment off as a fundraiser expense.
Citizens for Waters paid for tickets on Aug. 26, according to a Federal Election Commission report of receipts and disbursements.
Maxine Waters paid $10k for Hamilton tickets, itemized as a “fundraiser expense” https://t.co/XYriP07noS pic.twitter.com/BQtCjU0T15
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) October 16, 2017
A representative of the California Democrat, a strident opponent of President Trump, told the Washington Examiner it was “not unusual” for members of Congress to spend money on fundraising events to generate excitement and revenue for their upcoming campaigns.
Ticket Fulfillment Services LP, the recipient listed on the form, did not immediately return a request for comment.
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Citizens for Waters raised a total of $954,948 and spent $1.05 million to re-elect Waters — a member of the U.S. Congress since 1991 — as of Dec. 1 2016, per Inside Gov.
“Hamilton” creater Lin-Manuel Miranda has been linked to various Democratic and progressive causes in the past.
Vice President Mike Pence was booed by the “Hamilton” audience when he attended a performance just after the November election. After the show, the cast directly addressed Pence from the stage.
Related: ‘Hamilton’ cast sends Pence a message after the show
