Obama on tour: Six more fundraisers out West

Tom Hamburger from the Los Angeles Times previews Obama’s next six fundraisers in two days, raking in campaign contributions in Nevada and California.

Obama will attend an official fundraising dinner Monday evening at the private home of Mai and James Lassiter in Hancock Park, Calif. Tickets are $35,800 per person, which is the maximum that he can raise, between his official campaign account ($5,000 per person for the primary and general election) and an additional $30,800 on behalf of the DNC.

That event will follow a Las Vegas lunch at the Bellagio Hotel, which will be attended by about 300 donors paying a minimum of $1,000. Another L.A. event occurs Monday evening at the home of Melanie Griffith-Banderas. Ticket prices start at $5,000. Approximately 120 are expected to attend. Campaign sources said expected guests include actress Eva Longoria and Mayors Antonio Villaraigosa and Julian Castro.

On Tuesday Obama will attend a lunch at the W Hotel, where ticket prices start at $5,000 and approximately 200 people are expected to attend. The event will feature a performance by Jack Johnson.

That’s a pretty big haul, but one event short of the President’s last West Coast cash crawl, attending seven fundraisers in two days.

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