The event, called "A Massachusetts Evening," is being held on the rooftop of the Santa Monica building which houses Bad Robot Productions, a TV production company owned by J.J. Abrams.
Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren will head to California on May 21 for a fundraiser alongside Bay State actors Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and John Krasinski. (AP file photo)Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren is going back to California on May 21 for a big ticket fundraiser hosted by three of the Bay State's favorite sons.
Actors Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and The Office's John Krasinski are hosting a $1,000 minimum donation event in the Harvard Law School professor's honor, as she takes on Republican U.S. Scott Brown is what is being billed as the most expensive Senate race in history.
The event, called "A Massachusetts Evening," is being held on the rooftop of the Santa Monica building which houses Bad Robot Productions, a TV production company owned by J.J. Abrams.
While minimum individual donations are $1,000 to simply be a guest, the positions of co-host or co-chair are restricted to those contributing at least $2,500 and $5,000 respectively.
Warren's latest receipt of California love comes following similar fundraisers alongside celebrities like Cher, Bette Middler, Danny Devito and Rhea Pearlman.
In recent months, the Massachusetts Republican Party has taken aim at Warren for her out-of-state support although Brown also raises significant money from outside the state.
In late February, Republicans targeted Warren's Hollywood support in a web video called "The Elitist." Two weeks later, they attacked singer/actress Cher after she spoke kindly of Warren via Twitter.
A previous analysis of campaign contributions by The Republican's Greg Saulmon revealed that Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, comedian Garry Shandling and “The Simpsons” executive producer James L. Brooks are among Warren's superstar supporters.
According to the most recent data from the Federal Election Commission, Brown has about $15 million in his reelection war chest, compared to about $11 million for Warren. But in the 1st quarter of 2012, Warren out-raised the incumbent senator, $6.9 million to $3.4 million.
A recent Rasmussen poll showed Warren and Brown running neck-and-neck with each holding support of 45 percent of those surveyed, despite an ongoing controversy surrounding the consumer advocate's Native American ancestry.