Michael Bloomberg
Cross-partisan technocrat; climate, gun-control, and anti-Trump framings dominate his giving.
Who they are.
Founder of Bloomberg L.P., three-term New York City mayor (2002-2013), 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Bloomberg's political-spend profile is unique: he ran for the Democratic presidential nomination spending roughly $1 billion of his own money in 2020 before withdrawing, then redirected major giving toward climate, gun-control, and anti-Trump infrastructure across 2020 and 2024.
The chain.
- Independence USA PACFounder & primary funder
- Everytown for Gun SafetyFounder & primary funder (gun-control)
- Future ForwardMajor 2024 donor
- Mike Bloomberg (D, 2020 presidential — self-funded)~$1B self-funded 2020 presidential primary run2020 · Withdrew before Super Tuesday; endorsed Biden
- Kamala Harris (D, VP / 2024)$50M+ across Future Forward and aligned vehicles2024 · Lost 2024 general election
- Gun-control House candidates (broad)Tens of millions via Everytown across multiple cycles2018-2024 · Funded post-Parkland Dem House gains and state-level gun-law victories
The targets.
On the record.
“Donald Trump is a threat to our economy, our standing in the world, and to our democracy.”
“If we don't get climate change under control, nothing else really matters.”
Sources.
Questions about Michael Bloomberg.
How much did Bloomberg spend on his 2020 presidential run?
Bloomberg self-funded his 2020 Democratic primary campaign with roughly $1 billion of his personal wealth before withdrawing in early March 2020 after a poor Super Tuesday showing. That figure makes it the most expensive self-funded presidential campaign in US history by a wide margin.
Is Bloomberg a Democrat or Republican?
Bloomberg's party registration has shifted: he ran for NYC mayor as a Republican in 2001, was independent in 2008-2018, registered Democratic for his 2020 presidential run. His political giving since 2018 has been heavily Democratic, focused on climate, gun control, and anti-Trump infrastructure. He is best understood as a cross-partisan technocrat who currently aligns with the Democratic Party.
What is Everytown for Gun Safety?
Everytown is the largest US gun-control advocacy organization, founded and primarily funded by Bloomberg in 2014 as a merger of Mayors Against Illegal Guns and Moms Demand Action. It has been the dominant counterweight to the NRA in state-level gun-policy fights since the late 2010s and is the primary vehicle for Bloomberg's gun-control political-giving footprint.