JD Vance Luncheon in Oklahoma City Raises Over $2 Million For Campaign

Vice presidential candidate JD Vance hosted a private luncheon in Oklahoma City featuring Oklahoma politicians and raised over $2 million in campaign funds from donors.

Friday, July 26th 2024, 4:51 pm

By: News 9, Storme Jones


Oklahoma donors raised more than $2 million for Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance at an Oklahoma City private luncheon, according to Gov. Kevin Stitt.

“It was great,” Stitt said. “Having the vice-presidential candidate here in Oklahoma is just a testament to our state. So we're really, really excited. It ended up being the number one fundraiser that we've ever had.”

Tickets to the Gaillardia luncheon started at $5,000, a photo cost an additional $10,000, with top tickets going up to $100,000

Vance touched down at Will Rogers World Airport just before 12:30 Friday afternoon before the motorcade made the 20-mile drive to the Gaillardia home of OKC Bank Executive Mark Davenport.

Top donors on the host committee included oil giants Harold Hamm, Larry Nichols, and Joe Craft.

Top Oklahoma Republicans were also on hand at the luncheon, including Gov. Kevin Stitt, Attorney General Gentner Drummond, and U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin.

“JD did a really good job laying out the differences of four years under President Trump and four years underneath President Biden,” Mullin said. “You've never had this in history, right? Where you have a record of two presidents and the years they served.”

The Trump, Vance campaign Boeing 737 departed from Oklahoma around 3:30 Friday afternoon. According to CBS News, he will head to Minneapolis tomorrow for a campaign reception.

Storme Jones

Storme Jones joined News 9 in May 2019. A native of Yukon, Oklahoma, Storme graduated from the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and minors in political science and international studies. He has traveled a

logo

Get The Daily Update!

Be among the first to get breaking news, weather, and general news updates from News 9 delivered right to your inbox!

More Like This

July 26th, 2024

November 20th, 2024

November 19th, 2024

November 14th, 2024

Top Headlines

December 25th, 2024

December 25th, 2024

December 25th, 2024

December 25th, 2024