Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump (L), and Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n
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The nation’s wealthy opened their wallets in August with a focus on election season, donating millions to the super PACs backing Vice President Kamala Harris<\/a>, former President Donald Trump<\/a> and Democrats and Republicans throughout the country, according to monthly reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Friday.<\/p>\n The largest single-contributor donations went to MAGA Inc., the super PAC backing Trump, with Wisconsin roofing billionaire Diane Hendricks, a prolific GOP megadonor, giving $10 million to the group.<\/p>\n Howard Lutnick, the CEO of the financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald, and Paul Singer, the president of Elliott Management, an investment management firm, both gave $5 million to MAGA Inc.<\/p>\n Annette Caldwell Simmons, the widow of businessman Harold Simmons, gave $2 million to MAGA Inc., while Warren Stephens, the CEO of investment bank Stephens Inc., gave $1 million.<\/p>\n On the Democratic side, tech entrepreneurs were the biggest donors to FF PAC, also known as Future Forward, a super PAC backing Harris’ presidential bid.<\/p>\n The biggest donors to the group in August were Facebook and Asana<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, Netflix<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> co-founder Reed Hastings and Twilio<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span> co-founder Jeff Lawson and his wife, Erica.<\/p>\n Moskovitz donated $3 million to FF PAC, while Hastings, Jeff Lawson and Erica Lawson each gave $1 million.<\/p>\n