Freshman Democratic Rep. Sam Liccardo (Calif.) is positioning himself as a bridge between Silicon Valley and his party’s most vulnerable lawmakers.
Liccardo has raised $309,100 for Democratic Frontliners who visited Silicon Valley with him.
Among the members Liccardo has brought to the Valley for fundraising are Democratic Reps. Steven Horsford (Nev.), Adam Gray (Calif.), Gabe Vasquez (N.M.) and Eugene Vindman (Va.).
Liccardo, the former mayor of San Jose, replaced longtime ex-Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) in 2024. The 55-year-old Liccardo is seeking to establish himself as a leader in the tech space, even as many Democrats have grown more adversarial toward the industry in recent years. Silicon Valley’s embrace of President Donald Trump hasn’t helped matters either.
Liccardo has also contributed an additional $140,000 to Frontliners and $90,000 to the DCCC, separate from his dues. He has a fundraiser with Democratic leadership scheduled for the summer and is planning to bring more Frontliners to Silicon Valley this year.
Liccardo calls his initiative “Innovation for Good.” He told us the goal is to “rebuild some bridges” between some skeptical Democrats and the tech industry as he seeks to flip the House blue.
