News: Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and Dan Senor will speak at Speaker Mike Johnson’s large donor retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyo., next week.
Andreessen and ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance will speak about the U.S. economy. Andreessen, the founder of the legendary venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has become a major player in Republican politics this year. Most recently, Andreessen gave $12.5 million and Andreessen Horowitz chipped in $25 million to Fairshake, a PAC that has disproportionately supported Republicans this cycle.
Ross Perot Jr., another major GOP donor, will also speak.
Senor, an executive at Paul Singer’s Elliott Management, will speak about foreign policy. Senor, who was a close adviser to and friend of former Speaker Paul Ryan, also worked in the George W. Bush administration and is the host of the popular “Call Me Back,” which focuses on the Middle East.
NRCC Chair Richard Hudson and Congressional Leadership Fund President Dan Conston will talk about “growing the majority in 2024.”
Johnson’s team expects more than 220 attendees. The Jackson Hole gathering was started by Ryan and continued by former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It’s a chance for large donors to Republicans to hear directly from top members of leadership and GOP up-and-comers. The goal of the retreat is not only to have wealthy donors’ political handlers on site, but the actual donors themselves.
Johnson’s Jackson Hole event is preceded by a CLF gathering Sunday. Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and other lawmakers will speak at a dinner hosted by CLF.
— Jake Sherman
