# $7,000 per plate fundraising dinners **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 30, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-000-per-plate-fundraising-dinners/823696 "2018-10-30T00:54:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-000-per-plate-fundraising-dinners/823696/1 "2018-10-30T00:54:21Z")
I recall reading about fundraising dinners by presidential candidates in which it was $7,000 per plate or something like that, and wondered why this does not break the political financing laws about how no individual may donate more than $2,500 ($5,000?) towards a political campaign. If this does not apply, what prevents someone like Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates from strolling into one of these fundraisers for a favored candidate and offering many millions of dollars for a plate, or something? ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-000-per-plate-fundraising-dinners/823696/2 "2018-10-30T01:00:22Z")
I assumed those “dinners” were put on by a Super PAC so that donors can get around the donation limit… ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-000-per-plate-fundraising-dinners/823696/3 "2018-10-30T01:44:43Z")
Typically they involve giving the maximum to several candidates, and often to the party and related organizations.