Gwen Walz hosted a lively fundraiser at legendary Los Angeles gay bar The Abbey on Tuesday night which took in an impressive $100,000 for her husband and his running mate a week before Election Day.
The event, called "A Dance Party for Kamala With Mrs. Gwen Walz,” was hosted by event chairs including actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his political consultant husband Justin Mikita, Abbey owner Tristan Schukraft, former U.S. ambassador to Spain and Andorra James Costos, singer Lance Bass and his husband Michael Turchin, actor Niecy Nash Betts and her wife Jessica Betts, producer Danny Rose, and fashion personality and journalist Joe Zee.
Gwen Walz quipped she was more accustomed to "chaperoning dance parties" during her husband Gov. Tim Walz's years as a high school teacher and football coach, and also good-naturedly acknowledged she had been on the campaign trail for so long, she wasn't even sure what day it was. “This is my fourth state this week — is it Tuesday? Yeah, it’s Tuesday," Mrs. Walz laughed.
She went on to say that her husband and Vice President Harris will be fighting for “everyone” if they win the White House.
“And because we’re at The Abbey, let me just say everyone absolutely includes LGBTQ+ friends, family and neighbors, too,” Mrs. Walz said to cheers and applause. “But our opponents in this race see things a bit differently. Trump and Vance are not fighting for everyone. They are fighting for themselves and what they’re offering with that Project 2025 agenda, no one is asking for it.”