Overview

• Over the weekend, the Harris Victory Fund sent a promotional email for Kamala Harris’s upcoming memoir “107 Days” to its donor list.
• The email disclaimer credited the Victory Fund, the DNC and state parties as sponsors, yet the DNC affirmed it did not authorize the mailing.
• Campaign finance expert Brendan Fischer said FEC guidance mandates that candidates reimburse committees at fair market value when using donor lists for commercial purposes.
• Harris senior adviser Kirsten Allen maintained that the list’s usage complies with FEC guidelines on post-campaign communications.
• Since the 2024 election, the Victory Fund has raised $7.2 million in the first half of 2025 and transferred $5.5 million to the DNC while Harris’s presidential committee continues fundraising and covering staff costs.