Exclusive | Sean Penn, Robert De Niro lead Hollywood A-listers lining up behind lefty Eric Swalwells bid for California governor

Hollywood’s woke donor class has a new favorite: Eric Swalwell.The lefty congressman has raked in more than $100,000 from entertainment industry donors as he eyes a run for California governor, The California Post has learned.Democrat Swalwell, whose district in the East Bay is a few hundred miles north of Los Angeles, has hauled in the most money from entertainment industry players among hopefuls to replace term-limited Gov.Gavin Newsom this year, a Post review of campaign records shows.Donors included “One Battle After Another” star Sean Penn, who tossed $15,000 into Swalwell’s campaign coffers, the records show.A-list actors Robert De Niro and Jon Hamm pitched in $10,000 apiece, as did “Two and a Half Men” star Jon Cryer.The late actor and director Rob Reiner also contributed $10,000 before his tragic death.Swalwell caught heat after it was revealed that he’d missed more House floor votes last year than any other fellow member of Congress – and some of the absences involved the pol hanging out with the rich and famous.The congressman missed votes in February to attend the premiere of HBO’s “White Lotus” in Los Angeles.The hit show’s producer, David Bernad, donated a combined $20,000, along with producers Shawn Ryan of “The Night Agent” and Alex Baskin of “Vanderpump Rules” and “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”D-list comedian Kathy Griffin gave $10,000, while Bryan Lourd, CEO of Creative Artists Agency, rounded out the crowd of Hollywood heavyweights backing Swalwell with a $12,500 contribution.Other A-listers, including iconic actress Jane Fonda, were among those who showered Swalwell’s fellow gubernatorial contenders with cash.Experts said La La Land movers and shakers have many reasons to shell out the big bucks to back the Golden State’s next governor.“The Hollywood types have issues.

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