Hillary Clinton will be joined by 13 of the 14 Democratic women of the U.S. Senate at a fundraiser Monday night in Washington, D.C., an attempt by the front-runner’s campaign to flex its establishment muscle as the first caucuses and primaries draw closer.
But one Democratic leader is notably missing from the roster of women headlining the Women for Hillary endorsement event: Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Despite signing a letter that urged Clinton to run for president in 2013, Warren has so far declined to officially endorse her campaign. The senator, who liberal organizers failed to draft into a presidential campaign for much of 2014 and 2015, told CNN earlier this year that the letter she signed was not an endorsement for the Clinton campaign.
But Warren stands alone in not standing by Clinton.
Sens. Tammy Baldwin, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Heidi Heitkamp, Mazie Hirono, Amy Klobuchar, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Jeanne Shaheen and Debbie Stabenow — every other Democratic woman senator — will headline the fundraiser to benefit Clinton’s campaign at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill.
What’s more, 38 of the 46 — or 83% — of senators who caucus with the Democrats have already endorsed Clinton despite one of their own — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — is running against the former first lady.
Warren’s spokeswoman did not respond to questions about why the senator was not attending.
The event is a symbolic one for Clinton, a former member of the Senate. Her campaign has looked to give supporters a chance to attend the event, too, blasting out an email from Gillibrand earlier this month that asked supporters to enter for a chance to attend.
“After almost seven years in the Senate, I can tell you one thing with 100 percent certainty: When Democratic women senators get together, it’s something you don’t want to miss,” Gillibrand wrote.
Tickets to the event run between $250 to $2,700, the max donation for a primary campaign. Hosts are being asked to raise $27,000.
The fundraiser is also unique in that it is open to the press. Clinton has personally headlined 150 fundraisers to date and this is the first that has been open to reporters.