Republican Presidential Candidates To Disclose Bundlers For First Time Since 2008

Bush, Walker will disclose big-money fundraisers; Rubio, Cruz won't.
HENDERSON, NV - JUNE 27: Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush waits to speak at a town hall meeting at the Valley View Recreation Center on June 27, 2015 in Henderson, Nevada. Bush is a front-runner in the polls for the 2016 presidential race with 12 other Republican candidates. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
HENDERSON, NV - JUNE 27: Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush waits to speak at a town hall meeting at the Valley View Recreation Center on June 27, 2015 in Henderson, Nevada. Bush is a front-runner in the polls for the 2016 presidential race with 12 other Republican candidates. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON -- For the first time since 2008, two Republican presidential candidates will publicly disclose the names of campaign bundlers raising money for them.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, according to The New York Times, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, according to The Associated Press, will disclose their bundlers in October. They join former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a Democratic presidential candidate, in agreeing to disclose the big-money fundraisers who collect contributions for the campaigns.

The decision by Bush and Walker to disclose their bundlers comes after no Republican candidates in the 2012 presidential election volunteered to reveal the identities of their top fundraisers. In 2008, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a proponent of campaign finance reform, released names of his bundlers. George W. Bush revealed bundler names in both the 2000 and 2004 elections.

Other Republican presidential candidates, however, are not on board with transparency. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), won't voluntarily disclose their bundlers, spokespeople told the Times.

It isn’t yet clear how much information the candidates who will disclose their bundlers will reveal. In 2008 and 2012, President Barack Obama released bundler names in ranges, from a low of $50,001 to $100,000, to $500,001 and above. When Clinton disclosed her bundlers in the 2008 Democratic primary, she released only those raising $100,000 or more.

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