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Republicans have friends in Silicon Valley, too.

Undeterred by the regions overwhelming opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump, a group of the Senates most powerful GOP lawmakers led by Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. are slated to head to the Bay Area on Thursday for a high-dollar fundraiser at the home of Larry Ellison, the co-founder and former chief executive of Oracle.

Ellisons expected co-hosts include the likes of Safra Catz, the current CEO of Oracle who has advised Trump in recent months; Mike Markkula, the former chief of Apple; Ted Ullyot, the former general counsel of Facebook whos now at Andreessen Horowitz, and a selection of area investors, such as the Schwab family.

All are billed on an invite, obtained by Recode this week, that solicits other potential Bay Area hosts if theyre willing to raise or contribute $35,000 to Republicans.

For Democrats and Republicans alike, Silicon Valley is an annual stop on the way to Election Day: The regions executives are cash flush, politically inclined and, at times, can serve as helpful gateways for national officeholders to boost their own tech expertise. If anything, GOP leaders in recent years have taken great pains to forge new relationships in the Bay Area, hoping a message of low taxes and hands-off government might resonate with voters there.

But the Valley largely rebuked Republicans in the 2016 election because of Trump, who often targeted the tech industrys darlings, like Apple and Amazon, on the campaign trail. Since winning the presidency, that opposition hasnt subsided. The Bay Areas politically active engineers have protested vigorously against Trumps approach to issues like immigration, and many have called on their executives to do the same.

But Republicans still have allies in Silicon Valley and theyll seek their financial help at the Thursday fundraiser to be held at Ellisons home in Woodside, California. Joining McConnell are the likes of Sens Cory Gardner, Thom Tillis, Steve Daines and John Thune, the leader of the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees tech and telecom issues, according to the invite.

Republicans arent the only ones fundraising in the Bay Area this week, by the way. Senate Democrats chief, Sen. Chuck Schumer, also is in town with Sen. Ron Wyden, according to a source familiar with the event.

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Larry Ellison and friends are hosting a fundraiser for Republican lawmakers - Recode