Top Microsoft Exec To Host ‘Take Back The House’ Dem Fundraiser For Transgender Lawmaker

A top executive at tech giant Microsoft is hosting a high-dollar “Take Back the House” event for Sarah McBride, the far-left congresswoman who touts himself as the “first openly transgender member of Congress,” according to a copy of the invitation obtained by The Daily Wire.

Microsoft’s chief technology officer Kevin Scott and his wife are set to host the ‘Take Back the House’ fundraiser for Delaware’s Sarah McBride and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark next month. The fundraiser is in California, thousands of miles from for district McBride represents in Congress. 

Tickets for the fundraiser go for up to $44,300, and will flow both to McBride and the joint fundraising committee that supports all Democrat efforts to flip the House in the midterms.

A redacted copy of fundraiser invitation obtained by The Daily Wire.

Microsoft declined to comment on the fundraiser, which is being held by Scott and his wife in a personal capacity.

Microsoft’s technology is deeply embedded across the federal government. Microsoft Office remains the dominant productivity suite used by the vast majority of government employees. General Services Administration official Josh Gruenbaum has estimated Microsoft’s annual U.S. government revenue at between $5 billion and $9 billion.

Microsoft was in the headlines last week for siding with Anthropic in its conflict with the Trump administration.

“Microsoft Takes a Stand Against the Trump Administration,” read the headline in the New York Times, noting that “the technology giant’s siding with Anthropic in its fight against the Pentagon stands out in an era when big companies have tended to keep quiet.”

As CTO, Scott plays a key role in shaping Microsoft’s AI strategy. The company’s entry into the Pentagon-related AI dispute came in the form of an amicus brief filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Microsoft argued that restricting Anthropic’s products could disrupt government contractors that rely not only on Anthropic’s models but also on Microsoft services that integrate that technology. 

The jabs have gone the other way too. Late last year, Trump demanded that Microsoft fire Lisa Monaco, who was involved with investigating Trump at the Department of Justice during the Biden administration. Trump yanked Monaco’s security clearance in his first month as president. She remains with the company.

Until recently, Microsoft had largely avoided the political spotlight. While other tech CEOs publicly aligned themselves with the Trump administration—attending events, making donations, and engaging more directly—CEO ≈ has generally maintained a lower profile and rarely commented on policy.

However, earlier this month, Microsoft joined other tech leaders in pledging to the Trump administration that they would cover the costs of new power generation for data centers so that residential consumers would not have to bear the burden of increased electricity costs.

Nadella has also praised the Trump administration’s pro-AI policies that create conditions where “the rest of the world can not only use our technology, but trust our technology more than any other alternative.” But Nadella’s praise isn’t unique. Open AI’s Sam Altman, Apple’s Tim Cook, Google’s Sundar Pichai, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, and other leading tech executives have extended compliments to Trump’s support and broader AI policy direction.

A large part of that credit goes to Trump’s pick for AI Czar, David Sacks. Sacks is a silicon valley veteran with a long career in tech as an entrepreneur and investor. Trump’s pick to lead the government’s AI charge is a stark contrast from President Joe Biden who tasked former Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the charge.

Like Nadella, former Microsoft founder Bill Gates did not use Microsoft as a political “megaphone” while he was involved in the day-to-day operation of the company. Gates has since, however, become one of the biggest funders of Democrats and liberal causes.

In 2024, the liberal billionaire reportedly spent $50 million in support of former vice president Kamala Harris’ failed presidential campaign. While Gates did not confirm the donation—saying only he supports candidates with a “clear commitment to improving health care, reducing poverty and fighting climate change,” if it is true, it would mark a stark shift from his statements in 2019. “I choose not to participate in large political donations,” he said. “There are times it might feel tempting to do so, and there are other people who choose to do so, but I just don’t want to grab that gigantic megaphone.”