Harris Campaign Says It Raised $27 Million from Wall Street Event

Vice President Kamala Harris does not have much time to drop into living rooms or small cities for fund-raisers these days. But in the homestretch of the presidential race, finance events like the one she attended on Sunday are worth it.

According to the Harris campaign, a fund-raiser in New York City on Sunday afternoon raised $27 million for Ms. Harris’s coffers. The campaign said it was the vice president’s highest-grossing fund-raiser since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket.

The reception had none of the hype that accompanied President Biden’s mega-fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall in March or his big Hollywood bash in June, but Ms. Harris’s event raised a similar figure as each of those. At the same time, the dizzying amount that Ms. Harris has raised during her two months as a presidential nominee can make even a $27 million fund-raiser feel somehow less than remarkable.

The event was held at Cipriani Wall Street, where finance executives joined celebrity speakers like Anne Hathaway, Padma Lakshmi, Whoopi Goldberg, Audra McDonald and Billy Porter in sponsoring the event. Tickets went for as much as $1 million.

Ms. Harris gave much of her normal stump speech during her 25 minutes of remarks, although she did make a rare reference to her position on the artificial-intelligence and cryptocurrency industries, issues important to Wall Street.

“We will encourage innovative technologies like A.I. and digital assets, while protecting our consumers and investors,” she told the donors. She also reiterated her desire for a second debate with former President Donald J. Trump (who has so far rejected the idea).

Ms. Harris is also raising significant money online in ways that do not require her time. She took in $47 million in the 24 hours after the presidential debate on Sept. 10, and $36 million in the 24 hours after she selected Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota to be her running mate.

Ms. Harris has two more fund-raising events next weekend, in San Francisco and Los Angeles, according to invitations.

Mr. Trump, who is being significantly outpaced in fund-raising by the vice president, has scheduled several high-dollar events recently, including two in Texas on Oct. 2 and one at Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Oct. 16, according to invitations.