A group of celebrities, including Barbra Streisand, actor Bradley Whitford, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and TV personality Bill Nye, are lending their names to fundraising and get-out-the-vote appeals for Democrats as the 2026 election cycle nears its close, according to The Hill.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent a mass email this week featuring remarks attributed to Streisand, who said, “As someone fortunate to have a platform larger than most, I believe it is both my right and my duty to speak up when I see injustice in the world.”
“We can’t have a president who doesn’t respect our constitution and relies on his GOP puppets in the House majority to carry out his every whim,” the message attributed to Streisand continued. “We need a Democratic House Majority if we have any hope of putting a check on this president.”
The DCCC also circulated a separate email attributed to Whitford, known for his role on “The West Wing,” who wrote that he was “reaching out because the political reality we face today is far from fiction.”
“I can’t fathom letting Trump hold office with unchecked power for another two years,” the email attributed to Whitford states. “That’s why I’m doing everything I can to ensure Donald Trump and the GOP lose the House this year — and I hope you are too.”
Bill Nye and Ken Burns have also appeared in mailings and messaging from Democratic Party organizations and candidates, The Hill reported.
Democrats need to flip three seats to retake control of the House of Representatives.
