Hillary Clinton, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Paul Rudd are teaming up to host a karaoke fundraiser in New York City on October 19, and anyone can get in on the action for as little as $10. The event, officially titled “Raise Your Voice for Democracy,” is being promoted through an online sweepstakes that requires no donation to enter but offers escalating perks for those who chip in, including a VIP package with a meet-and-greet, round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations for the winner and a guest.
Clinton, who is co-hosting alongside Miranda and Rudd, promoted the event on social media with a self-deprecating joke: “I promise that you don't want to hear me sing at this karaoke night,” she wrote, according to the Washington Examiner. Clinton has promised that guest stars including Miranda and Rudd will supply the real vocal talent, with special guest performers also on the bill, though their names haven't been announced. As Time Out first reported, the fundraiser doesn't yet have an announced venue or a full performer lineup, though the sweepstakes itself is already underway.
How the Sweepstakes Works
Entry to the sweepstakes doesn't require a donation, but those who do contribute can boost their odds significantly: a $10 donation nets 10 entries, while a $250 donation nets 250 chances to win, per the same report. The sweepstakes closes October 2 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Online entries and direct contributions are processed through a dedicated ActBlue page, with funds handled by the 501(c)(4) entity ActBlue Civics, according to BroadwayWorld. Contributions made through the sweepstakes form are split between two beneficiary organizations: Onward Together and Latino Victory Project, both of which focus on voter mobilization and civic representation.
The grand prize is more than just a night of singing. The VIP package includes tickets to the event, a meet-and-greet with Miranda and Clinton, and round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations for the winner and a guest.
The Political Machinery Behind the Mic
Clinton co-founded Onward Together in May 2017 alongside former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, adapting her 2016 campaign slogan “Stronger Together” into the name of the new 501(c)(4) advocacy group, according to PBS. In its first five years of operation through 2022, Onward Together reported contributing more than $6 million directly to grantee organizations and raising over $63 million for progressive political causes and Democratic candidates, per Onward Together's own figures. The group backs a network of progressive activist organizations including Swing Left, Color of Change and Run for Something.
Latino Victory Project was established in 2014 by actress Eva Longoria and activist Henry R. Muñoz III, a former DNC finance chairman, to expand Hispanic political representation across local, state and federal offices, according to InfluenceWatch. The group operates alongside a PAC and foundation dedicated to recruiting and training Latino candidates for office.
A Family Legacy in Latino Political Organizing
Miranda's connection to Latino Victory runs deep. His father, political strategist Luis A. Miranda Jr., chaired the organization from 2017 to 2024, a period during which it backed more than 450 candidates and helped elect over 245 Latino officials across the country, the Washington Examiner reports. The elder Miranda has been a prominent New York political consultant since the late 1970s and founded the Hispanic Federation in 1990.
In December 2025, Lin-Manuel Miranda and his family partnered with Latino Victory Project to launch the Miranda Family Rising Stars Fund, an initiative created to honor his father and fund Latino political candidates running for offices ranging from local school boards to Congress. It's not the first time Miranda has lent his star power to the cause; back in December 2020, he co-hosted a virtual celebrity fundraiser with the band Pearl Jam to mobilize Latino voters ahead of Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff elections, according to InfluenceWatch.
Miranda, who created and originally starred in both Hamilton and In the Heights, will see the latter show return to New York City Center this fall. Time Out's coverage was written by Mark Peikert.
Rudd's History of Grassroots Voter Outreach
Co-host Paul Rudd, who most recently appeared on Broadway in Grace in 2012 and has performed on Broadway multiple times, brings his own history of nonpartisan civic engagement to the event. During the November 2024 presidential election, Rudd handed out water bottles to college students waiting in long voting lines at Temple University in Philadelphia, according to The Independent. He similarly handed out treats to voters waiting in line at Brooklyn's Barclays Center during the 2020 election.
For Clinton, the karaoke night marks a notable return to political fundraising ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Washington Examiner notes that she has largely kept a low profile on the fundraising circuit since keynoting a New Hampshire Democratic dinner in April, making this NYC event one of her more visible political appearances of the year so far.
