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Ajay Jain Bhutoria is an Indian-American fundraiser and Silicon Valley businessman. He is one of the leading fundraisers of the Democratic Party.

2008 US Presidential election
Bhutoria began his political activism during the 2008 United States presidential election, when he supported Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

2016 US presidential election
During the 2016 United States presidential election, Bhutoria raised between $500,000 to $1 billion dollars for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

Buthoria stated that he intended to create ties between Assam, the Indian northeast and Washington. He criticized Donald Trump for creating divides between Hindus and Muslims, as well as between Indians and Pakistanis.

2020 US Presidential election
Bhutoria played a significant role in Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.

Early in 2020, he produced a multi-lingual campaign inspired by Bollywood directed at Indian-Americans. When a campaign volunteer speaks to a voter in their language, they are more likely to listen," he stated. The campaign featured slogans in 14 Indian languages. One of the videos he produced had the slogan "Chale Chalo, Chale Chalo Biden Harris ko Vote do!" (Let's go vote for Biden Harris!).

2024 US Presidential election
He currently plans to raise $2 billion for Biden's 2024 presidential campaign.

Political stances
Bhutoria is pro-immigration and has advocated against hate crimes. He has praised Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, CHIPS and Science Act, Respect for Marriage Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Buthoria is in favor of immigration reforms and reducing the green card backlog.

Personal life
Bhutoria lives in California and is married to his wife Vinita. He was born in Rajasthan and raised in Guwahati.