LA mayoral candidate Rae Huang accepts max cash from streamer who made anti-Jewish remarks
Rae Huang, a Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidate for Los Angeles mayor, accepted the maximum $1,800 campaign donation from Twitch streamer Michael Beyer, who was suspended for making anti-Jewish remarks in 2024. Beyer, who streams as "Mike from PA," referred to Jews as a "demonic ethnicity" during a livestream but later claimed he misspoke and intended to criticize Zionism. Huang's campaign has stated she will not return the donation and that she has met Beyer through their shared involvement in the DSA's Los Angeles chapter.
- ▪Rae Huang received a $1,800 campaign donation from Michael Beyer, a Twitch streamer suspended for calling Jews a "demonic ethnicity."
- ▪Beyer apologized, saying he meant to criticize Zionism, not Jewish people, and has supported other progressive candidates.
- ▪Huang is a minister and DSA member who lived with a Palestinian family in the West Bank and advocates for defunding the Los Angeles Police Department.
- ▪Huang's campaign supports prosecuting officers who break the law and redirecting police funds to other city services.
- ▪A recent UCLA poll shows Huang with 3% support, placing her well behind Mayor Karen Bass in the mayoral race.
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Metro LA mayoral candidate Rae Huang accepts max cash from streamer who made anti-Jewish remarks By Jamie Paige Published May 1, 2026, 8:09 p.m. ET Far-left DSA Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rae Huang pocketed the maximum $1,800 campaign donation from a Twitch streamer who was suspended last year for calling Jews a “demonic ethnicity,” The California Post can reveal. The donor, Michael Beyer, who streams under the name “Mike from PA” and the username Central_Committee, made the remarks during a 2024 livestream, saying, “Jewish is not an ethnicity. This constructed ethnicity, this demonic ethnicity, wholly invented.” Beyer was later suspended from Twitch over the comments. 3 Questions emerged over a controversial $1,800 donation to Rae Huang tied to a suspended Twitch streamer.
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