The openly gay former mayor of a small city is raking in more money from the entertainment industry than any of his rival Democratic presidential candidates. He is polling in second place for New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday, but has yet to rack up voter support in California, the state with the biggest delegate haul, which votes March 3.

“People see him as a rising star of the Democratic Party,” said Bill Carrick, a Los Angeles-based Democratic strategist, who has advised Senator Dianne Feinstein, among others. “They think he has a bright future, whether through higher statewide office or a role in a Democratic administration. He’s created real buzz in the donor world.”

Buttigieg raised $640,000 in 2019 from such marquee names as Sharon Stone, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bradley Whitford, David Geffen, Jennifer Aniston, John Stamos, George Takei, Ellen DeGeneres, Candice Bergen and Jon Landau, producer of the “Titanic.”