First Lady Jill Biden expected to be in Bay Area on Thursday, White House says

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SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. -- First Lady Jill Biden is set to arrive Thursday evening in the Bay Area to attend a campaign fundraiser, according to the White House.

Biden is expected to fly in from a political event in Minnesota and will arrive at Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View.

First lady Jill Biden speaks before previewing the food and decorations at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, for the State Dinner for Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
First lady Jill Biden speaks before previewing the food and decorations at the White House in Washington, April 9, 2024, for State Dinner for Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
AP Photo/Susan Walsh

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On Friday at 12:45 p.m., she will visit and talk at a political finance event in Los Gatos before going to Reno, Nevada, for another event later in the day, according to the White House.

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It is the second time that the first lady has been in the Bay Area in as many months after she came to the region last month also for fundraisers.

Her husband, President Joe Biden, was also in the Bay Area that week in May for campaign events.