Onward Together is an American political action organization founded in May 2017 by former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to fundraise for progressive political groups including: Swing Left, Indivisible, Color of Change, Emerge America, and Run for Something.[1][2][3][4][5] Clinton described the group as an effort "to advance the vision that won nearly 66 million votes" of a "fairer, more inclusive, big-hearted America."[6]
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| Predecessor | Hillary for America |
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| Founded | May 15, 2017 |
| Founders | Hillary Rodham Clinton Howard Dean |
| Type | 501(c)(4) PAC |
| Headquarters | New York, NY |
| Website | onwardtogether |
Overview
editClinton co-founded the group with Howard Dean.[7] In August 2017, Dean confirmed that Onward Together had hired Emmy Ruiz and Adam Parkhomenko as consultants, both of whom were members of Clinton's 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns.[7][8]
On May 15, 2017, Hillary Clinton tweeted the launch of Onward Together from her personal Twitter account.[9] Clinton transferred $800,000 from her 2016 presidential campaign to Onward Together shortly before announcing the group's launch in May, as documents that the campaign filed with the FEC revealed.[10]
Activities
editDuring the 2018 United States midterm elections the PAC funded Democratic candidates as well as grassroots organizations such as Swing Left.[11]
References
edit- ^ Gambino, Lauren (May 16, 2017). "Hillary Clinton launches political action group Onward Together". The Guardian. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ Schoffstall, Joe (June 2, 2023). "Hillary Clinton's nonprofit pushed $300,000 to group financing unruly climate protests". Fox News. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Chokshi, Niraj (May 16, 2017). "Hillary Clinton Starts Onward Together, a New Political Group". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Palmer, Anna (May 15, 2017). "Clinton launches new political group: 'Onward Together'". POLITICO. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Gambino, Lauren (May 16, 2017). "Hillary Clinton launches political action group Onward Together". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Palmer, Anna (May 15, 2017). "Hillary Clinton launches new political group: 'Onward Together'". Politico. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Cramer, Ruby (August 4, 2017). "Hillary Clinton Hires Two Former Campaign Aides For "Resistance" PAC". www.buzzfeed.com. BuzzFeed. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Schoffstall, Joe (June 2, 2023). "Hillary Clinton's nonprofit pushed $300,000 to group financing unruly climate protests". Fox News. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ @HillaryClinton (May 15, 2017). "We're launching Onward Together to encourage people to get involved, organize, and even run for office" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Hillary Clinton, a favorite GOP foil, plans discreet 2018 strategy". Washington Post. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "Clinton PAC Boosts Three PA Dems - PoliticsPA". July 31, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Onward Together at Wikimedia Commons