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Onward Together
PredecessorHillary for America
FoundedMay 2017
FounderHillary Rodham Clinton
Type501(c)(4)
Key people
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Howard Dean
Websiteonwardtogether.org
This article is part of a series about
Hillary Clinton
First Lady of the United States
U.S. Senator from New York
U.S. Secretary of State
2008 presidential campaign
2016 presidential campaign
Organizations

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] 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."[2]

Overview

As of May 2017, Hillary Clinton is the CEO. Clinton co-founded the group with Howard Dean.[3] In August 2017, Dean confirmed that Onward Together had hired Emmy Ruiz and Adam Parkhomenko as consultants. Both Ruiz and Parkhomenko were members of Clinton's 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns.[3]

On May 15, 2017, Hillary Clinton tweeted the launch of Onward Together on her personal Twitter account.[4]

Clinton transferred $800,000 from her 2016 presidential campaign to Onward Together shortly before announcing the group's launch in May, documents the campaign filed with the FEC reveal.[5]

References

  1. ^ Gambino, Lauren (May 16, 2017). "Hillary Clinton launches political action group Onward Together". The Guardian. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Palmer, Anna (May 15, 2017). "Hillary Clinton launches new political group: 'Onward Together'". Politico. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/864211960732295168
  5. ^ "Hillary Using $800K In Campaign Funds For New Political Group". The Daily Caller. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
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