Onward Together is an American political action organization founded in May 2017 by former

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and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...

to fundraise for progressive political groups including:

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, Indivisible,

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, and Run for Something. 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."

Overview

Clinton co-founded the group with

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. In August 2017, Dean confirmed that Onward Together had hired Emmy Ruiz and

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as consultants, both of whom were members of Clinton's

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and 2016 presidential campaigns. On May 15, 2017,

tweeted the launch of Onward Together from her personal Twitter account. 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.

Activities

During the 2018 United States midterm elections the PAC funded Democratic candidates as well as grassroots organizations such as

References

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