Adam Parkhomenko Explained

Adam Parkhomenko
Birth Date:22 October 1985
Birth Place:Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation:Former National Field Director, Democratic National Committee
Known For:Founder of Ready for Hillary
Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Partner:Ally Sammarco (2021-present)
Children:2

Adam Julian Parkhomenko (born October 22, 1985) is an American political strategist and organizer who served in 2016 as the national field director for the Democratic National Committee.[1] He was the co-founder and executive director of Ready for Hillary, a super PAC established to persuade Hillary Clinton to run for the presidency of the United States in 2016.[2] [3] In the 2017 party election, Parkhomenko was a candidate for vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.[4]

Career

As a 17-year-old student in 2003 at Northern Virginia Community College, Parkhomenko set up VoteHillary.org, an independent website that urged voters to vote for Hillary Clinton during the 2004 Democratic presidential primary.[5] [6] [7] [8] He later ran Draft Hillary for President 2004, which was founded in 2003 and shut down in 2004.[9]

HillPAC, Clinton's political action committee, hired Parkhomenko as a staffer while he was leading Draft Hillary for President 2004.[9] [10] [11] [12] He worked in various capacities for Clinton, including a stint as assistant to Clinton's campaign manager during the 2008 Democratic primary.[13] [14] He left the Clinton presidential campaign in March 2008.[11]

Shortly after leaving the Clinton campaign, Parkhomenko launched Vote Both with Sam Arora.[13] [15] [16] Vote Both was an independent expenditure committee dedicated to persuading then-Senator Barack Obama—at the time the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee—to pick Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate.[13] [15] [16] Vote Both ceased operations in late July 2008, when it became clear to Parkhomenko and Arora that Obama would not select Clinton as his running mate.[16]

At the age of 23, Parkhomenko ran for the Democratic nomination for the 47th district in the Virginia House of Delegates during the 2009 Virginia state primary elections.[17] [18] His candidacy was endorsed by Bill Clinton, Wesley Clark and Patsy Ticer.[19] [20] [21] Parkhomenko finished third among five candidates in the Democratic primary to replace Al Eisenberg.[22]

In January 2013, Parkhomenko and Allida Black, a George Washington University historian and professor, launched Ready for Hillary, a super PAC that aimed to persuade Hillary Clinton to run for the presidency of the United States in 2016.[23] [24] [25] Parkhomenko served as executive director of the PAC.[23] Most of the other staff members from Ready for Hillary were not offered positions on the campaign, causing some hostility [26]

In early April 2015, Parkhomenko left Ready for Hillary to join Clinton's official campaign as its director of grassroots engagement.[27] He also served as the state director for the Maryland and District of Columbia primaries, which Clinton won by 30 and 58 points, respectively.[28] [29] [30] [31]

In September 2016, Parkhomenko was named the national field director for the Democratic National Committee.[1]

Immediately following the 2016 presidential election, Parkhomenko announced his run for vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.[32] His campaign was unsuccessful.

Parkhomenko co-founded Party Majority PAC, a super PAC focused on grassroots organizing and electing Democrats.[33]

In 2020 Politico named Parkhomenko's prediction that Jaime Harrison would win the U.S. Senate election in South Carolina one of "the most audacious, confident and spectacularly incorrect prognostications about the year."[34]

Personal life

Parkhomenko was born in Washington, DC and raised in Arlington, Virginia.[35] He is a graduate of Washington-Lee High School, Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University.[35] Parkhomenko founded Ready for Hillary while attending George Mason. He also served as a reserve police officer during this period.[36]

Parkhomenko met Ally Sammarco in 2021 and they became engaged in 2022.[37]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Seitz-Wald. Alex. DNC Expands Footprint in Arizona, Georgia, Utah. September 1, 2016. NBC News.
  2. News: Bid to get youth vote for Hillary. Toby Harnden. 4 August 2013. The Sunday Times.
  3. News: Early allies, and concerns, for Clinton. Philip Rucker Matea Gold. 22 June 2013. The Washington Post.
  4. Web site: Meet Adam . 2017-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170306132702/http://www.adamfordnc.com/about . 2017-03-06 . dead .
  5. News: Run? Hillary? Run?; Clinton Is One of the Few Who Say She Won't. Mark Leibovich. 24 September 2003. The Washington Post.
  6. News: Iowa Ruckus; The Draft-Hillary Camps Push Their Buttons, and Each Other's. Mark Leibovich. 17 November 2003. The Washington Post.
  7. News: How firm is Hillary's no?; She says she won't run in '04, but speculation persists. Jill Lawrence. 23 September 2003. USA Today.
  8. News: Grassroots geeks hanker for Hillary - US Elections 2004. Tony Allen-Mills. The Australian. 29 September 2003.
  9. News: RUN OF THE HILL HIRING - '08 PREZ BOOST. IAN BISHOP. 15 August 2005. New York Post.
  10. News: First U.S. Aid Arrives in Myanmar; West Virginia Voters Head to Polls; Deadly Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma the Hardest; Gas Prices Impacts RV Vacations; Earthquake in China Buries Students in Rubble. 12 May 2008. CNN: American Morning.
  11. News: Mayor Emerges From Parent's Basement To Endorse. 14 March 2008. The Hotline.
  12. News: Democrats Have Reason to Celebrate: Hill PAC Is Back. https://archive.today/20131226203900/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2008-10-23/politics/36836208_1_hill-pac-presidential-nomination-bill-clinton. live. 26 December 2013. The Washington Post. 17 December 2013. 23 October 2008.
  13. News: Campaign '08: Growing Number of Clinton Backers Push for 'Dream Ticket,' Despite Long Odds. Amy Chozick. 6 June 2008. The Wall Street Journal.
  14. News: Killing The Dream. 12 May 2008. The Hotline.
  15. News: The Vice Presidency. Michael Falcone. National Desk; SECTA.
  16. News: Clinton for VP drive folds, as hopes for dream ticket fade. 31 July 2008. Agence France Presse.
  17. Web site: Adam Parkhomenko running for office. March 2009 . Politico. 17 December 2013.
  18. News: Former Campaign Staffers Launch Their Own Bids. Sandhya Somashekhar. 25 May 2009. The Washington Post.
  19. News: Bill Clinton Steps Into Arlington Delegate Race. https://web.archive.org/web/20130202121247/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/05/bill_clinton_steps_into_arling.html. dead. February 2, 2013. The Washington Post. 17 December 2013.
  20. News: Another Big Name in the 47th House District. https://web.archive.org/web/20130202121630/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2009/06/another_big_name_in_the_47th_h.html. dead. February 2, 2013. The Washington Post. 17 December 2013.
  21. Web site: Parkhomenko Picks Up Sen. Ticer's Endorsement. https://archive.today/20131226203918/http://www.sungazette.net/arlington/news/parkhomenko-picks-up-sen-ticer-s-endorsement/article_a278e3fe-e3df-5e3d-b07d-fcbde4bc1552.html. dead. 26 December 2013. Scott McCaffrey. Sun Gazette. 17 December 2013.
  22. News: Still reeling from 2008 loss, Clinton legacy takes another beating with McAuliffe's defeat. Beth Fouhy. 11 June 2009.
  23. News: Group is assembling building blocks of campaign. 1 September 2013. Buffalo News.
  24. News: Shop Talk: Who's Behind the Draft PAC for Hillary Rodham Clinton?. Abby Livingston. 18 March 2013. Roll Call.
  25. Web site: Are You Ready for Hillary?. David Weigel. Slate. 1 April 2013. 17 December 2013.
  26. Web site: Job at Hillary Clinton's 'Super PAC' Didn't Assure a Campaign Post. Maggie. Haberman. July 17, 2015. NYTimes.com.
  27. News: Haberman. Maggie. 'Ready for Hillary' Workers Are Ready to Join Campaign. 16 June 2015. New York Times. April 2015 .
  28. Web site: Hillary Clinton names campaign staff for Maryland. Sun. Baltimore. baltimoresun.com. 2016-05-08.
  29. Web site: Hillary for Washington, DC announces District leadership team. Chronicles. District. districtchronicles.com. 2016-09-02.
  30. Web site: 2016 Election Center. CNN. 2016-05-08.
  31. Web site: 2016 Election Center. CNN. 2016-05-08.
  32. Web site: AdamforDNC. Twitter. 2017-02-17.
  33. Web site: Allen . Jonathan . Former Clinton aides launch new Super PAC . NBC News . 9 November 2017 . en.
  34. Web site: The Worst Predictions of 2020. December 29, 2020. December 30, 2020. Politico. Zack. Stanton.
  35. Web site: 47th District Race Gets Another Contender. https://archive.today/20131226203849/http://www.sungazette.net/arlington/news/th-district-race-gets-another-contender/article_f8a40757-6c40-5c53-9cda-48febe31de79.html. dead. 26 December 2013. SCOTT McCAFFREY. Sun Gazette. 17 December 2013.
  36. Web site: How a volunteer cop and a history professor hatched Hillary Clinton's shadow presidential campaign. Mother Jones. 2015-11-07.
  37. Web site: Ross . Garrett . POLITICO Playbook: What's underneath all those redactions . POLITICO Playbook. 27 August 2022 .

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