Ready PAC explained

Ready PAC
Formation:January 2013
Founders:Adam Parkhomenko
Allida Black
Type:Super PAC
Purpose:Political advocacy
Headquarters:McLean, Virginia, US
Leader Title:Executive director
Leader Name:Adam Parkhomenko
Leader Title2:Deputy director
Leader Name2:Alissa Ko
Leader Title4:Operations director
Leader Name4:Kirby Parkhomenko
Leader Title5:Digital director
Leader Name5:Nickie Titus
Website: (link now dead)

Ready PAC, formerly Ready for Hillary, was a super PAC created to draft Hillary Clinton for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Ready for Hillary focused on grassroots organizing and did not engage in television advertising.[7] The PAC was founded by Adam Parkhomenko and Allida Black.[8]

Ready for Hillary supporters included Gavin Newsom, Jennifer Siebel, James Carville, Harold M. Ickes, Claire McCaskill, Tim Ryan, Jennifer Granholm, Ellen Tauscher, Jeremy Bird, Mitch Stewart, Omarosa Manigault and George Soros.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Senior advisors to the group included Craig T. Smith, Ickes, Tauscher, Granholm, Tracy Sefl, Shirley Franklin, Mark Alexander, and Michael Trujillo.[17]

The group operated the Hillary Bus tour in both 2014 and 2015, which started with efforts made during Clinton's book tour for her memoir, Hard Choices, and visited many locations.

On April 12, 2015, Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for president. In turn, Ready for Hillary began winding down operations and, in compliance with federal election law, altered its name from 'Ready for Hillary' to simply 'Ready PAC'. The PAC closed entirely shortly thereafter, and some staff members were later hired by the Hillary Clinton campaign.[18] [19]

Leadership

Ready for Hillary co-founder and former Clinton staffer Adam Parkhomenko served as Ready for Hillary's executive director.[20] The PAC was chaired by co-founder Allida Black, a former professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University and Eleanor Roosevelt scholar.

Houston trial lawyers Steve and Amber Mostyn and Espirit founder Susie Tompkins Buell served as founding co-chairs of the PAC's National Finance Council.[21] In June 2013, Democratic operatives and former Obama campaign aides Jeremy Bird and Mitch Stewart joined the PAC. In October 2013, George Soros signed onto the PAC as a co-chair of the National Finance Council.[22] Soros also donated $25,000 to the PAC.

Funding

Ready for Hillary set a limit of $25,000 for individual donations "even though superPACs may raise unlimited funds."[23] [24] Ready for Hillary raised over $4 million in 2013, $1.25 million of which came in the first half of the year.[25] [26] [27] 98% of Ready for Hillary's 33,631 donations in 2013 were $100 or less.

Activities

In both 2014 and 2015, the organization created a Hillary Bus campaign, with a grassroots campaign bus aimed at getting voters excited for her candidacy. The Washington Post ran an article noting the peculiar situation of having "a campaign bus before there is even a campaign".[28] The Ready PAC's campaign made many stops in conjunction with Clinton's book tour for the work Hard Choices.[29] [30] [31] Their bus also visited college campuses across the country, often in conjunction with College Democrats chapters or local student groups.[32] [33] [34]

Later developments

On April 12, 2015, Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for president. Ahead of Clinton's announcement, Ready for Hillary experienced a surge in donations. Ready for Hillary filed an amended statement of organization with the Federal Elections Commission to revise its name to 'Ready PAC',[35] since federal election law mandates that "no unauthorized committee shall include the name of any candidate in its name."[36] Co-founder Adam Parkhomenko vacated his executive position to join Clinton's official campaign as Director of Grassroots Engagement.[37] Toward the end of May, the Clinton campaign acquired Ready for Hillary's email list.[38] In late 2015, former Ready for Hillary communications director Seth Bringman published a book about the organization, titled: "Ready for Hillary: The Official, Inside Story of the Campaign before the Campaign."[39]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ready for Hillary PAC Reports Seven-Figure Cash Haul . Klein . Rick . ABC News . July 30, 2013 . January 13, 2014.
  2. Web site: Ready for Hillary prepares to aid Clinton's down-ballot allies . Joseph . Cameron . The Hill . September 1, 2013 . January 13, 2014.
  3. Web site: James Carville Joins Hillary Clinton Super PAC . Johnson . Luke . Huffington Post . April 4, 2013 . January 14, 2014.
  4. Web site: Clinton Loyalists Watch Ready for Hillary PAC Warily . Cramer . Ruby . BuzzFeed . May 13, 2013 . January 13, 2014.
  5. Web site: The Ready for Hillary Super-PAC is the Real Deal . Kroll . Andy . Mother Jones . April 8, 2013 . January 14, 2014.
  6. News: James Carville supporting pro-Hillary super PAC . Blake . Aaron . The Washington Post . April 4, 2013 . January 13, 2014.
  7. News: 'Super PAC' Gets Early Start on Pushing for a 2016 Clinton Campaign . Chozick . Amy . The New York Times . November 11, 2013 . January 14, 2014.
  8. Web site: Are You Ready for Hillary? . Weigel . David . Slate . April 1, 2013 . January 14, 2014.
  9. Web site: 'Ready for Hillary' Draws California Lt. Gov – 2008 Veteran . Salant . Jonathan . Bloomberg . October 29, 2013 . January 13, 2014.
  10. Web site: Ready for Hillary: New Backers, High-Profile Endorsements Lend Legitimacy to Pro-Clinton Super PAC . Michael Falcone . Rick Klein . Yahoo! News . April 15, 2013 . January 13, 2014.
  11. Web site: Hillary for President lands first congressional endorsement:Sen. Claire McCaskill pledges her support for Clinton 2016 . Larson . Leslie . New York Daily News . June 18, 2013 . January 13, 2014.
  12. Web site: 'Ready For Hillary' SuperPAC Gains Backing From Soros . Wollner . Adam . NPR . October 25, 2013 . January 13, 2014.
  13. News: A Bet on Clinton: If They Network, She Will Run . Confessore . Nicholas . The New York Times . July 29, 2013 . January 14, 2014.
  14. Web site: Ready for Hillary Super PAC Gets Big Assist From Jennifer Granholm . Wing . Nick . Huffington Post . May 16, 2013 . January 14, 2014.
  15. Web site: U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan signs on with group encouraging Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016 . Gomez . Henry J . Northeast Ohio . November 5, 2013 . January 14, 2014.
  16. Web site: 2016 cash race: It's on . . September 2, 2015.
  17. Web site: Former Obama campaign aids join 'Ready for Hillary' draft effort . Easley . Jonathan . The Hill . July 10, 2013 . January 14, 2013.
  18. Web site: Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign hires Dem operatives – CNNPolitics.com . CNN . August 12, 2015 . September 2, 2015.
  19. Web site: Fire sale: Ready For Hillary winds down . . September 2, 2015.
  20. News: Rucker . Philip . Early allies, and concerns for Clinton . The Washington Post . June 22, 2013.
  21. Web site: Major Democratic donors join pro-Hillary super PAC . Schouten . Fredreka . USA Today . May 28, 2013 . January 14, 2014.
  22. Web site: George Soros backs pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC . Schouten . Fredreka . USA Today . October 24, 2013 . January 14, 2014.
  23. Web site: Clinton Allies To Host High-Dollar "Ready For Hillary" Fundraiser . Cramer . Ruby . BuzzFeed . October 29, 2013 . January 13, 2014.
  24. Web site: George Soros Offers Help to Super PAC for Hillary Clinton . Cooper . Kent . Inside the flow of money in politics, Political Moneyline . Roll Call . October 24, 2013 . January 14, 2014.
  25. Web site: Clinton Campaign-in-Waiting in Super-PAC Surpasses Rivals . McCormick . John . . July 31, 2013 . January 13, 2014.
  26. News: Ready for Hillary raised more than $4 million in 2013 . Gold . Matea . The Washington Post . January 7, 2014 . January 14, 2014.
  27. Web site: Ready for Hillary, Ready for Cash . Walshe . Shushannah . ABC . January 7, 2014 . January 14, 2014.
  28. News: What it's like on the Ready for Hillary Bus (when it's not broken down) . Benjamin . Terris . . June 14, 2014.
  29. Web site: Engines revving for Hillary Clinton "Hard Choices" tour -- and 2016 "beta test" . NY Daily News . December 7, 2015.
  30. Web site: Hillary Clinton Book-Tour Overload: Just Don't Call It a Campaign . TIME.com . December 7, 2015 . Zeke J. . Miller. June 9, 2014 .
  31. Web site: Inside the Campaign-Style Ready for Hillary Bus . ABC News . December 7, 2015.
  32. Web site: Grassroots organization gets students 'ready for Hillary' . www.northbynorthwestern.com . December 7, 2015.
  33. Web site: Penn State College Democrats Host Ready for Hillary Bus .
  34. Web site: Ready for Hillary? . The Peel . December 7, 2015 . en-US.
  35. Web site: Gray . Amy . Statement of Organization . fec.gov . Federal Elections Commission . June 21, 2015.
  36. Web site: 11 CFR 102.14 – Names of political committees (52 U.S.C. 30102(e)(4) and (5)) . Code of Federal Regulations . Legal Information Institute . June 21, 2015.
  37. News: Haberman . Maggie . 'Ready for Hillary' Workers Are Ready to Join Campaign . June 16, 2015 . New York Times. April 2015 .
  38. News: Hensch . Mark . Clinton campaign nabs Ready for Hillary email list . June 21, 2015 . The Hill . May 30, 2015.
  39. Web site: Book documents efforts to convince Hillary to run in '16. . www.daytondailynews.com . November 30, 2015.

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