Forward Together PAC is a leadership political action committee (PAC) associated with U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA). ^{1 2 3} The PAC supports Democratic Party candidates and Democratic-affiliated campaign organizations and committees. ^{4 5}

History and Leadership

Forward Together PAC was registered with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in 2005. ⁶

U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) is Forward Together PAC’s honorary chairman. ^{7 8 9}

As of November 2024, Lauren Decot Lee is Forward Together PAC’s treasurer. Previously, Lee has worked for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and Democracy Data and Communications LLC. ^{10 11}

Ryan Fleming is Forward Together PAC’s assistant treasurer. Previously, Fleming has worked for the left-of-center MBA Consulting Group and the pro-abortion organization EMILY’s List. ¹²

Activities and Funding

Forward Together PAC is a leadership political action committee (PAC) associated with U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA). ^{1 2 3}

Forward Together PAC is listed on the environmentalist advocacy GiveGreen platform and has supported various left-of-center candidates and campaign committees since its founding. ^{13 4}

According to Forward Together PAC’s official filings with the Federal Election Commission, the organization uses the labor union-affiliated Amalgamated Bank ¹¹ and is affiliated with the One Virginia Fund as a joint fundraising representative. ¹¹

Political Activities

During the 2024 election cycle, Forward Together PAC paid $173,634 to Campaign Finance Consultants, $167,350 to Funding Solutions, $120,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), $83,300 to V2 Consulting, $19,820 to Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias’s Elias Law Group, and $10,000 to DMP Victory Fund, with additional contributions to WomenCount PAC, NGP VAN, the Democratic Party of Virginia, the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and the Democratic Party of Montana. ^{4 5}

Forward Together PAC supported numerous Democratic candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in 2024. ¹⁴ During the 2024 election cycle, Forward Together PAC spent $69,000 in support of Democratic Party candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives. ¹⁴ The PAC supported the campaigns of U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and the campaigns of U.S. Representatives-elect Eugene Vindman (D-VA) and Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA). ⁴

The PAC supported the U.S. Senate Campaigns of U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Jon Tester (D-MT), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Bob Casey (D-PA), Angus King (I-ME), and U.S. Senators-elect Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Adam Schiff (D-CA). ⁴

In 2022, Forward Together PAC gave $212,839 to Campaign Finance Consultants; $197,685 to Funding Solutions; $120,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; and other contributions to the Georgia Federal Elections Committee, the Democratic Party of Nevada, and the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. ¹⁵ During the same election cycle, the PAC supported the U.S. Senate campaigns of U.S. Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and others. ¹⁶

Funding

Forward Together PAC receives funding from individual contributions. The organization’s fundraising is routed through left-of-center passthrough organization ActBlue. ¹⁷

According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, Forward Together PAC received $1,363,323 during the 2024 election cycle. The PAC spent $1,561,007 during the same cycle. ¹⁸ Also during the 2024 election cycle, the PAC reported receiving at least 180 donations of greater than $200 from individual donors. ¹⁹

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