Forward Together
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Forward Together is a leadership political action committee
Political action committee
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, of which former Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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Governor of Virginia
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and current U.S. Senator, Mark Warner
Mark Warner
Mark Robert Warner is an American politician and businessman, currently serving in the United States Senate as the junior senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Warner was the 69th governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006 and is the honorary chairman of...
, is the Honorary Chair.
Until October 2006, Warner was believed to be actively pursuing the Presidency for 2008, and this PAC supports many positions that Warner advocates, such as fundraising for New Democrats and Blue Dog Democrats. Most label Warner as a New Democrat.
In September 2006, Warner launched Forward Together's Youthroots, a Web-based youth outreach effort that hoped to continue the trend of increasing youth turnout.
During the 2006 election cycle, Forward Together donated over $650,000 to federal candidates.