Adam J. Parkhomenko
BornWashington, DC |
NationalityAmerican |
Known forExecutive director of Ready for Hillary |
Adam Parkhomenko is the executive director of Ready for Hillary, a super PAC that aims to persuade Hillary Clinton to run for the presidency of the United States in 2016.[1][2][3]
In 2003, while a 17 year old student 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.[4][5][6][7] He later ran Draft Hillary for President 2004, which was founded in 2003 and shut down in 2004.[8]
HillPAC, Clinton’s political action committee, hired Parkhomenko as a staffer while he was leading Draft Hillary for President 2004.[8][9][10][11] He worked in various capacities for Clinton, including a stint as assistant to Clinton’s campaign manager during the 2008 Democratic primary.[12][13] He left the Clinton presidential campaign in March 2008.[10]
Shortly after leaving the Clinton campaign, Parkhomenko launched Vote Both with Sam Arora.[12][14][15] 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.[12][14][15] 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.[15]
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 stateprimary elections.[16][17] His candidacy was endorsed by Bill Clinton, Wesley Clark and Patsy Ticer.[18][19][20] He came in third out of five candidates in the Democratic primary to replace.[21]
In January 2013, Parkhomenko launched Ready for Hillary, a super PAC that aims to persuade Hillary Clinton to run for the presidency of the United States in 2016, with Allida Black, a George Washington University historian and professor.[1][22][23] Parkhomenko serves as executive director of the PAC.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Parkhomenko was born in Washington, DC and raised in Arlington, Virginia.[24] He is a graduate of Washington-Lee High School and Northern Virginia Community College.[24]
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- ^ abc"Group is assembling building blocks of campaign". Buffalo News. 1 September 2013.
- ^Toby Harnden (4 August 2013). "Bid to get youth vote for Hillary". The Sunday Times.
- ^Philip Rucker Matea Gold (22 June 2013). "Early allies, and concerns, for Clinton". The Washington Post.
- ^Mark Leibovich (24 September 2003). "Run? Hillary? Run?; Clinton Is One of the Few Who Say She Won't". The Washington Post.
- ^Mark Leibovich (17 November 2003). "Iowa Ruckus; The Draft-Hillary Camps Push Their Buttons, and Each Other's". The Washington Post.
- ^Jill Lawrence (23 September 2003). "How firm is Hillary's no? ; She says she won't run in '04, but speculation persists". USA Today.
- ^Tony Allen-Mills (29 September 2003). "Grassroots geeks hanker for Hillary - US Elections 2004". The Australian.
- ^ abIAN BISHOP (15 August 2005). "RUN OF THE HILL HIRING - '08 PREZ BOOST". New York Post.
- ^"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". CNN: American Morning. 12 May 2008.
- ^ ab"Mayor Emerges From Parent's Basement To Endorse". The Hotline. 14 March 2008.
- ^"Democrats Have Reason to Celebrate: Hill PAC Is Back". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ abcAmy Chozick (6 June 2008). "Campaign '08: Growing Number of Clinton Backers Push for 'Dream Ticket,' Despite Long Odds". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^"Killing The Dream". The Hotline. 12 May 2008.
- ^ abMICHAEL FALCONE. "THE VICE PRESIDENCY". National Desk; SECTA.
- ^ abc"Clinton for VP drive folds, as hopes for dream ticket fade". Agence France Presse. 31 July 2008.
- ^"Adam Parkhomenko running for office". Politico. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^Sandhya Somashekhar (25 May 2009). "Former Campaign Staffers Launch Their Own Bids". The Washington Post.
- ^"Bill Clinton Steps Into Arlington Delegate Race". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^"Another Big Name in the 47th House District". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^SCOTT McCAFFREY. "Parkhomenko Picks Up Sen. Ticer's Endorsement". Sun Gazette. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^Beth Fouhy (11 June 2009). "Still reeling from 2008 loss, Clinton legacy takes another beating with McAuliffe's defeat".
- ^Abby Livingston (18 March 2013). "Shop Talk: Who's Behind the Draft PAC for Hillary Rodham Clinton?". Roll Call.
- ^David Weigel (1 April 2013). "Are You Ready for Hillary?". Slate. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ abSCOTT McCAFFREY. "47th District Race Gets Another Contender". Sun Gazette. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
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