Skip to content

Ready for Hillary Spends $1 Million on Online Advertising

The super PAC Ready for Hillary is spending heavily on online advertising to reach out and sign up volunteers and donors.

Ready for Hillary, a Democratic-oriented super PAC, that is encouraging a 2016 presidential run by former Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has reported receipts of $2,758,553 and disbursements of $2,794,226 during the last six months of 2013, leaving $748,968 cash on hand at the end of the year. As a super PAC, it cannot give directly to federal candidates but it may make independent expenditures for and against federal candidates.

The PAC raised $815,989 from donors giving $200 or less, and took in $1,933,517 from those giving more. The PAC itemized thirty-five donors each giving $25,000, the PAC’s self-imposed limit. Selected donors at that level included Lynne and Marc Benioff (CEO, Salesforce.com, CA); Thomas Lee (president, Thomas H. Lee Capital LLC, NY); George Soros and Robert Soros (Soros Fund Management, NY); John Tyson (Tyson Foods, AR); Alice Walton (chairman, Crystal Bridges, AR); among others.

Itemized donors in New York gave $582,880; California $534,044; Texas $255,307; Virginia $64,926; Arkansas $61,601; Florida $58,919; among other states.

The PAC spent $1,002,919 on online advertising, including $971,033 to Rising Tide Interactive LLC (DC) and $31,886 to Premiere Political. The PAC spent $356,115 on payroll and taxes, and $181,778 on printing. The also paid Rising Tide Interactive LLC $74,000 for online digital consulting.

Other vendors included KK Promotions/AiA Corp. $170,214 for printing; First Data $101,863 for credit card processing fees; 270 Strategies $75,493 for field consulting; Jafri Strategies LLC $63,071 for fundraising consulting; Bonner Group $62,695 for fundraising consulting; Felan Strategies LLC $48,000 for fundraising consulting; Sandler Reiff Young & Lamb $45,617 for legal services; NGP Van $40,410 for contribution processing; Pivot Group $40,289 for printing and materials; among others.

Recent Stories

Trump orders strikes on Iran nuclear targets, including key facility

‘Two weeks’: GOP hawks left twisting on Iran after Trump resorts to familiar crutch

Supreme Court allows civil lawsuits against Palestinian groups

Appeals court backs Trump control of National Guard in LA, for now

Photos of the week | June 13-19, 2025

American businesses need a stable and competitive tax rate