Subject: RE: DNC 2016
From: "Wright, Andrew" <[email-masked]>
To: Scott Wallace <[email-masked]>
Cc: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 09:02:23 -0700

Dear Christy and Scott,

I want to follow up regarding support for 2016.  

Thank you again for your support last year and throughout the years!  If you are able to each give the maximum to our political account this month, it is extremely helpful to current funding needs, including our national voter file expansion and updates, supporting our state parties as we have for several years, continuing the press battle against Trump and Republican party and preparing our legal effort for any electoral challenges and irregularities.  

Also, we still are raising towards our $18 million in obligations for the national convention in Philadelphia (Legislation passed in the fall of 2014 diverted $18 million each in federal support to the DNC and RNC for convention expenses, security for example, to pediatric research via NIH.).  A great cause I agree with but it leaves the DNC on the hook for additional fundraising obligation.

I also want to ask if you'd consider a larger donation to our new, as of last year, accounts funding our convention support and our legal efforts.  Due to an amendment on the omnibus budget bill at the end of 2014, an individual donor can now give:

$33,400 per year to main DNC political fund (the traditional max out)

$100,200 per year to our national convention fund

$100,200 per year to our legal/election protection effort

$100,200 per year to a renovation/upgrade fund for improvements to national party headquarters

A donor can now give any part of or up to a total of $334,000 in one calendar year.

The $33,400 to the main political fund and the money to the national convention expenses are most in need.  This legal change also allows the RNC to raise the same additional funds.  There are expanded giving categories, although fewer categories, for the national senate and house committees as well (DSCC, DCCC) including the counterpart Republican committees.

I don't know if you've given thought to going to the convention in Philadelphia, but there also different convention packages at the various levels.  You currently qualify for the "MainLine" package and will qualify for the next level up, the "Fairmount" package if you each give $33,400 this year again.  

My apologies for the lengthy email and all the attachments.  I want to detail all the options and funding priorities for your consideration.

Contributions are payable to:

Democratic National Committee
Attn: Andrew Wright
430 S. Capitol St SE
Washington DC 20003

We can also take credit card donations over the phone or online at:

https://my.democrats.org/page/contribute/Mid-Atlantic
  
I'm at 202.740.3499 if you'd like to discuss further.  Happy to give you a call as well.

Thanks again,
Andrew

Andrew Wright
Senior Advisor
Democratic National Committee
430 S. Capitol St SE
Washington DC 20003

Please support: https://my.democrats.org/page/contribute/Mid-Atlantic

202.863.8009
202.740.3499 cell

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From: Wright, Andrew
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 7:06 PM
To: Scott Wallace
Cc: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: May 18

Welcome back!  Some are rushing to help. Others are despondent. We have our work cut out for us!

Andrew Wright
Sent from my iPhone

> On May 16, 2016, at 6:56 PM, Scott Wallace <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> Andrew, sorry, we are indeed back (just landed a few hours ago), but are booked on Wednesday. I hope your event does well -- I'm guessing that Trump is turning out to be a great fundraiser for the DNC!
>
> Scott
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wright, Andrew [mailto:[email-masked]]
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 4:37 PM
> To: Scott Wallace <[email-masked]>; [email-masked]
> Subject: Re: May 18
>
> Good morning!
>
> Wanted to see if you'd like to join for the roundtable this Wednesday (May 18) with President Obama at the Jefferson hotel in DC at 2:30 pm. I hope you're back!  We just need to submit final guest list by the end of today.
>
> All the best,
> Andrew
> 202.740.3499
>
> Andrew Wright
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 4, 2016, at 8:57 AM, Wright, Andrew <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>> Roundtable with President in DC if you are back by then. Don't know exact time yet.
>>
>> Andrew Wright
>> Sent from my iPhone