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MoveOn (formerly known as MoveOn.org) is a progressive public policy advocacy group and political action committee. Formed in 1998 around one of the first massively viral email petitions, MoveOn has since grown into one of the largest and most impactful grassroots progressive campaigning communities in the United States, with a membership of millions. MoveOn did not endorse a candidate during the 2020 presidential primary campaign; it then endorsed and actively supported Joe Biden in the general election. MoveOn endorsed Kamala Harris, then vice president of the United States, as the Democrati
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- Katie Bethell
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- Executive Director
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- 1998-00-00
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- MoveOn.org
- social media followers
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32 sectionsContents
- Structure
- History
- Opposing Clinton's impeachment
- Creation of MoveOn PAC
- Development of ActionForum.com
- Anti-war organizing
- Virtual primary for the 2004 presidential election
- Take Back the White House Campaign
- ''Fahrenheit 9/11''
- 2006 "Call for Change" Campaign
- Facebook and Beacon
- 2008 presidential endorsement
- 2016 election efforts
- Run Warren Run
- Support for Bernie Sanders
- United Against Hate
- Organizing as part of the Anti-Trump Resistance
- 2018 "Families Belong Together" Mobilization
- 2018 Midterm Election Program
- 2019 campaign to impeach Donald Trump
- 2019 leadership change
- 2020 election campaign
- Communication methods
- Model
- Internationalization of the MoveOn model
- Criticism
- David Petraeus advertising controversy
- Fundraising
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
MoveOn (formerly known as MoveOn.org) is a progressive public policy advocacy group and political action committee. Formed in 1998 around one of the first massively viral email petitions, MoveOn has since grown into one of the largest and most impactful grassroots progressive campaigning communities in the United States, with a membership of millions. MoveOn did not endorse a candidate during the 2020 presidential primary campaign; it then endorsed and actively supported Joe Biden in the general election. MoveOn endorsed Kamala Harris, then vice president of the United States, as the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 2024 presidential election. Katie Bethell has been Executive Director of MoveOn Civic Action and MoveOn Political Action since July 2025, replacing Rahna Epting.
== Structure == alt=A woman grabs a microphone at a lectern, looking to her right. Under one arm is a teal-painted clipboard.|thumb|Rahna Epting, in February 2025 MoveOn comprises two legal entities, organized under different sections of U.S. tax and election laws. MoveOn.org Civic Action is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit corporation, and was formerly called MoveOn.org. It focuses on education and advocacy on national issues. MoveOn.org Political Action is a federal political action committee, and was formerly known as MoveOn PAC. It conducts a wide range of activities directly, and also contributes to the campaigns of many candidates across the country. MoveOn describes the legal structure of the Civic Action as that of "a California nonprofit public-benefit corporation" and the structure of MoveOn.org Political Action as that of "a California nonprofit mutual benefit corporation," and refers to both corporations collectively as "MoveOn".
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