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Forward Party

2 published research records · Latest research 2026-09-15

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About Forward Party

Published research connects Forward Party with Lindsey Williams Drath: Forward Party's official biography identifies Lindsey Williams Drath as current CEO.

From Forward Party leadership has a direct Unite America personnel bridge (2026-09-15). Recorded status: Verified personnel continuity and Idaho/TBI link; no Unite America→Forward Party Victory Fund money transfer established. This sourced connection summary is the current introduction; read the full record for dates and limits.

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On August 20, 2026 Take Back Idaho announced that Ellis had signed on as the Idaho representative of the Forward Party Victory Fund, a newly formed federal super PAC supporting independent candidates, including Idaho U.S.
Jennifer Ellis links Take Back Idaho, agriculture leadership, Open Primaries and Forward Party 2026 effort · 2026-09-15
Recorded status: Verified cross-cycle personnel roles from Take Back Idaho, contemporaneous reporting and Ellis's 2024 advocacy. No common-control inference.

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Lindsey Williams Drath

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Forward Party's official biography identifies Lindsey Williams Drath as current CEO.

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People

Jennifer Ellis · 2 shared records
Lindsey Williams Drath · 1 shared record
Todd Achilles · 1 shared record

PACs

Take Back Idaho · 2 shared records

Organizations

Forward Party Victory Fund · 2 shared records
Idahoans for Open Primaries · 2 shared records
Idaho Cattle Association · 1 shared record
Idaho Dairymen's Association · 1 shared record
Unite America · 1 shared record
Unite America Network · 1 shared record

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Connection research · 2026-09-15Forward Party leadership has a direct Unite America personnel bridge

Recorded status: Verified personnel continuity and Idaho/TBI link; no Unite America→Forward Party Victory Fund money transfer established.

The Forward Party's current CEO, Lindsey Williams Drath, joined Forward directly from Unite America, where Forward's own biography says she served as Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and launched the Unite America Network, raising and deploying substantial funds for democracy-reform campaigns. Unite America was a major national funder of Idahoans for Open Primaries in 2024. Separately, Take Back Idaho chair Jennifer Ellis became the Idaho representative for the newly formed Forward Party Victory Fund in August 2026. The Forward Party Victory Fund is described in current reporting as an independent offshoot of the Forward Party, so the legal entities must remain distinct. These facts establish personnel/institutional continuity within the broader national democracy-reform ecosystem, not a proven financial transfer from Unite America to the Forward Party Victory Fund or its Idaho effort.

Sources

Forward Party leadership biography - Lindsey Williams Drath — Lindsey Williams Drath biography
Forward Party press release naming Lindsey Williams Drath CEO — Career biography
Take Back Idaho - Idaho Needs Your Help — August 20, 2026

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