RE: Joint Fundraising Agreement

From:jgraham@fairviewinsurance.com To: mmarshall@hillaryclinton.com, chris@njdems.org CC: dhuynh@hillaryclinton.com, lcanceko@hillaryclinton.com, john.podesta@gmail.com, pcdemsrita@gmail.com, jennifer@njdems.org, kellysmaer@gmail.com Date: 2015-09-04 10:07 Subject: RE: Joint Fundraising Agreement

Marlon , David, Lyle , Chris., As a former state director for Secretary John Kerry in 2004 and Co-National Finance Chair for Secretary Clinton [still raising money], I personally understand the process of primary performance and state director for delegates. The key here is that the Chairman in 2008 supported Hillary and in 2016 HAS GIVEN HILLARY THE NEW JERSEY LINE OF EVERY SINGLE CRITICAL COUNTY, THUS SENDING A NATIONAL MESSAGE. Also , Michael Kempner , Phil SELLINGER, and myself are aggressively coordinating with the Chairman , the typical N.J. Fundraising standards needed to keep the Secretary on top. With all of that being said and all of us making history together , a meeting of the minds in N.Y. or verbally securing the Chairman and Kelly`s future closes the deal. We are already performing in the finance , which the Secretary already understands . Come to a compromised future understanding and we all move forward for super Tuesday while raising the millions $ . You are all invited as my guest to our September event at Michael`s for Hillary featuring every prominent state elective official . The Chairman needs future assurances as we lock N.J. DOWN. Hillary , John , AND Huma know we live by our word. John F.X. Graham, CEO FAIRVIEW INSURANCE AGENCY ASSOCIATES 25 Fairview Ave Verona, NJ 07044 Tel: 973-857-0870 Fax: 973-857-9645 www.fairviewinsurance.com<http://www.fairviewinsurance.com/> jgraham@fairviewinsurance.com<mailto:jgraham@fairviewinsurance.com> Please access our website at www.fairviewinsurance.com<http://www.fairviewinsurance.com> to see a complete list of our services. Internet e-mail confidentiality: Privileged/confidential information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message, or responsible for delivery of this message to such person, you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by e-mail. Thank you. Chris, I am sorry that you feel as though a promise was reneged. As we discussed on the phone today, I said the general details of what you discussed sounded good but I wanted to get our team on the phone so we could get into the weeds on the delegate and what that meant. We have not started talking about authorized representatives in any state as of now as we are not at that point in the campaign. I am not at all saying that we cannot continue to have this conversation and/or ultimately get to the same place. You all have been fantastic in your support of the Secretary and we appreciate that. However, I do not want to rush what we are still figuring out in order to meet the JFA deadline and tie the two together. This is NO WAY is a statement on us wanting to continue to work together to discuss any potential future staffing as we talked about, any political structure, and an authorized rep. We are just not there on those things yet. So I am not comfortable tying all that together. I still want to have those conversations with you as we continue to move forward in the campaign. As mentioned in the previous email, rumors of a potential NJ chair continue to be false. We have appreciated all the work you have done and hope we can continue to discuss. As Lyle and David mentioned on the call, they wanted to run the thoughts by me. Understanding that this is something that is a little off our timeline, I want to wait to have that conversation and lock in details, but I still want to have it. I understand if that precludes you from signing the JFA right now. However, I hope you realize we are not trying to renege on a promise or deal. I wanted to get to a place where we could meet and understood your concerns from today, however knowing we can't move as fast as you would like on those pieces, I wanted to be an honest broker with you just as you were with me. I hope we can continue to keep the lines of communication open for the things we discussed. We do appreciate all your support and I hope that us sticking to our timeline doesn't change our working relationship. I do apologize for any confusion or inconvenience and am happy to relay that on the phone to anyone. Thanks Chris, Marlon On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:12 PM, <chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>> wrote: Marlon, This is a major problem. I have already told the Chairman we have a deal and the campaign reneging on a promise to the Chairman is just ridiculous and disrespectful to the Chairman. We have tried to work as honest brokers during this process. After delivering the majority of New Jersey's Democratic Party for the Secretary we can't get an agreement on something as simple as the Authorized Representative during the delegate selection process? This is ridiculous. I had a conversation with your staff as if it was the final decision so we can come to an agreement and put this issue to bed. Receiving this email is discouraging and an uneasy indication of how we will proceed during this long campaign season. As you can imagine I will not be signing on to the JFA. Chris ________________________________ Chris, Thanks for talking with my team. Sorry I missed. I'm uncomfortable making promises now for something we are so far off from. We have to win the primary to start talking delegates. We are just a ways off. We appreciate all your help on this campaign and want to continue to work with you. As we discussed on the phone, the rumors are not true, we have not discussed chair with anyone. We want to continue to work with you and will and if and when those things happen, let's absolutely discuss it. I'm just not comfortable making assumptions on our end. I promised to always be honest and upfront and we will continue to honor that. I hope you understand and know it doesn't mean anything about how we want to work with you. I will also understand if you decide against signing the JFA. We currently have 30 states on board. Again, want to work with you either way moving forward on all things New Jersey and to work with you to strengthen the party. Thanks for working with us today. All the best, Marlon On Sep 3, 2015, at 8:02 PM, "chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>" <chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>> wrote: Give me 20 min ________________________________ Chris, Let's do the call now. My number is 985-519-2390<tel:985-519-2390>. I will add Lyle once you call. Thanks, On Thursday, September 3, 2015, Lyle Canceko <lcanceko@hillaryclinton.com<mailto:lcanceko@hillaryclinton.com>> wrote: Chris/David, Let’s just do this call the three of us. I can talk anytime. Let me know, Lyle Yes. On Thursday, September 3, 2015, Marlon Marshall <mmarshall@hillaryclinton.com<mailto:mmarshall@hillaryclinton.com>> wrote: David, can you get on the phone tonight? On Sep 3, 2015, at 7:33 PM, "chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>" <chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>> wrote: 2 things Chairman wants me to have the conversation before we sign. He also would like to know what other states have signed. ________________________________ Hi Chris, I just wanted to check in on this. Any update? Thank you! Marlon On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 12:33 PM, Marlon Marshall <mmarshall@hillaryclinton.com<mailto:mmarshall@hillaryclinton.com>> wrote: Chris, Thanks for the call this morning. I hope our conversation was helpful. We really hope to work with you all on the joint fundraising agreement. Let us know what you hear from the Chairman. All the best, Marlon On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 10:33 AM, <chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>> wrote: Cell 973-380-8951<tel:973-380-8951> ________________________________ Best #? On Sep 3, 2015, at 10:31 AM, "chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>" <chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>> wrote: Yep ________________________________ Are you free now? On Sep 2, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Christopher James <chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>> wrote: Yes.I will make it work. On Sep 2, 2015 7:29 PM, "Marlon Marshall" <mmarshall@hillaryclinton.com<mailto:mmarshall@hillaryclinton.com>> wrote: Tomorrow am good? On Sep 2, 2015, at 5:13 PM, "chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>" <chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>> wrote: Hey Marlon Chairman isn't going to be able to do call. Just a crazy day of event and meetings let me know when your free so we can talk. ________________________________ Perfect We are finalizing the agreement tomorrow and we would love for New Jersey to be a part of that. Thank you On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 1:19 PM, <chris@njdems.org<mailto:chris@njdems.org>> wrote: Let me check with chairman to see if we can fit call into schedule today. ________________________________ Chris, I hope this email finds you well. I know Lyle has touched base with you on the JFA. We would really like to work with you all on this. Please let me know if you and the Chairman have a few minutes to touch base on this today so hopefully we can come to a agreement. Thank you, Marlon -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- Sent from Gmail Mobile