About Us

Political fundraising and event-planning professionals, The Morning Group offers an array of proven fundraising services tailored to fit each client’s needs.

Since 2016, The Morning Group has managed national donor fundraising operations for ten successful re-election campaigns to the United States Senate, dozens of successful re-election and challenger campaigns to the U.S. House of Representatives, and several Super PACs.

Annie Baker Hoar

Before co-founding The Morning Group in 2016, Annie served in a wide variety of political and fundraising roles. Prior to 2016, she served in a senior role for the Rubio for President campaign, where she built and executed a finance plan for Florida, California, Texas, Illinois, South Carolina, and Wisconsin, managing budgets more than $20 million, oversaw fundraising teams on the ground in major markets across the country and executed the Florida fundraising operation in its entirety. Prior to the Senator’s campaign for President, she served as the Finance Director for Rubio for Senate and the Reclaim America Political Action Committee.

Prior to working for Senator Rubio, Annie worked in a variety of fundraising capacities for the Republican National Committee, including as the Team 100 Director and Finance Director for the Western United States, and Governor Romney’s 2012 Presidential Campaign specializing in Texas and the South. Annie began her fundraising career at the Republican Governors Association and originally relocated to Washington to work as a legislative assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Hailing from Houston, Texas, Annie earned her dual bachelor’s degree in political science and statistics from Texas A&M University and completed graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Annie lives in Washington, DC with her husband Richard, sons Charlie and Ben, and pug Senator.

Annie Baker Hoar
Founding Partner

Mackenzie Jortner Dolan

Prior to co-founding The Morning Group in 2016, Mackenzie gained nearly a decade of major-donor political fundraising experience. Notably, she was the Deputy Finance Director for the Right to Rise Super PAC, helping raise more than $120 million to support former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s presidential bid. Mackenzie personally managed Right to Rise’s fundraising in California, Florida, and Texas, accounting for more than two-thirds of the PAC’s fundraising goal.

Before joining Right to Rise, Mackenzie served as the Finance Director and raised more than $8 million for the opposition research organization, America Rising PAC. During the 2012 and 2014 cycles, she served as the Regional Finance Director for Texas and the South for Romney Victory and the Republican National Committee, managing a six state region that reached 118% of its fundraising goal prior to its deadline. Mackenzie began her fundraising career in a number of capacities for several other fundraising organizations.

Originally from Tyler, Texas, Mackenzie was awarded her degree from Sewanee: The University of the South. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband Ollie, children Sallie and Gradie, and dogs Trudie and Tenny.

Mackenzie Jortner Dolan
Founding Partner

Mable Blount

Mable joined The Morning Group in 2022 as a finance assistant and currently serves as Vice President. Prior to joining TMG, Mable began her fundraising career in 2020 with a DC based fundraising consulting firm later transitioning to the National Republican Senatorial Committee specializing in Florida and Texas.

Mable is a graduate of Sewanee: The University of the South and currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Mable Blount
Vice President

Angela Coats

Angela Coats has been in public policy and politics for more than two decades.

She began her career on Capitol Hill working for members of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate in various communications roles. She then transitioned to the executive branch and worked for Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Lt. Governor Becky Skillman. During that time, she graduated from the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service, a program providing leadership training in government, politics and public service.

Angela joined The Morning Group in 2021, where she creates and manages fundraising strategies, and coordinates events both in Washington, D.C. and nationally for members of Congress, Senators, and federal candidates.

Angela is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. She lives with her husband, Andrew and three children in McLean, Virginia.

Angela Coats
Fundraising Advisor

Mary Ridenour

Mary Ridenour joined The Morning Group in June 2023. She began her career as a Stewardship Student Assistant for The Association of Former Students at Texas A&M University. She then interned with the Heritage Foundation providing support to the Development Operations team.

Mary attended Texas A&M University, where she earned her Master of Public Service and Administration. She also attended the University of Wyoming, earning her bachelor’s degree in International Studies. Mary was raised in Yoder, Wyoming before moving to Washington, DC.

Mary Ridenour
Senior Associate