--- description: Chelsea Clinton will be the solo headliner of two campaign fundraisers in Boston in early January, according to a copy of an invitation obtained by... title: Chelsea Clinton to Ramp Up Campaign Events for Her Mother image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34efa6092ca0d237/6988757be20a8740b5a8ea9d/gettyimages-495533914.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Exclusive: Chelsea Clinton to Ramp Up Campaign Events for Her Mother by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 15, 2015 8:39 PM CUT  Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea Clinton, inspires 18,000 students and educators at WE Day Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center on November 3, 2015. Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea Clinton, inspires 18,000 students and educators at WE Day Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center on November 3, 2015.Adam Bettcher—2014 Adam Bettcher by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 15, 2015 8:39 PM CUT Chelsea Clinton will be the solo headliner of two campaign fundraisers in Boston in early January, according to a copy of an invitation obtained by TIME, marking the first time she will campaign on her own for her mother in the 2016 presidential campaign. The fundraisers, both scheduled for Jan. 11, are the beginning of a new level of involvement by the former First Daughter: shortly afterward, she will also begin a round of campaign events in Iowa, New Hampshire and other early primary states, a source close to Chelsea told TIME. “As we look to next year, Chelsea is excited to ramp up her public campaign activity and get to Iowa and New Hampshire to meet voters and talk about why her mom should be the next President,” the source said. “She will hit the road in January, doing public events as well as fundraisers (such as two in Boston) so keep an eye out for her in New Hampshire, Iowa and other early states shortly after.” Chelsea Clinton has become an increasingly public figure since her mother’s 2008 campaign, taking over many Clinton Foundation responsibilities and touring the United States extensively to promote her book, _It’s Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!_, marketed for children ages 10 and up. She is vice chair of the board at the Clinton Foundation, and the foundation’s name was changed in 2013 to include her name. **Read More:** [_Chelsea Clinton Grabs the Spotlight at Family Foundation Miami Meeting_](http://time.com/3736221/chelsea-clinton-global-initiative-hillary/ "undefined") But until now, she has remained mostly on the sidelines of her mother’s presidential campaign, focusing on operating the Clinton Foundation events. Her daughter, Charlotte, is now nearly fifteen months old. Aides to the Clinton campaign have hinted for months that Chelsea would likely play a larger role as the campaign went underway. Now, Chelsea’s increased involvement in the campaign marks a new phase in race, as the campaign gathers its surrogates and prepares for the final stretch before the Iowa caucus. Chelsea is popular among students and younger voters, and her philanthropic work and her age (she is 35) could be a boon for the campaign’s efforts to reach young people. She has taken part in a number of campaign events so far this year, though mostly in a supporting role and never alone. She appeared in June at the Clinton campaign launch in June on New York City’s Roosevelt Island alongside her mother and former President Bill Clinton, but did not speak herself. In September, Chelsea gave a speech alongside her mother at the Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. This coming Thursday, she will headline a fundraiser with her mother, Politico reported earlier this month. At the fundraisers Chelsea is hosting in Boston, attendees will be asked to contribute $250, $500 or $1,000\. Though events hosted by Hillary Clinton personally vary in entry cost, attendees are usually asked to raise larger amounts, and regularly require a contribution of $2,700 to attend. **Read Next:** [_Chelsea Clinton Gets Ready to Take the Stage_](http://time.com/3824625/chelsea-clinton-2016/ "undefined") ### See Hillary Clinton's Evolution in 20 Photos  Teenager: Hillary Rodham poses in her 1965 senior class portrait from Park Ridge East High School in Illinois. AP  Law School Student: Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham pose for a snapshot at Yale Law School in 1972\. They married in 1975. Clinton Presidential Library  Mother: Clinton poses with her husband, Bill, then in his first term as governor, with their week-old daughter, Chelsea, on March 5, 1980. Donald R. Broyles—AP  Campaign Companion: Clinton celebrates her husband's victory in a Democratic runoff in Little Rock, Ark. on June 8, 1982. AP  Arkansas First Lady: Clinton is seen in her inaugural ball gown in 1985. A. Lynn—AP  Political Wife: Clinton celebrates her husband's inauguration in Little Rock on Sept. 20, 1991. Danny Johnston—AP  Dignitary: Clinton receives an honorary law degree from Hendrix College in Conway, Ark., on May 30, 1992. Chris Ocken—AP  Campaigner: Clinton speaks at a meeting during the presidential campaign for her husband in Buffalo, N.Y., on April 4, 1992. Bill Sikes—AP  First Lady: Clinton appears at the MTV Inauguration Ball at the Washington Convention Center on Jan. 20, 1993. Shayna Brennan—AP  Second-Term First Lady: Clinton attends the Inaugural Ball after her husband was sworn in to a second term on Jan. 20, 1997. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  New York Senator: Clinton speaks at a press conference with female Democratic senators in Washington on June 21, 2006. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Committee Member: Clinton listens to the testimony of Lt. General David Petraeus to the Senate Armed Forces Committee at a hearing on Capital Hill in Washington on Jan. 23, 2007. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Candidate: Clinton holds a a campaign event in Portsmouth, N.H., while running for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sept. 2, 2007. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Campaigner: Clinton speaks at a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Jan. 2, 2008. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Secretary of State: Clinton kisses President Obama at a joint session of Congress in Washington on Feb. 24, 2009. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Witness: Clinton joins Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Dec. 3, 2009. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Witness: Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on Jan. 23, 2013. J. Scott Applewhite—AP  Author: Clinton attends a signing memoir, "Hard Choices," at a Costco in Arlington, Va., on June 14, 2014. Brooks Kraft—Corbis  Grandmother: Clinton holds her granddaughter Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City on Sept. 27, 2014. Office of President Clinton/AP  Once and Future Candidate: Clinton speaks at Iowa Senator Tom Harkin's annual Steak Fry in Indianola, Iowa, on Sept. 14, 2014. 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