DNC chairman aims for diversity with delegate nominations

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DNC chairman aims for diversity with delegate nominations


http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/355954-dnc-chairman-aims-for-diversity-with-delegate-nominations


By Jonathan Easley - 10/17/17 10:34 PM EDT


Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman Tom Perez has nominated 75 people to become new at-large DNC members, including a transgender woman and a woman protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, according to a list obtained by The Hill.
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A Democratic source told The Hill that Perez’s nominees would double the number of millennials and Native Americans currently represented at the DNC. It will also increase the DNC’s LGBT presence and representation from Puerto Ricans, at a time when Trump has been criticized for his response to the hurricane that has devastated the island territory.

Perez’s delegate slate also includes Ellie Perez, a so-called Dreamer — an immigrant brought to the U.S. without legal permission as a child — from Arizona, and Marisa Richmond, a transgender African-American woman. If Perez’s slate of delegates is approved, it would bring the total number of unions represented by at-large DNC members to 21, which the source said was the highest mark in years.

“This year’s slate of at-large DNC member nominees reflects the unprecedented diversity of our party’s coalition,” DNC national press secretary Michael Tyler said in a statement to The Hill......................................

Perez’s slate of delegates also includes several names that will be familiar in Washington and in Democratic circles, including former interim DNC chairwoman Donna Brazile.

Several supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are also on Perez’s list, including former Sanders spokeswoman Symone Sanders.
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Two people who challenged Perez for DNC chair have been nominated — Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and former South Carolina Democratic chairman Jaime Harrison. ..........................

Labor leader Randi Weingarten, who backed Ellison in the DNC chair race over Perez, is also nominated.

Perez’s full slate of nominations is below:

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1. Ummmmmmm, Dems recently have been diversed.

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2. Kick and rec. Good changes. Of course there are 3-4 threads on DU using this to divide us. n/t

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3. I like the tone of this article better than the one in LBN. This one is more positive IMHO

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4. Yes, better.. was posted on the other thread.

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5. Adding young people, native Americans, dreamers, LGBT, and more union reps? Good move.