DNC names new CEO
Source: Politico
By GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI 05/12/17 08:18 AM EDT
Veteran Democratic operative Jess OConnell will take the reins as the CEO of the Democratic National Committee, the DNC announced Friday morning, putting her in charge of its day-to-day operations as she oversees its rebuilding project.
OConnell, who recently left her position as executive director of EMILYs List, will work closely with new Chairman Tom Perez.
The DNC has incredible potential and, under the leadership of Chair Perez, Im ready to jump in and help make this organization more inclusive, effective, and influential. We are poised to build a foundation for a new Democratic Party in every state to jump-start a wave of Democratic wins from school board to Senate nationwide, OConnell said in a statement.
A campaign veteran who has also worked at the liberal Center for American Progress think tank, OConnells task is a large one. The committee is largely devoid of senior staff aside from on the communications and research sides, and it has been working in overdrive to restore public trust.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/12/jess-oconnell-dnc-ceo-238304
The Democrats new CEO is a power lesbian
By Bil Browning · Friday, May 12, 2017
With newly installed DNC Chair Tom Perez in charge, the Democrats are starting to remake their organizational structure. As Perez lines up his team, hes picked a power lesbian as CEO.
Jess OConnell, the former Executive Director of EMILYs List, was a powerhouse surrogate for Hillary Clintons campaign for president while at the same time leading the organization, which focuses on electing women to political office, to historic increases in membership and fundraising.
Jess has an impressive progressive track record and I am honored that she will lend her talents to rebuilding our party and electing Democrats, said DNC Chair Tom Perez. She knows that we as a party need to get back to basics. We need to organize in every zip code and better communicate our message of inclusion and opportunity. We know what happens when Democrats dont win, because we are bearing witnesses to the chaos and harm to working families that results with Republicans at the helm. Jess experience as a grassroots organizer and as a leader who has helped hundreds of Democratic candidates win up and down the ballot will be particularly valuable as we gear up for critical elections in 2017, 2018, and beyond.
Every single day we are witnessing unprecedented activism and excitement across our nation, said Jess OConnell. I am thrilled to join the fight at the national party to make sure we translate this moment into a movement, and a movement into votes. The DNC has incredible potential and, under the leadership of Chair Perez, Im ready to jump in and help make this organization more inclusive, effective, and influential. We are poised to build a foundation for a new Democratic Party in every state to jump-start a wave of Democratic wins from school board to Senate nationwide.
Before taking the helm of EMILYs List, OConnell was a senior vice president at the Center for American Progress. She began her advocacy work in Colorado where she served as the first female director of the AIDS Walk, the largest in the Rocky Mountain region.
Jess lives in Maryland with her wife Holly, a librarian with Montgomery County Public Schools.
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La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)it's almost as if the party knows it's base and reflects in it's leadership.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Auggie
(31,166 posts)DonViejo
(60,536 posts)La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)that you don't have to give a shit about it.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)(Sigh.)
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)like, what do you want for that? a cookie?