Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee
Objective is to raise $70 million.    

(page revised May 22, 2019)  

Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee
press releases 


Co-Chairs  U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Gov. Tony Evers, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, County Executive Chris Abele and Mayor Tom Barrett

(announced Dec. 17, 2018) 


Executive Director  Liz Gilbert

(announced May 22, 2019)  Comes to the host committee from position as executive director of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC), announced Jan. 2018.  National finance director and surrogate director on the Murphy-Oliver campaign.  Deputy finance directo on the Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee.  Houston and Southwest Texas finance director (April-Nov. 2014) and national finance director (Sept. 2013-Mar. 2014) on Wendy R. Davis for Governor (TX), New York tri-state deputy finance director fot the DNC, Feb.-Sept. 2013.  Regional GOTV director in the Charlotte area for Obama for America, Sept.-Nov. 2012.  Finance assistant for the Charlotte in 2012 host committee, June-Sept. 2012.  B.S. in education from University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013.


Senior Advisor  Shirley Ellis

(announced May 22, 2019)  Leave of absence from  senior advisor/district director to U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore; has worked with her for nearly three decades.


Senior Advisor  Martha Love

(announced May 22, 2019)  A DNC member from Wisconsin and  has previously served as chairwoman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party and as vice chair of the DNC in the 1990s.


Finance Director  Marcus Switzer

(announced May 22, 2019)  Founder (Apr. 2018) and partner at Switzer Consulting Group. Senior associate at Valor Equity Partners, Jan. 2017-Apr. 2018.  Deputy national finance director - Midwest on Hillary for America, Apr. 2015-Nov. 2016.  Chief of staff at Enduring Hydro, Oct. 2013-Mar. 2015.  Director of the DNC's African American Leadership Council, Feb.-Oct. 2013.  Deputy director of the African American Leadership Council on Obama for America.  B.A. in public policy and psychology from Duke University.  twitter
note: On Dec. 20, 2018, before signing on as finance director, Lis Smith tweeted that Switzer had signed on as national finance consultant to then potential candidate Pete Buttigieg.
 

Finance Chair  Alex Lasry

(announced May 22, 2019)  Senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks.  Chaired the Milwaukee 2020 DNC Convention Bid Committee. twitter




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