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Chairwoman
Rep. Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
(elected )
Elected to Congress in Nov. 2012, defeating incumbent Rep.
Bobby Schilling (R). Elected to the East Molline City
Council in 2007 and re-elected in 2011. Vice president of
corporate communications for Iowa Health System, 2007-11. Senior director of corporate
communications for Trinity Regional Health Systems, 2001-07. Worked for the Quad-City Times for 17 years as a
reporter and editor. Master's degree in journalism from
University of Illinois Springfield, 1985; bachelor's degree in
political science from University of Maryland College Park, 1983.
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Director of the Office of the Chairwoman Caroline Pratt
(Jan. 2019) Finance
director and deputy campaign manager on
Gretchen Whitmer for Governor (MI), Oct. 2017-Dec. 2018. Finance
director for Frontline and Red to Blue Programs, Feb.-Sept. 2017.
Finance director on Friends of Cheri Bustos, Oct. 2015-Feb. 2017.
West deputy finance director at the DSCC, Apr.-Oct. 2015.
Fundraising consultant at Fiorello Consulting, Jan. 2013-Apr.
2015. Operations assistant (Sept. 2012-Jan. 2013) and interim
assistant to the executive director (Aug.-Sept. 2012) at the
DCCC. B.A. in political science and government from University of
Mississippi, 2012.
Finance Committee Co-Chairs Reps. Don
Beyer and Debbie Dingell
(announced Mar. 4, 2019)
Recruitment Committee Co-Chairs Reps. Pete Aguilar, Val Demings and Donald McEachin
(announced Jan. 9, 2019)
Frontline Program Co-Chairs Reps. Ami Bera, Suzan DelBene and Brad Schneider
(announced Jan. 9, 2019)
Heartland Engagement Chair
Rep. Dan Kildee (MI-5)
(announced Feb. 11, 2019)
Aug. 1, 2019: The DCCC is in disarray after major
resignations on July 29 due to a dispute over lack of diversity.
On July 29 Politico reported resignations of:
Executive Director
Allison Jaslow
Deputy Executive Director Nick Pancrazio
Communications Director Jared Smith
Deputy Communications Director Melissa Miller
Political Director for Campaigns and Recruitment Molly Ritner
Director of Diversity Van Ornelas
"Today has been a sobering day filled with tough
conversations that too often we avoid. But I can say confidently that
we are taking the first steps toward putting the DCCC back on path to
protect and expand our majority, with a staff that truly reflects the
diversity of our Democratic caucus and our party." - statement
by DCCC Chair U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos
See:
Brent Scher. "Just-Promoted DCCC Official Has History of
Homophobic, Racist Comments. Washington
Free
Beacon, June 24, 2019.
Jake Sherman, Laura Barrón-López and Heather
Caygle. "Black,
Latino Dems torch DCCC for lack of diversity." Politico,
July
25,
2019.
Heather Caygle, Laura Barrón-López and Jake
Sherman. "DCCC in 'complete chaos' as uproar over diversity
intensifies." Politico,
July
29,
2019.
Heather Caygle, Jake Sherman and Laura Barrón-López.
"DCCC
faces
upheaval
after
diversity
uproar."
Politico, July 29, 2019.
Al Weaver and Julia Manchester. "DCCC faces mass
staff shakeup: 'It's the Monday Night Massacre." The Hill, July 30, 2019.
Simone Pathé. "Exodus at the DCCC: Top aides
quit House Democrats' campaign arm. Roll Call, July 30, 2019.
EXECUTIVE
Executive Council: Jacqueline Newman, Charles Benton, Jackie Forte-Mackay, Daniel Kazin, Kory Kozloski, Samantha McClain, Dennis Raj, Jillian Shweiki, Alexandra Smith, Michael Smith and Ryan Thompson
(announced July 29, 2019)
Interim Executive Director Jacqueline Newman
(announced July 29, 2019) DCCC
COO
(from Jan. 2017), chief administrative officer (Jan. 2015-Dec.
2016) and deputy COO (Jan. 2014-Dec. 2015). COO on Terry
McAuliffe for Governor, Dec. 2012-Jan. 2014. Director of
operations for the DCCC's 2012 I.E. program, May-Dec. 2012.
Director of operations for Protect Your Care and Know Your Care, April
2011-May 2012. Deputy director of compliance and operations for
the Indiana Democratic Party, April-Dec. 2010. Compliance
director at A Strong Majority, April 2009-April 2010. GIS
specialist for the Timmons Group, May 2008-March 2010. Studied at
Mary Washington College.
...organization to July 29, 2019:
EXECUTIVE
Executive Director Allison Jaslow
(announced Dec. 13, 2018) Independent
consultant for Integrity Matters, April-Nov. 2018. Executive
director (April 2017-Mar. 2018), chief of staff (Mar. 2016-April 2017)
and director of political and intergovernmental affairs at Iraq and
Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA). Program director for
policy and political affairs at the Human Rights Campaign, May-Oct.
2015. Chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, Jan. 2013-April
2015. Campaign manager on Friends of Cheri Bustos, April-Dec.
2012. Senior advisor and communications director to U.S. Rep.
Howard L. Berman, Feb.-April 2012. Press secretary to U.S. Sen.
Jim Webb (VA), Jan. 2011-Jan. 2012. Press secretary to U.S. Rep.
Steve Kagan (WI), Jan.-Dec. 2010. Communications director for the
Democratic Party of Virginia, July 2009-Jan. 2010. Special
assistant to the director of communications at the White House,
Jan.-Jun. 2009. Operations director on Carol Shea-Porter
for Congress (NH), July-Nov. 2008. Served 3 years 10 months in
the U.S Army as battalion adjutant in Baghdad, Iraq (Sept. 2006-June
2008), executive officer in Ft. Carson, CO, Jan.-Sept. 2006; and
platoon
leader and accountable officer in Taji, Iraq (Sept. 2004-Dec.
2005). B.S. in political science and military science from
University of Central Missouri, 2004; A.A. in liberal arts from
Wentworth Military Academy and College, 2002. twitter
Deputy Executive Director and Director of Campaigns Danny
Kazin
(announced Jan. 9,
2019...oversee
the political, candidate fundraising, field, and analytics
departments) Campaign manager on Jacky Rosen's U.S. Senate
campaign in Nevada, June 2017-Nov. 2018. Western region political
director at the DCCC in the
2016 cycle. Campaign
manager
on U.S.
Rep.
Ami
Bera's
2014
re-election
campaign in CA-7. Campaign manager on Thomas Suozzi's run for
Nassau County executive, 2013. Worked on Ami Bera's 2012
congressional campaign. Worked on U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop's 2010
re-election.
Deputy Executive Director, Finance and Member Engagement Michael Smith
(Jan. 2019...DCCC national finance director, Jan.
2017-Jan. 2019)
Political director for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from Jan.
2017. National finance director for outreach on Hillary for
America, Apr. 2015-Nov. 2016. DC
finance director at the DCCC and finance director House Democratic
Leader Nancy Pelosi, Jan. 2013-March 2015. Deputy DC finance
director at the DCCC, Sept. 2011-Dec. 2012. Development manager
for Campus Progress, Feb.-Sept. 2011. Finance on Sestak for
Senate, July-Nov. 2010. Director of the Council of State
Governments' Legal Task Force (Aug. 2009-July 2010) and legislative
policy analyst (June 2007-July 2010) at the Council of State
Governments. B.A. in political science from Rutgers University,
2007.
Deputy Executive Director Nicholas Pancrazio
Director of business operations and compliance (Dec. 2017-Jan. 2019) and business operations and compliance advisor (June-Nov. 2017) at the ACLU. Chief compliance officer on Hillary for America, April 2015-Jan. 2017. Director of operations for House Majority PAC, April 2013-March 2015. Director of compliance and vetting at Obama for America, April 2011-Feb. 2013. Research supervisor-compliance (Aug. 2010-March 2011) and research associate-compliance (Oct. 2009-July 2010 at the DNC. B.A. in political science and government from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008.
POLITICAL
Director
Danny
Kazin
(see
above)
National Political Director for Frontline Kory Kozloski
(announced Jan. 9, 2019) Northeast
regional political director at the DCCC from April 2017.
Executive director of the
Democratic Party of
Wisconsin, Nov. 2015-Feb. 2017. Senior associate at A | L Media,
Nov. 2011-Oct. 2015. Director of the Democratic Party of
Wisconsin Coordinated Campaign (Senate recalls), March-Sept.
2011. Executive director of the Wisconsin State Democratic
Committee, Jan. 2009-March 2011. Chief of staff to Wisconsin
State Sen. Lena Taylor, Nov. 2006-Dec. 2007. Campaign manager on
John Lehman for Senate, April-Nov. 2006. B.A. in political
science from UW-Milwaukee, 2004. twitter
National Political Director for Campaigns and Recruitment Molly
Ritner
(announced Jan. 9, 2019) Midwest regional
political director at the DCCC
in the 2018 cycle. Campaign manager on Sue Minter's run for
governor of Vermont from Feb. 2016. Campaign manager at Friends
of Gary McCollum for State Senate (Virginia Beach, VA), 2015.
Midwest fundraising director for the DCCC, 2013-14. Finance
director on U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan's (MN) 2012 re-election
campaign. Finance director on Chris Donovan for Congress (CT-5)
from July 2012. Deputy finance director on U.S. Rep. Martin
Heinrich (NM)'s 2010 re-election campaign. twitter
FIELD
Title? Dennis Raj
Western regional targeting director at the DCCC from
Sept. 2017.
Data coordinator for the California Democratic Party, July-Nov.
2016. DCCC field director in CA-24, Mar.-June 2016. Field
director on Salud Carbajal for Congress (CA), Oct. 2015-Feb.
2016. Political director (Feb. 2013-Aug. 2015 and campaign
coordinator (Aug.-Nov. 2012) for the South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council
(in San Jose, CA). Assistant to the managing director (Jan.
2011-Aug. 2012) and deputy IT director (July-Dec. 2010 at the
California Democratic Party. Special assistant/body person at the
California Department of Education, Dec. 2008-July 2010. B.A. in
political science from UC Davis.
COMMUNICATIONS
Communications
Director Jared Smith
(announced Dec. 13, 2018) Deputy chief of staff
and communications director to Rep. Bustos, Sept. 2015-Dec. 2018.
Deputy campaign manager (April-Nov. 2014) and communications
director (April 2013-April 2014) on Anthony Brown for Governor
(MD). Communications director to U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (MI), Aug.
2011-April 2013. Communications director on Callaghan for
Congress, May-Nov. 2010. Communications director in the U.S.
House, Mar. 2009-May 2010. Graduate of Allegheny College.
Native of Rochester, NY. twitter
Deputy Communications Director Melissa Miller
(Jan. 2019) Press secretary at the Democratic
Governors
Association, Sept. 2017-Dec. 2018. Communications director to
U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer from Jan. 2017. Press secretary at the
New Hampshire Democratic Party, Oct. 2015-Dec. 2016. Press
secretary (June 2014-Oct. 2015) and scheduler (Jan. 2013-May 2014) to
U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos. Call time manager at Friends of Cheri
Bustos, Jan.-Dec. 2012. Fall fellow and office schedule manager
at Obama for America, Sept.-Dec. 2011. B.A. in government,
performing arts, French from Georgetown University, 2011. twitter
National Press Secretary Cole Leiter
Southern
regional press secretary at the DCCC in the 2018 cycle from March
2017. Press secretary on Deborah Ross for U.S. Senate (NC),
April-Nov. 2016. Deputy communications director and digital
director to U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO), Jan. 2015-April 2016; staff
assistant/press assistant in the U.S. House, June 2014-Jan. 2015.
B.A. in political economy from Williams College, 2014. twitter
Regional Press Secretary Brooke Goren
(Feb. 2019) Deputy communications director for
the Missouri
Democratic Party, Jan.-Nov. 2018. Public affairs for the New York
City Economic Development Corporation, Jan. 2017-Jan. 2018. Press
assistant (July-Nov. 2016) and research associate (July 2015-July 2016)
for Hillary for America. Studied public policy at the University
of Chicago. twitter
RESEARCH
MARKETING AND NEW MEDIA
Chief Digital
Officer Ryan Thompson
(announced Dec. 13, 2018) Deputy digital director (Feb. 2017-Nov. 2018), email production manager (Feb. 2016-Jan. 2017) and digital membership coordinator (March 2015-Feb. 2016) at the DCCC. Field organizer on the North Carolina Coordinated Campaign, Aug.-Nov. 2014. Graphic designer (Jan.-Aug. 2014) and copywriter (March 2013-Jan. 2014) at Fanatics, Inc. in Jacksonville, FL. Contributing writer at Folio Weekly, Dec. 2012-Jan. 2014. B.S. degrees in communication and English from University of North Florida, Dec. 2012.
FINANCE
Finance Alexandra Smith
Started
as
DCCC
deputy
national
finance
director in Dec. 2017 Previously
DCCC finance chief of staff and operations director, Feb.-Dec.
2017. Deputy finance outreach director on Hillary for America,
April 2015-Nov. 2016. Deputy finance director at Ready for
Hillary, Sept. 2013-April 2015. Grassroots associate at Dewey
Square Group, July 2010-Aug. 2013. B.S. in architecture from
University of Virginia, 2010. twitter
CANDIDATE SERVICES
MEMBER SERVICES
Director
of
Member
Services
Charles
Benton
(Sept.
2011)
Public
affairs
policy
advocate
at the American Association
for Justice, 2008-09. Deputy director of member services at the
DCCC, 2004-08. J.D. from Howard University School of Law, 2002;
B.A. in political science from Macalester College, 1994.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CFO
Chief Financial Officer Jackie Forte-Mackay
(overseeing
the
Committee's finances and compliance reporting) Has served as
the DCCC's CFO for several decades.
CAO
Chief Administrative Officer Jillian Shweiki
(Jan. 2019) Shweiki has worked at the DCCC since
Apr. 2014:
deputy chief operating officer (Feb. 2017-Dec. 2018), finance
operations director (Feb. 2015-Jan. 2017) and assistant to the COO
(Apr. 2014-Jan. 2015).
Director of Diversity Van Ornelas
(Feb. 2019) Communications manager/public
information officer
(Feb. 2017-Feb. 2019) and council assistant (Mar. 2015-Feb. 2017) with
the City of Glendale, AZ. Managing director at PRSC, LLC, July
2011-Mar. 2015; Western states representative at David Browne Media,
Jan. 2011-Mar. 2015. Director of public affairs (2009-11) and
director of community relations and outreach (2006-09) at Arizona State
University. Government relations analyst/lobbyist for the Arizona
School Boards Association, 2004-06. Director of membership and
deputy director of constituency services at NALEO, 1999-2001.
M.P.A. from CUNY Baruch College, 1999; B.A. in communication from
Arizona State University, 1994.
Legal
FORMER
Director of Polling and Modelling Nancy Zdunkewicz ...left in mid-July 2019 according to Politico
(Apr. 2019) Managing director and treasurer at
Democracy Corps Inc.,
2014-Apr. 2019. Project coordinator at GQR, Apr. 2013-Sept.
2014. Legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, 2011-13.
M.A. in philosophy and law (2011) and B.A. in political science (2010)
from University of Southern California.
Director of Mail Sonia Kim ...Politico reported
Kim moved over to the DSCC
Chief of Staff Jalisa Washington-Price ...reported by AP on
Feb. 8, 2019 as SC state director and national deputy political
director on Kamala Harris for the People presidential campaign
(announced as chief of staff on Dec. 13,
2018) and director of the office
of diversity (Feb. 2017-Dec. 2018) at the DCCC. Deputy political
director (Dayton) and women's outreach director on Hillary for America
Ohio campaign, June-Nov. 2016; coalition
director
for
the
Oregon
primary
campaign;
political
director
on
Clinton's
South
Carolina
primary
campaign
from
April
2015.
Public
and
government
affairs
director at Austin &
Rogers P.A. in Columbia, SC, Aug. 2012-April 2015. Bachelor's
degree in economics from University of South Carolina-Columbia,
2010. twitter