Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee

Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee
Incumbent
Keith Ellison
since February 25, 2017
Term length Undetermined
Inaugural holder Ben Johnson
Mike Honda
Susan Turnbull
Formation 2003 (Original formation)
2017 (Second formation)
Abolished 2005
Website

The Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee is a position within the United States Democratic Party that was re-established by Tom Perez in February 2017 after the 2017 DNC Chair race, won by Perez.

After a close victory over Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison, Perez appointed Ellison as Deputy Chair in an attempt to lessen the divide in the Democratic Party after the contentious 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, which saw conflicts between supporters of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.[1] Perez was seen as being more in line with the Clinton wing, while Ellison was more in line with the Sanders wing.[2]

The role's revival in 2017 has been described by critics as largely titular and ceremonial.[3]

List

Image Deputy Chair Home state Term start Term end
Mike Honda California 2003 2005
Ben Johnson Maryland 2003 2005
Susan Turnbull Maryland 2003 2005
Keith Ellison Minnesota February 25, 2017 Incumbent

References

  1. ↑ Bradner, Eric (February 26, 2017). "Perez wins DNC chairmanship". CNN.
  2. ↑ Chang, Clio (February 23, 2017). "The Case for Tom Perez Makes No Sense". The New Republic. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  3. ↑ Evans, Lauren (February 25, 2017). "Tom Perez Elected to Head DNC, Edging Out Keith Ellison". Jezebel. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.