Subject: RE: FW: DNC Holds Executive Committee Conference Call
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To: "Meckler, Laura" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 18:12:42 -0400

On background, no

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From: "Meckler, Laura" <[email-masked]> 
Date: 05/11/2016  3:54 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]> 
Subject: Re: FW: DNC Holds Executive Committee Conference Call 

So have the drafting committee members been decided but not announced?

Laura Meckler
The Wall Street Journal
202-862-9212 (desk)
202-446-4530 (cell)
@laurameckler

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 3:53 PM, Miranda, Luis 
<[email-masked]> wrote:

On background, it’s true her appointments to the 3 standing committees were made. Of the 187 on those committees, 162 will reflect the votes they each got
 – and in fact, each campaign selects the people who will represent their campaigns on those committees. The 25 appointments for each of the three at the Chair’s discretion were already made in January, ratified by the DNC Executive Committee, and with the
 engagement of both campaigns.
 
Off the record, the only reason the Sanders camp even sent that letter is that she was courteous enough to reach out to give both camps representation, but
 the appointments – the 15 to the drafting committee – are at the Chair’s discretion. Again, she reached out to be inclusive.

 
Luis
 Miranda, Communications Director
Democratic National Committee
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@MiraLuisDC

From: Meckler, Laura [mailto:[email-masked]]

Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 3:46 PM

To: Miranda, Luis

Cc: Paustenbach, Mark

Subject: Re: FW: DNC Holds Executive Committee Conference Call

so then I think DWS didn't answer my question-- will her appointments to the drafting committee reflect the votes they each got?

i asked that and she said the appointments had already been made....

 

Laura Meckler

The Wall Street Journal

202-862-9212 (desk)

202-446-4530 (cell)

@laurameckler

 

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 3:29 PM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]> wrote:

For background, the three standing committees, the appointments were made and ratified by the DNC Executive Committee in January. Twenty five appointments each in the Rules; Platform; and Credentials committees.
 Below is the release from January and attached the list.
 
However, the 15 member Platform Drafting subcommittee is separate, and those appointments have not yet been made.

 

 
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For Immediate Release

January 22, 2016
Contact: DNC Press – 202-863-8148 
 
DNC Holds Executive Committee Conference Call

WASHINGTON – Due to today’s inclement weather throughout the country, the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Executive Committee held their Executive
 Committee meeting via conference call today, hearing from special guests such as Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair Marcel Groen, and Democratic National Convention Committee CEO Leah Daughtry on preparations for the Democratic
 Convention to be held in the City of Brotherly and Sisterly Love in July. The previously-scheduled in-person meeting in Philadelphia, including a tour of the convention sites, was cancelled due to expected inclement weather.

Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz also delivered remarks during today’s call. In addition, the DNC Executive Committee voted to ratify the Chair’s 2016 Party
 Leader and Elected Official Member appointments to the Convention Standing Committees: Credentials, Platform, and Rules. The slate of the Chair’s appointments is attached in PDF format.

DNC rules provide for the Chair to appoint 75 Party Leader and Elected Official Members to the three Convention Standing Committees.  These Party Leader Members serve in addition to and
 together with the over 160 members that are elected in each and every state to those same committees.   

“I am extremely proud of the experienced group of individuals who are ready and dedicated to serving our Party on the Convention Committees,” said DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
 “This slate represents the great variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences that make up our Party. We wanted to make sure that the diversity of our party was reflected to the highest levels in terms of race, gender, age, and
geography and feel confident that these individuals will do a tremendous job in this capacity.” 

The bulk of the Standing Committee members will be elected from the states and territories during the delegate selection process.

The Chair also appointed Committee Co-Chairs as follows:
 
·        
Credentials Committee: Lorraine Miller and Jim Roosevelt

·        
Rules Committee: Former State Senator Leticia Van de Putte and former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank

·        
Platform Committee: Governor Dan Malloy and former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin

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