Subject: Re: FW: DNC Holds Executive Committee Conference Call
From: "Meckler, Laura" <[email-masked]>
To: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 15:54:08 -0400

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

Laura Meckler
The Wall Street Journal
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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.
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> 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.
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>  <http://www.democrats.org/>*Luis Miranda, *Communications
> Director
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> *Democratic National Committee*
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> 202-863-8148 – [email-masked] - @MiraLuisDC
> <https://www.twitter.com/MiraLuisDC>
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> *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
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> so then I think DWS didn't answer my question-- will her appointments to
> the drafting committee reflect the votes they each got?
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> i asked that and she said the appointments had already been made....
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> Laura Meckler
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> The Wall Street Journal
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> 202-862-9212 (desk)
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> 202-446-4530 (cell)
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> @laurameckler
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> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 3:29 PM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> 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.
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> However, the 15 member Platform Drafting subcommittee is separate, and
> those appointments have not yet been made.
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> *For Immediate Release*
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> January 22, 2016
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> *Contact: DNC Press – *202-863-8148
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> *DNC Holds Executive Committee Conference Call *
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> *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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> “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.”
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> The bulk of the Standing Committee members will be elected from the states
> and territories during the delegate selection process.
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> The Chair also appointed Committee Co-Chairs as follows:
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> ·         Credentials Committee: Lorraine Miller and Jim Roosevelt
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> ·         Rules Committee: Former State Senator Leticia Van de Putte and
> former U.S. Congressman Barney Frank
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> ·         Platform Committee: Governor Dan Malloy and former Atlanta
> Mayor Shirley Franklin
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