Subject: Re: FOR DEEP BACKGROUND
From: "Meckler, Laura" <[email-masked]>
To: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 11:37:24 -0400

these are some huge committees
so just otr, the sanders camp is talkigna bout the chair's appointments
only? but there are a ton of other people who will be chosen by the
delegates in the states, right? what am i missing?

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

On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]> wrote:

> According to the bullet on the 3 standing committees --- each committee,
> including Rules – has 25 members appointed by the Chair, and 162 elected
> through the delegate selection process:
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> ·         Below you’ll see our release on the Chair’s appointments to the
> Platform committee  (and other committees). In addition to the Chair’s
> appointments (25 for each committee for a total of 75 plus the leadership)
> there are 162 members of each committee who are elected in every state and
> territory according to the results of the primaries and caucuses. Those
> elections are ongoing and must conclude by June 25th.
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>  <http://www.democrats.org/>*Luis Miranda, *Communications
> Director
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> *Democratic National Committee*
>
> 202-863-8148 – [email-masked] - @MiraLuisDC
> <https://www.twitter.com/MiraLuisDC>
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>
> *From:* Meckler, Laura [mailto:[email-masked]]
> *Sent:* Friday, May 06, 2016 11:30 AM
> *To:* Miranda, Luis
> *Subject:* Re: FOR DEEP BACKGROUND
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> helpful. how are the rules committee members picked?
>
>
> Laura Meckler
>
> The Wall Street Journal
>
> 202-862-9212 (desk)
>
> 202-446-4530 (cell)
>
> @laurameckler
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> On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 11:28 AM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> Hi Laura, here you go.
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>
>
> How does the Democratic party platform writing process work? When do the
> drafting committees start getting appointed and meeting?
>
> ·         The Platform Drafting Committee is a subcommittee of the
> Convention’s Platform committee. It is made up of 15 people, appointed by
> the DNC Chair in consultation with the Co-Chairs of the Platform Committee.
> We don’t have any announcement to make on timing as of yet, however,
> they’ll be appointed sometime in the coming weeks.
>
> ·         Because the Party’s platform is a statement of our values, the
> DNC is committed to an open, inclusive and representative process. Both of
> our campaigns will be represented on the Drafting Committee, and just as we
> did in 2008 and 2012, the public will have opportunities to participate.
>
>
>
> Also, can you send me a list of who is on the party platform committee?
>
> ·         Below you’ll see our release on the Chair’s appointments to the
> Platform committee  (and other committees). In addition to the Chair’s
> appointments (25 for each committee for a total of 75 plus the leadership)
> there are 162 members of each committee who are elected in every state and
> territory according to the results of the primaries and caucuses. Those
> elections are ongoing and must conclude by June 25th.
>
>
>
> *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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>