Subject: Re: FW: DNC Holds Executive Committee Conference Call
From: "Meckler, Laura" <[email-masked]>
To: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 15:46:03 -0400

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
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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.
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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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