EMILYs List is an American political action committee (PAC) that aims to help elect Democratic female candidates in favor of abortion rights to office. It was founded by Ellen Malcolm in 1985. The group's name is an acronym for "Early Money Is Like Yeast". Malcolm commented that "it makes the dough rise". The saying refers to a convention of political fundraising:receiving many donations early in a race helps attract subsequent donors. EMILYs List bundles contributions to the campaigns of Democratic women in favor of abortion rights running in targeted races.
Donna Lease Brazile is an American political strategist,campaign manager,and political analyst who served twice as acting Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). She is currently an ABC News contributor,and was previously a Fox News contributor until her resignation in May 2021. Brazile was also previously a CNN contributor,but resigned in October 2016,after WikiLeaks revealed that she shared two debate questions with Hillary Clinton's campaign during the 2016 United States presidential election.
Nita Sue Lowey is an American politician who formerly served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1989 until 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Lowey also served as co-Dean of the New York Congressional Delegation,along with former U.S. Representative Eliot Engel. Lowey's district was numbered as the 20th from 1989 to 1993,as the 18th from 1993 to 2013,and as the 17th beginning in 2013. The district includes many of New York City's inner northern suburbs,such as White Plains,Purchase,Tarrytown,Mount Kisco,and Armonk. She was succeeded by fellow Democrat Mondaire Jones.
Deborah Wasserman Schultz is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 25th congressional district,first elected to Congress in 2004. A member of the Democratic Party,she is a former chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Jehmu Greene is an American television commentator,social justice advocate,and political and media strategist. She was born in Washington,D.C.,and grew up in Austin,Texas. The daughter of Liberian immigrants,Greene is a first generation American.
The 2008 presidential campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton,then junior United States senator from New York,was announced on her website on January 20,2007. Hillary Clinton was previously the First Lady of the United States and First Lady of Arkansas prior to her election as U.S. Senator from New York. She is also the wife of former President Bill Clinton. Clinton was the source of much media speculation since having expressed interest in being a candidate in the 2008 presidential election since at least October 2002.
Ramona Martinez a member of the Democratic National Committee from Colorado for 16 years. A businesswoman and former president of the Denver City Council,Martinez has served on the DNC from 1992 to 2009. As a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention,Martinez has publicly supported Bill Richardson,and then Hillary Clinton. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2010.
Mary Anne "Mame" Reiley was an American political activist and business leader.
The 2016 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention,held at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,from July 25 to 28,2016. The convention gathered delegates of the Democratic Party,the majority of them elected through a preceding series of primaries and caucuses,to nominate a candidate for president and vice president in the 2016 United States presidential election. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was chosen as the party's nominee for president by a 54% majority of delegates present at the convention roll call securing it over primary rival Senator Bernie Sanders,who received 46% of votes from delegates,and becoming the first female candidate to be formally nominated for president by a major political party in the United States. Her running mate,Senator Tim Kaine from Virginia,was confirmed by delegates as the party's nominee for vice president by acclamation.
Presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select the 4,051 delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention held July 25–28 and determine the nominee for President in the 2016 United States presidential election. The elections took place within all fifty U.S. states,the District of Columbia,five U.S. territories,and Democrats Abroad and occurred between February 1 and June 14,2016. Between 2008 and 2024,this was the only Democratic Party primary in which the nominee had never been nor had ever become President of the United States. This was the first Democratic primary to nominate a woman for President.
Burns Strider is an American consultant,lobbyist and former political aide. He is co-founder of the consulting firm The Eleison Group and co-founder and president of the lobbying group American Values Network.
The 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton was announced in a YouTube video on April 12,2015. Clinton was the 67th United States Secretary of State and served during the first term of the Obama administration,from 2009 to 2013. She was previously a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009,and is the wife of former President Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton served as First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
Jennifer M. Palmieri is an American political advisor and media personality who served as White House Director of Communications from 2013 to 2015 and Director of Communications for the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign. Palmieri was the co-host of the political documentary series The Circus on Showtime from 2021 to 2023.
Shefali Razdan Duggal is an Indian-American political activist and diplomat serving as the United States ambassador to the Netherlands. She was previously appointed by President Barack Obama to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council,which supervises the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,for a term which expired in January 2018.
The College Democrats of America (CDA) is the official college outreach arm of the Democratic National Committee. It claims over 100,000 college and university student members in College Democrats chapters across the United States.
Michael Ted Levin is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for California's 49th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party,he represents most of northern coastal San Diego County,as well as part of southern Orange County.
A leadership election was held by the United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus before the beginning of the 116th United States Congress on January 3,2019. The election determined who will be nominated by the caucus for the speakership election as well as who would occupy other leadership positions within the House Democratic Caucus. The following positions were nominated or elected on November 29:Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives,House Majority Leader,House Majority Whip,House Assistant Majority Leader,Democratic Caucus Chair,and Democratic Caucus Vice Chair. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair,the Policy and Communications Committee's Chair and its three Co-Chairs,Junior Caucus Representative and Freshman Class Representative were elected the next day,and a third co-chair was added to the Steering and Policy Committee by the Leader.
Irene Natividad is an American feminist,women's rights activist,corporate director,international advocate for women in leadership positions,President of the GlobeWomen Research and Education Institute,a non-profit organization based in Washington,DC whose lead programs include the annual Global Summit of Women and Corporate Women Directors International (CWDI). She previously served as Chair of the National Women's Political Caucus,Chair of the National Commission on Working Women,Executive Director of the Philippine American Foundation,Founder and President of Asian American Professional Women,and Founding Director of the National Network of Asian-Pacific American Women.
