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On May 30, 2002, Dean mailed the FEC papers establishing Dean for America,
a presidential campaign committee. Dean for America is headquartered
in Burlington, Vermont. Joe Trippi is national campaign manager.
Dean for America California Leadership
| State Director |
Jude Barry |
(announced Dec. 6, 2003)
Has worked in California politics and government for the last 15 years,
most recently serving as Chief of Staff to San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales.
In 2001, Jude and Joe Trippi co-founded Catapult Strategies, Inc., a firm
specializing in politics, policy, and technology. Barry's career
began in Washington, DC, in 1984 as a press aide and deputy political director
in the office of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. He later worked on the Gary
Hart presidential campaign. In 1988 he was the national budget director
for Richard Gephardt’s presidential bid. Jude set up Governor Howard
Dean’s first visits to California for his presidential exploratory efforts
in early 2002, and he served as a senior advisor to the campaign since
early 2003.
| State Chair |
Richard Jacobs |
(announced December 6, 2003)
Since 1999, Jacobs has managed money and businesses for a Forbes 400 family
in Los Angeles. From 1991-1998, Jacobs was President and CEO of Newstar,
Inc., an investment and advisory firm focused on the former Soviet Union.
From 1983-1990, he was Assistant to the Chairman of Occidental Petroleum
where he was subsequently elected that company’s youngest vice president
in history. He reported directly to Chairman and CEO Armand Hammer.
Jacobs has worked closely with Dean since August 2002. In February
2003, Jacobs was named Southern California Finance Co-Chair (in which position
he remains) and a member of the national finance executive committee. Jacobs
also provides advice to the Dean campaign on national security/foreign
policy matters. Jacobs has been deeply involved in organizing the Dean
campaign in California since March 2003.
Endorsements
Rep. Pete Stark (CA-13)
12/31/03
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-16)
04/09/03
Rep. Xavier Becerra (CA-31)
12/15/03
Rep. Hilda Solis (CA-32)
12/16/03
Rep. Diane Watson (CA-33)
01/14/04
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
(CA-34) 12/15/03
Rep. Grace Napolitano (CA-38)
01/14/04
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (CA-47)
12/09/03
Rep. Bob Filner (CA-51)
09/04/03
Attorney General Bill Lockyer
01/17/04
Secretary
of State Kevin Shelley
01/17/04
Speaker-elect Fabian Núñez,
Latino Caucus Chair Marco Antonio Firebaugh and the California Latino Legislative
Caucus (24 lawmakers from the State Senate and the State Assembly)
01/17/04
former California:
Prior to the appointment
of Jude Barry, Aaron Holmes served as State Coordinator for four
months. Holmes was one of the early staffers on Dean's presidential
campaign; previously he worked on Steve Grossman's 2002 campaign for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Massachusetts. (Holmes went
on to New Hampshire to "handle major political projects.") |