| Dean for America |
DC for Dean
(unofficial, not organized by Dean for America)
"DC for Dean is a self-organized,
all-volunteer group that has been active in DC since May, 2003.
DC for Dean serves as an organizational framework for volunteer campaigning
activities and has frequent communication with the Dean for America campaign."
("The campaign is aware of our existence and appreciates
our efforts. They make attempts to keep us up-to-date on relevant issues...")
By January DC for Dean had more than 1,600 people on its e-mail list.
The names were obtained through Meet-ups and community outreach activities.
Loosely organized into several committees;
city-wide coordinators are as follows:
| Overall Coordinator -
Pat Johnson
Field Director - Paul McKenzie Media Relations - Kathie Boettrich Canvassing - Mike Shor Phone Banking - Myles Duffy Visibility - Kirstin Fearnley Union Liaison - Kirsten Burgard Rally Coordinator - Susan Laws House Parties - Jessica Robin Legal/Issues Research - Mike Carr Local Political Outreach - Nigel Gragg Local Political Outreach - Charles Gaither Website Director - Rudi Riet |
DC for Dean Dec. 20, 2003 |
DC for Dean has coordinators for each DC ward, and many DC for Dean activities are organized at the ward level. Below is a list of the ward coordinators.
Ward 1 – Susan Laws and Karen Gasper
Ward 2 – Kevin Delany and Denise Schroeder
Ward 3 – Matt Wood
Ward 4 – Donna Ellis and Daniel Blum
Ward 5 – Robin Kelley and Laura Wilson
Ward 6 – Charles Allen
Ward 7 – Pat Johnson
Ward 8 – Philip Pannell and Kirsten Burgard
Out for Dean -- a national volunteer organization
for GBLT supporters
Coordinator Chris Cooper chris@outfordean.com
Latinos for Dean -- a national volunteer
organization for Latino supporters
Coordinator Jerome Wiley phpwiley@yahoo.com
Generation Dean -- a national organization
of young supporters; affiliated with the official campaign
Coordinator Rachel Jagoda racheljagoda@hotmail.com
Endorsements
Six DC Councilmembers endorsed Dean at a press conference
on Sept. 9, 2003:
Jack Evans, Chair Pro Tempore
of the City Council, Ward 2
Jim Graham, Ward 1
Kathleen Paterson, Ward
3
Sharon Ambrose, Ward 6
Adrian Fenty, Ward 4
Vincent Orange, Ward 5
Also
Sandy Allen (Ward 8)
Phil Mendelson (At-Large)