Howard Dean-Washington Campaign Organization

Howard Dean-Campaign Organization, Washington

Dean for America

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 served as national campaign manager until after the Jan. 19 Iowa caucuses when Roy Neel became chief executive officer.

With an office staff of 15, a field staff of 70 (includes both paid and non-paid; all offical DFA campaign people with cells and DFA e-mail accounts), and over 300 volunteers, the Dean campaign helped produce a record turnout of over 200,000 caucus attendees, achieved a second place showing with 30% of the vote (Dean's best showing of all states except his home state Vermont, and this following nine straight losses), and picked up 29 DNC delegates.

Dean for America Washington Leadership
Campaign Headquarters: 228 Ninth Avenue N., Seattle (opening celebration Oct. 26, 2003)

Washington State Director

Betty Means

(Started July 15, 2003) Campaign management, fundraising, and event coordination through Betty J. Means & Associates, 2001-2003. Associate State Director for Advocacy, AARP Washington, 1999-2001. AARP/VOTE Legislative Representative for WA, AK, MT, NV, OR, and ID, 1993-1999. Senior Field Communications Coordinator for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 1989-1992. Deputy Political Director, Democratic National Committee, 1987-1988. District Manager/Outreach Coordinator, Congressman Mike Lowry, 1979-1987.

Deputy Director

Bill Trezevant

Previously served as Deputy Director with the Institute for Politics Democracy & the Internet at the George Washington University. Was a candidate for City Council in Buffalo, New York. Over 15 years experience running and managing local and regional campaigns. Attorney specializing in labor law. B.A. from Fordham University; J.D. for SUNY-Buffalo School of Law.

Field Director

Laura Williams

Assistant to the Field Director

Nigel Herbig

Field Coordinators
Bonnie Becke - Bremerton
Jennifer Spieler - South Puget Sound
Rebbecca McNichol - Vancouver
Jessica Hauffe - Vancouver
John Taylor - Seattle
Josh Johnston - Bellingham
Joy Shigaki - Central Washington
Neil Beaver - Spokane

Community Outreach - Ruthanne Kurose

House Parties - Jay Keeton

Communications/Press Spokesperson - Steve Haro
Press Coordinator - Josh Field

Special Projects - Tom Ross
Special Projects - John Burns

Volunteer Coordinator - McKenna Hartman
Volunteer Recruitment - Sherry Reynolds

Office Manager - David Bailey

GenDean - Shaun Woods

Database Design - Ellen Meserow
IT Database Web - Christy McConville
Web - Nina Kang
IT Hardware - Norman Furlong
Graphic Design/IT - Phil Scroggs
IT Database/ Web - Ray Minchew
IT Database - Peter Hannah
IT Database Web - Julie Goldberg

Co-Chairs

Former Gov. Booth Gardner - served as Governor from 1985-93, and was U.S. Ambassador to the WTO in Geneva from 1994-98.
Karen Marchioro - Democratic National Committeewoman and former state party chair. Ran unsuccessfully for State Representative in 2000, garnering 40 percent of the vote in her Bellevue district.

Washington State Steering Committee

JoAnn Kauffman (Spokane), occupational health nurse and national recognized expert on Native American health

Ruthann Kurose (Mercer Island), community activist and Board Member, Bellevue Community College

Clayton Lewis (Seattle), Chief Operating Officer of Onvia, and former staff member of the DCCC

Hubert Locke (Seattle), Professor Emeritus and former Dean of the Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington

Luis Moscuso (Mountlake Terrace), Staff Rep for the NW Region of the Washington Public Employees Association, UFCW

Greg Rodriguez (Seattle), Chair of King County Democrats

John Taylor (Seattle), former gubernatorial staff member for Howard Dean

Endorsements
Congressman Jim McDermott (WA-7) 10/06/03

Sen. Rosa Franklin 29th Legislative District
Sen. Adam Kline 37th Legislative District
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles 36th Legislative District
Sen. Margarita Prentice 11th Legislative District

Rep. Brian Blake 19th Legislative District
Sen. Lisa Brown 3rd Legislative District
Rep. Judy Clibborn 41st District
Rep. Jeannie Darneille 27th District
Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson 38th Legislative District
Rep. Sam Hunt 22nd Legislative District
Rep. Eric Pettigrew 37th Legislative District
Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos 37th Legislative District

David Della Seattle City Councilman
Bill Erxleben Newcastle City Councilman
Paul George Yakima City Councilman
Larry Gossett Seattle King Co. Councilman
Jan Kumasaka Seattle School Board Member
Doug Lasher Vancouver Clark Co. Treasurer
Nick Licata Seattle City Councilman
Dwight Pelz Seattle King Co. Councilman
Larry Phillips Seattle King Co. Councilman
Thomas Rasmussen Seattle City Councilman
John Roskelley Spokane County Commissioner
Irene Stewart Seattle School Board Member

Official Website launched Oct. 2003

(Oct. 31, 2003)

Early Activity
Washington for Dean
Not authorized by the campaign

(Sept. 17, 2003)
Political Advisory Committee:
Greg Rodriguez
Betty Means
John Taylor
Kelly Wright

Web Team:
Nina Kang
Lisa Pease

May 20, 2003. John Taylor, acting as the volunteer director for Washington state, wrote: "The Dean Campaign has no paid staff in Washington state. It is an entirely volunteer grass roots effort... With that said, the campaign has been able to organize volunteers so that we were able to host a 1200-1400 person rally for Governor Dean's visit to Seattle last week, and we have a presence at state-wide events... ...We are a grass roots campaign, which is highly dependent on the internet. The national campaign is using the internet, particularly Meetup.com, to identify activists and integrate them into the campaign structure. We have over 1000 volunteers state-wide in Washington as a consequence of Meet-up."

Taylor was a policy staffer for Governor Dean in Vermont, from 1996-2001. He moved to Seattle in 2001, and currently works for the City of Seattle.