Gephardt for President, Inc.
On January 6, 2003, Rep. Gephardt filed papers with the FEC establishing
Gephardt for President Exploratory Committee. The campaign opened
its headquarters in a downtown Washington, DC office building in the first
part of February 2003. Gephardt formally announced his campaign on
February 19, 2003 in St. Louis, MO. Steve Murphy is the national
campaign manager.
Gephardt for President, Inc. Michigan
Leadership
Campaign Headquarters: 163 Madison Ave., Suite 101, Detroit
| Michigan State Director |
Ron Platt |
(announced October 16, 2003)
Platt is Senior Director for Government Affairs at Greenberg Traurig, LLP
in Washington, DC, chairing the firm's Legislative Practice Group.
He served as Michigan director for the Gore-Lieberman campaign in Fall
2000. In 1998 he was senior political advisor to the Nevada Democratic
Coordinated Campaign. In 1996 he directed the Iowa Democratic Coordinated
Campaign. During the 1991-1992 election cycle, Platt served as a
political advisor for the Clinton-Gore campaign in Kentucky. Platt
came to Washington, DC in 1969 to work for Congressman Jack Brooks and
also worked for some years for Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, including as political
director on Bentsen's 1976 presidential campaign.
| Michigan Political Director |
Raymond Plowden |
(announced October 16, 2003)
A native of Michigan. Plowden has served as Rep. John Conyers' Chief
of Staff since 1995 managing Conyers' Washington, DC and Detroit congressional
offices. He has been active in numerous Detroit area organizations including
the Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute, Metro Detroit ACLU, Detroit Youth
Foundation and the Michigan Coalition of Human Rights. Plowden is a graduate
of Morehouse College in Atlanta and Wayne State University Law School in
Detroit.
and
| Michigan Co-Chair (and
National Co-Chair) |
David Bonior |
(announced December 18, 2003)
A labor professor at Wayne State University. Unsuccessfully sought
the Democratic nomination for governor in 2002. Elected to Congress
in 1976 and served as the Democratic Whip from 1991-2002, when he retired.
Served in the U.S. Air Force, 1968-72. Graduated from the University
of Iowa in 1967.
Endorsements
on Nov. 13, 2003 the campaign
announced the following endorsements:
Senator Hansen Clarke -
Detroit
Senator Jim Barcia - Bay
City
Senator Ray Basham - Taylor
Senator Mike Prusi - Ishpeming
Senator Burton Leland -
Detroit
Representative Frank Accavitti
- East Pointe
Representative Steve Adamini
- Marquette
Wayne State University Governor
Richard Bernstein
on November 20, 2003 the
campaign announced:
Michigan
Youth 4 Gephardt, comprising more than two dozen young Michiganers. |