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. New Mexico
Leadership
Campaign Headquarters: 335 Jefferson, SE Albuquerque
| Southwest Political Advisor/New
Mexico and Arizona |
Moses Mercado |
Deputy chief of staff to Gephardt
when he was House Democratic Leader. Worked on Gene Green's (TX-29)
campaign, then served as his chief of staff starting in 1993. Assistant
state attorney. Graduate of University of Texas and South Texas College
of Law in Houston.
| State Director/Field Director |
Joon Kim |
(started Sept. 23, 2003; originally
hired as lead organizer, after about two weeks became field director and
as things progressed was the de-facto state director) Most recently
was working in Los Angeles. In 2002 Kim worked on Oregon Democrats'
coordinated campaign, and earlier on Rod Blagojevich's primary campaign
for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Illinois. In 2000
he worked on Texas Democrats' coordinated campaign. He is a University
of Maryland graduate with a degree in International Relations.
1st Congressional District - Michelle
Mares
2nd Congressional District - Steven
Borg
| New Mexico State Chairman |
Jamie Koch |
(announced July 7, 2003)
A longtime Sante Fe businessman and political activist and former state
legislator. Koch put together the financing and framework for Bill
Richardson's successful 2002 run for governor. He ran four-time Governor
Bruce King's campaign and was a fundraiser for Martin Chavez's gubernatorial
run. Koch is also a former chair of the state Democratic Party.
Endorsements
New Mexico Building Trades
Council, AFL-CIO (17 affiliated local labor unions; Rudy Zamora, Executive
Director) ...announced Oct. 23, 2003
Senator Richard Romero, Senator
Manny Aragon, Representative James Taylor, and Representative Kiki Saavedra.
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