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.
Wisconsin
Leadership
| Wisconsin
Field Director |
Kevin Easton |
(announced January
5, 2004)
Campaigns include special elections in California and New Mexico,
campaign
manager for Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and field director for Rep. Lois
Capps (D-CA) re-election campaigns.
(announced June 26,
2003)
Attorney and partner at the law firm of Friebert, Finerty & St.
John,
based in Milwaukee, WI. Previously served as Assistant U.S.
Attorney
for the Western District of Wisconsin in Madison, and as the state’s
first
State Public Defender. Extensive experience in Democratic
politics
including most recently served as the finance chair for Jim Doyle’s
successful
campaign for Governor in 2002.
Endorsements
Wisconsin Assembly
Democratic
Leader, Representative Jim
Kreuser (District 64, Kenosha) endorsed Gephardt in a conference
call
on August 1, 2003.
Congressman David
Obey (WI-7) was among the Members of Congress endorsing Gephardt on
May 14, 2003.
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