John Kerry for President Inc.
On December 4, 2002, Sen. Kerry filed papers with the FEC establishing
John Kerry for President Inc., an exploratory committee. James M.
Jordan served as the national campaign manager through November 9, 2003;
he was replaced by Mary Beth Cahill, who previously served as chief of
staff to Sen. Edward Kennedy.
John Kerry for President Inc. Idaho
Leadership
Campaign Headquarters: 877 Main Street, Boise
| State Director |
Dawna Rasmussen |
(Nov. 2003) Prior to joining
the campaign Rasmussen worked as one of two Idaho Democratic Party field
coordinators in Bannock County (Pocatello). Staff assistant in the
Idaho Senate starting in Jan. 2003. Managed Sen. Bert Marley's (D-McCammon)
2002
election campaign. Interned with then U.S. Rep. Tim Roemer (D-IN)
in 2001.
| Field Director |
Matt DeFerranti |
DeFerranti served as the field
coordinator for Pottawattamie County (Council Bluffs) during Kerry's Iowa
caucus campaign.
| Northern Region Field Director |
Kate Simmons |
Simmons served as the Northeast
Regional Field Director for Kerry's Iowa caucus campaign. Prior to
joining the campaign, she was the Washington, DC representative for the
global warming and energy campaign at the Sierra Club. She worked
on Jack Conway's bid for Congress in the 3rd CD in Kentucky in 2002 and
on Congressman John Spratt's 2000 re-election in South Carolina.
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Monica Schneider |
Schneider was a field coordinator
for Black Hawk County (Waterloo) during Kerry's Iowa caucus campaign.
Endorsements
-On Feb. 23, 2004 the campaign
announced the support of all
four of the state's superdelegates and over 80 percent of its Democratic
state legislators.
-On Feb. 23, 2004 the campaign
announced the support of the 800-plus member Professional Fire Fighters
of Idaho, Dennis Doan, president.
-On Jan. 30, 2004 the campaign
announced its Idaho
steering committee, co-chaired by Bethine Church (Boise), wife of former
U.S. Senator Frank Church and Ambassador Alan Blinken (Ketchum) .
also:
-former Gov. John Evans
-singer/songwriter Carole
King-Idaho native
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