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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 is national campaign director.
Dean for America New York Leadership
Campaign Headquarters: 369 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor (early
November 2003)
| State Director |
Ethan Geto |
Heads Geto & deMilly, lobbying
and public relations firm founded in 1980. Was a top political aide
to former Attorney General Bob Abrams.
| Senior Deputy State Director |
David Bender |
Bender has an entertainment
background, notably work on the Roseanne television show.
| Press Secretary/Deputy
State Director |
Eric Schmeltzer |
(June 2003) Prior to joining
the campaign, Schmeltzer worked for 3 1/2 years as press secretary to Congressman
Jerry Nadler. Earlier he worked for two years as deputy communications
director for Public Campaign.
| Political Director |
Tara Martin |
(October 2003) Chairwoman
of the New York State Democratic Committee's "Caucus of Color;" was an
aide to New York City Councilwoman Yvette Clark of Brooklyn. (October
24, 2003 article in Forward)
| Research Director |
John Arceci |
A member of the group that founded
New York for Dean, one of the first grassroots organizations in New York
State, in February 2003. Went on to volunteer part time and later
quit his job and worked full time for the campaign.
A very active volunteer is Nicole Shore,
director of volunteers.
Endorsements
On March 31, 2003 the campaign
announced the endorsement of Judith Hope, who served as chairperson of
the New York Democratic Party from 1995-2001.
Congressman Joseph
Crowley (NY-7) -Bronx and Queens 11/23/03
Congressman Jerrold
Nadler (NY-8) -West Side of Manhattan 08/24/03
Congressman Major
Owens (NY-11) -Brooklyn 08/26/03
CongressmanNydia
Velázquez (NY-12) -parts of Brooklyn, Queens and the Lower East
Side of Manhattan 11/23/03
Congressman Maurice
Hinchey (NY-22) -Hudson Valley, the Catskills, the Southern Tier and
the Finger Lakes regions 10/30/03
as of Dec. 10, 2003, nine state Senators and 17 Assemblymen
and women:
State Sen. Neil Breslin
-Albany
State Sen. Thomas
K. Duane (District 29) -Manhattan (Chelsea)
State Sen. Liz Krueger
-Manhattan
State Sen. George Onorato
-Queens
State Sen. John Sabini
-Queens
State Sen. John Sampson
-Brooklyn
State Sen. Eric Schneiderman
-Manhattan
State Sen. Ada Smith
-Queens
State Sen. Toby An Stavisky
-Queens
Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry
-Queens
Assemblyman Jonathan
Bing (District 73) -East Side of Manhattan
Assemblyman William Boyland,
Jr. -Brooklyn
Assemblyman Barbara Clark
-Queens
Assemblywoman Vivian Cook
-Queens
Assemblyman Dick
Gottfried (District 75) -Manhattan
Assemblyman Pete
Grannis (District 65) -Upper East Side of Manhattan
Assemblywoman Margaret Markey
-Queens
Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn
-Queens
Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin
-Queens
Assemblyman Bill Parment
-Chataqua (Monroe)
Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples
-Buffalo (Erie)
Assemblyman Jose Peralta
-Queens
Assemblyman Nick
Perry (District 58) -East Flatbush
Assemblyman William Scarborough
-Queens
Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio
-Queens
Assemblywoman Michele Titus
-Queens
Carolyn McLaughlin - Albany
Common Councilmember
Sandra Frankel - Brighton
Town Supervisor
Helen DeFosses - Council
President, Albany
Lynn Marinelli - Erie County
Legislator
Stephanie Ardesley - Majority
Leader, Monroe County Legislator
Bill Johnson - Mayor of
Rochester
Mark Patterson - Mayor of
Troy
Tim Mains - Rochester City
Council
Bolgen Vargas - Rochester
School Board
Jon Cooper - Suffolk County
legislator, Huntington
Stephanie Miner - Syracuse
City Councilmember
Barbara Mink - Tompkins
County legislator
Suzanne Berger - Town Chair,
Greenburgh
A. Gifford Miller - Speaker,
NYC Council
Joel Rivera - Majority Leader,
NYC Council
Bill Perkins - NYC Councilmember,
Queens
Sara Gonzalez - NYC Councilmember,
Brooklyn
Christine Quinn - NYC Councilmember,
Manhattan
James Gennaro - NYC Councilmember,
Queens
Peter Vallone, Jr. - NYC
Councilmember, Queens
Tracy L. Boylan - City Councilmember,
Brooklyn
Domenic Recchia - City Councilmember,
Brooklyn
Kendall Stewart - City Councilmember,
Brooklyn
David Yassky - City Councilmember,
Brooklyn
Annabel Palma - City Councilmember,
Bronx
Eva Moskowitz - City Councilmember,
Manhattan
Phil Reed - City Councilmember,
Manhattan
Eric Gioia - City Councilmember,
Queens
Melinda Katz - City Councilmember,
Queens
John Liu - City Councilmember,
Queens
Hiram Monserrate - City
Councilmember, Queens
Helen Sears - City Councilmember,
Queens
David Weprin - City Councilmember,
Queens
Michael McMahon - City Councilmember,
Staten Island
Stonewall
Democratic Club of New York City decided
09/23/03
Unofficial
New
York for Dean
Note: The campaign initially
operated for months out of Geto & deMilly's offices at 130 E. 40th
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