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DNC Chair Tom Perez On Democrats' Georgia Runoff Strategy And Defeating Trumpism

7:20pm November 10, 2020

Democrats didn't have the big wins they expected in congressional races. Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez says Democrats are working to expand the electorate for Georgia's Senate runoffs.

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The debate stage before a 2016 Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC and YouTube in Charleston, S.C. Candidates will need higher poll numbers and more grassroots donors to participate in later debates this year.

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Democratic Presidential Field Will Look A Lot Smaller By September

11:54am May 29, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

The Democratic National Committee released new qualification standards for its first post-Labor Day debate. Candidates will need higher poll numbers and more grassroots donors.

Newly-elected Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, right, and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., who was named deputy chairman at the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.

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Across The Divide, Identity Politics Unites The Base At Both CPAC And DNC

1:52pm February 26, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

In very different ways, immigration and Islam were highlights at both the Conservative Political Action Conference and the vote for a new Democratic National Committee chairman.

U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez looks on while visiting La Cocina on January 22, 2014 in San Francisco.

WATCH LIVE: Former Obama Labor Secretary Perez Wins DNC Chairmanship

9:07pm February 25, 2017

The Democratic National Committee is picking a new chairman Saturday in Atlanta. We are following all the action and will update below.

President Obama applauds Tom Perez in 2013, whom he nominated as labor secretary. Now, as the Obama presidency winds down, Perez is running for head of the Democratic National Committee.

Tom Perez: 'We've Gotten Away From The Basics As A Party'

7:57pm January 09, 2017

by NPR Staff

The candidate for chairman of the Democratic National Committee — and Obama's labor secretary — was critical of Democrats' organizational efforts in an interview with NPR.