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Friday, Sept. 8, 2016
Contact: DNC Press
DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL
COMMITTEE
LAUNCHING
VICTORY
LEADERS COUNCIL IN UTAH
Friday, Sept. 8, 2016
Contact: DNC Press
DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL
COMMITTEE
LAUNCHING
VICTORY
LEADERS COUNCIL IN UTAH
Last
week,
the
Democratic
National
Committee
announced the launch of its
state-based Victory Leaders Council program.
Utah
becomes
the
second
state
program.
Councils will exist in red and blue
states that have not been contested in recent presidential elections.
Georgia’s council launched last week, and Arizona’s will launch later
this week. The goal of the councils is to help elect Hillary Clinton
and win down ballot elections this cycle and beyond.
Each
Victory
Leaders
Council
will
include
prominent individuals and elected
officials but depend on grassroots activists who put elbow grease into
electing Democrats up and down the ballot. They will expand our ground
capacity in each state, helping to deliver votes and volunteers to
Hillary Clinton and down-ballot Democrats at every level of the ticket.
These structures will live on beyond Election Day to help Democrats win
in mid-term elections, flip Republican majorities, and to help
President Hillary Clinton enact her policy agenda.
Victory
Leaders
Councils
will
be
volunteer-led
and driven but will work closely
with each Hillary For America state director as well as the executive
directors and chairs of each state party. The VLC program will be
overseen by the Democratic National Committee’s field team and each VLC
leader will have a designated liaison at the DNC. Victory Leaders
Councils will not only keep stakeholders engaged through regular
meetings but will also organize door-to-door canvasses, phone banks,
and Get-Out-The-Vote efforts in each state.
“We
are
committed
to
winning
up
and down the ticket from the White House to
the state houses,” said Donna
Brazile, interim chairwoman of the
Democratic National Committee. “We are building on the momentum
of our
hugely successful convention, where we passed the most progressive
platform in history that would do the most good for the most families.
There is a stark choice for voters to make in this election, and
Democrats have a historic opportunity and responsibility to help voters
see that choice clearly. The Victory Leaders Councils are one more way
that Democrats are investing in all 50 states.”
“Democrats
are
competing
across
the
country
and building for the future,”
said Brandon Davis, Chief of
Staff at the Democratic National
Committee. “In states from Georgia to Arizona, demographics and
politics are changing quickly -- and Democrats are making the
investments to make gains now so that we can take majorities later. We
are mobilizing voters across the country to elect more Democrats and to
deliver on the policies being driven by the Clinton-Kaine ticket and
Democrats at every level of the ballot. In the meantime, the
Republicans are pursuing outdated policies that have failed hard
working families and our communities.”
Adam
Parkhomenko, the DNC’s National Field Director, will be
overseeing the
Victory Leaders Council program at the DNC.
"I
agree
with
President
Obama
that
nobody has ever been as prepared as
Hillary Clinton to be President, and I am proud of with what she has
done with her life and honored to support her. At a time when
leadership is crucially needed in our country and across the globe
there is no better person for the job. I joined the Victory Leaders
Council because I am honored to be a part of the team supporting
Hillary and the candidates supporting her,” said Wayne Holland,
Former Chair of the Utah Democratic Party in Utah and DNC National
Committeeman.
"I
support
Hillary
Clinton
because
her
policies are the most pro-family,
period. She fights for parental leave, public education, clean air, and
living wages. She has shown a vested interest in Utah and I am thrilled
to be a part of the Victory Council to help get her elected, as well as
Democrats down-ballot,” said Crystal
Young-Otterstrom,
Chair
of
the
LDS
Democrats.
"Many
in
our
Utah
Latino
community
are standing firmly behind Hillary Clinton
and working for her victory in November. We know she will look out for
the interests of our families, both those who have been citizens for
many years and for those living and working here looking to create a
better life,” said Josie Valdez,
Democratic Activist and former
Vice-Chair, Utah Democratic Party.
"I
am
honored
to
serve
on
Secretary Clinton’s Victory Council because it
is important to elect a president with the temperament and experience
to handle the complex issues facing our country and the world. I
appreciate her lifetime of devotion to improving the lives of children
and working families,” said Utah
State Representative Patrice
Arent and DNC National Committeewoman.
"Hillary
Clinton
is
the
best
prepared
to serve our nation at this time of
international uncertainty. I'm excited to join the Victory
Leaders Council and work to elect Democrats from this highest office
down to our local leaders,” said Jenny
Wilson,
Salt
Lake
County
Councilwoman.
Below
is
the
Victory
Leaders
Council
roster for Utah. Victory Leaders
Councils are still in formation and additional members may be added on
a rolling basis.
UTAH
VICTORY
LEADERS
COUNCIL
(in
formation,
additional members may be added)
Lisa
Allcott
Patrice
Arent
Brad
Asay
Don
Ball
Bruce
Bastian
Ralph
Becker
Jackie
Biskupski
Jim
Bradley
Brian
Brenmer
Joel
Briscoe
Cheryl
Butler
Rebecca
Chavez-Houck
Von
Christensen
Weston
Clark
Peter
Corroon
Dale
Cox
Barbara
Curtis
Jim
Dabakis
Gene
Davis
Duane
Dordeaux
Donald
Dunn
Nicole
Dunn
Stanley
Ellington
David
Fairhurst
Jesse
Garcia
Christian
Gardner
Kem
Gardner
Kimberly
Gardner
Martin
Sheryl
Ginsburg
Jim
Gonzales
Terri
Goodall
Sam
Granato
Neil
Hansen
Lynn
Hemingway
Wayne
Holland
Sandra
Hollins
Kyle
Hoyt
David
Irvine
Jani
Iwamoto
Pat
Jones
Paula
Julander
Nick
Killpack
Brian
King
Lauren
Littlefield
Penny
Llewelyn
Charlie
Luke
Norma
Matheson
Karen
Mayne
Ben
McAdams
Erin
Mendenhall
Tom
Meyer
Rudy
Miera
Breanne
Miller
Frida
Moses
Rahul
Mukherjee
Marie
Poulson
Alison
Romano
Ross
Romero
Betty
Sawyer
Pat
Shea
Jandalynn
Stelter
Jeff
Stern
Lessig
Stern
Marcus
Stevenson
Charles
Stormont
Daisy
Thomas
Steve
Thompson
Josie
Valdez
Cristobal
Villegas
Leah
Weisgal
Blaze
Wharton
Vincent
Whickwar
Steve
White
Sharon
Williams
Jenny
Wilson
Ted
Wilson
Peggy
Wilson
Brandon
Wise
Evan
Woods
Glenn
Wright
Crystal
Young-Otterstrom