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Tom Perez
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Here Are the Corporate Lobbyists on the DNC Committee That Blocked the Climate Debate
Ten of the 17 votes in the Resolutions Committee against holding a climate-focused presidential debate last year came from members put forward by DNC Chair Tom Perez.
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Tom Perez Should Resign, Preferably Today
He represents an establishment that has put its own position in the party above the party’s success. It’s time to go.
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Climate Activists Win Partial Victory in Climate Debate Battle
At the resolutions committee meeting Thursday morning, two hours of debate only yielded a non-DNC sanctioned discussion—not a climate debate.
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Activists Fear Imminent Betrayal From DNC Quashing Climate Debate
Tomorrow the DNC votes on a resolution to hold a climate debate, but Chair Tom Perez’s competing resolution would undermine that effort.
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Tom Perez Traded a Puerto Rico Statehood Endorsement for DNC Chair Votes
The revelation from a new book says that pro-statehood politicians quietly took over Puerto Rico’s Democratic Party, then made a deal with Perez for their votes.
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Q&A: Tom Perez Makes His Case
The former labor secretary talks about why he’s the person who can turn around the Democratic Party.
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Twenty Questions for the DNC Chair Candidates
Six of the candidates will debate tonight in Washington.
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Cecile Richards or Tom Perez for DNC Chair
Two outside-the-box suggestions to take the party in a more progressive direction.
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No Running Mate, Perez Still Stumps for Clinton
When Hillary Clinton picked Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate last week, there was a predictable collective groan from progressives, particularly Latinos, who had been hoping for a selection more squarely in their camp. Among those on the final shortlist, Tom Perez had been the clear favorite of many progressives looking for Clinton […]