Reports: Tom Perez To Announce Candidacy For DNC Chair

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes program and the George W. Bush Institute's Military Service Initiative national summit, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at ... Labor Secretary Thomas Perez speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes program and the George W. Bush Institute's Military Service Initiative national summit, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The summit focuses on creating employment opportunities for post-9/11 veterans and military families. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) MORE LESS
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U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez will announce his candidacy for chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Thursday afternoon, according to multiple reports.

Perez is expected to make the announcement on a conference call with state party chairs, according to a source with knowledge of his planning cited in a CNN report.

The call was announced in an email sent Wednesday morning to supportive and neutral party chairs and vice chairs inviting them to an “informal discussion” about making the Democratic Party “more inclusive and one that represents all Americans,” as quoted by Politico.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest noted Wednesday that President Barack Obama “thinks very highly of Secretary Perez” but said he doesn’t expect the President to endorse any candidate.

“He is somebody who has served at the Department of Labor for three or four years now, and he has been instrumental in advancing some executive actions President Obama has prioritized,” Earnest said, as quoted by CNN. “But as I’ve said before, I don’t anticipate a situation in which the President forcefully endorses a candidate in the DNC chair’s race.”

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  1. Yes! Tom Perez has spent his life working for the people the Democratic Party represents. Or the people who it should represent, at least. He is the man!

  2. He is barelY a MaN. LooK at his Tiny Hands? How could he possibly negotiate deaLs with Trump sinCe trump has Regular sized hanDs with Long manly fingerS. Sad!

  3. Ellison must pay for his endorsement of Bernie.

    Expect establishment to rally to Perez.

    Perez is a fine public servant, but i believe elected office is where he would be better and more effective.

  4. You mean like the way Dean had to end his bid because Sanders is still butthurt that he supported Clinton? Because the only person exacting revenge and bullying people out of contention is Sanders.

  5. Dean did a fine job.

    HRC was very qualified and capable.

    But we cant keep looking backward (in time) to solve our issues getting back into a better position. Dean for DNC is like trying to solve 2016 problems with 2006 answers. Just as Hillary would have crushed in 2008, but was not our strongest choice for '16 (even if most qualified)

    Fyi i do not think choosing Perez is looking backward, just that establishment will back Perez to stick it to Ellison.

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