Current and Former Democratic Campaign and Party Staff Call for a Statement on Gaza from Vice President Harris at Convention
As current or former Democratic campaign and party staff, we understand the need for unity, celebration and momentum coming out of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. We have worked tirelessly to support local, state and national Democratic campaigns. We will work tirelessly to win this election in November.
It is because of our desire to win that we call on Vice President Harris to make three points unequivocally clear in Chicago:
We commend Vice President Harris for her statement following Prime Minister Netanyahu’s visit in July:
What has happened in Gaza over the past nine months is devastating. The images of dead children and desperate hungry people fleeing for safety, sometimes displaced for the second, third or fourth time. We cannot look away in the face of these tragedies. We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering, and I will not be silent.
The Democratic National Convention is our chance to unite behind our nominee. A clear expression of her intentions as President and a promise of action in the face of this crisis is both good politics and a moral necessity.
Like our party and our country, we come from diverse backgrounds, with many different perspectives on the best path forward to long term peace in the Middle East. And like our party and our country, we continue to be horrified by the loss of life in Gaza, funded by our tax dollars and committed with our bombs and munitions. We look forward to uniting behind a nominee who shares both our horror and our hope.
We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering, and we will not be silent.
Signed by:
Nikki Norton, Obama '08, DNC
Martha Grant, DFL Coordinated Campaign alum
Jonathan Teeters, 08 Campaign for Change & OFA State Director
Hana Elhattab, Hillary for America 2016
Hanna Haddad, former Warren for President staffer
Madeleine Leader, Obama '08 and '12 Alum, HFA '16 Alum
Eliana Fishman, DCCC 2020 Midwest RTD and 2022 Polling and Modeling Director
Kelly Kreft, Obama ‘12 Alum
Grant Hamersma, DCCC
Matthew Saniie, Obama 08 and 12 and DNC 10
Emily Banks, Virginia ‘20 Alum
Jamecia Gray, Former Florida State Party Staff
Lauren Deitz, Biden 2020 Alum
Garrett Fardon, Obama 12 Alum
Daniel Rosenfeld, Obama 2012 alum
Dylan Wolters, South Carolina Democratic Party
Wayne Shaw, Tennessee Democratic Party
Sidney Hollingsworth, NC Vice Chair, Governor Gretchen Whitmer Staff
Jed Siripun, WV Coordinated Campaign 2018
Tim Anderegg, Former Obama/Biden Admin Staff
Caitlin Ross, Obama ‘08 and ‘12 Alum
Graham Hardt, Biden 2020 Alum
Josh Nussbaum, Former MN DFL staff
Rachel Kate Miller, Obama 2012 Alum
Nancy Bright, 2020 Dem Convention Staff, 2010 Harry Reid field organizer, POTUS Advance
Sumi Folz, Obama ‘08 Alum
Casey Wong, Former DCCC staff
Tim Phan, Hillary Clinton 2016 (Analytics, FL), DNC 2020 (Tech Team)
Matthew, Obama '12 Alum
Ashley Brennan, Former Arizona State Party Staff
Emma Akpan, Former Hillary for America
Alexandra Farrington, DCCC ‘16 alum
Gina Cruz, HFA 2016 Alum
Max Yenkin, Former Illinois Senate Democrat Field Organizer, Brandon Johnson '23 Field Organizer
Thomas Pietrzyk, Former DLCC staff and Josh Shapiro for Montgomery County Commission 2015 alum
Laurel Wales, MN DFL 2010 Coordinated Campaign and 2013 Mpls Mayoral Campaign Besty Hodges, 2014 Sen Franken Campaign
James Bradach, Former Democratic National Committee staff
John R. Houston, Warner for Senate Alum; McAuliffee for Governor Alum; Virginia Legislative Assistant Alum
Megan Creasey, Obama 08
Sophie Lanier, ‘20 Georgia Coordinated Campaign Staff
Hassan Salameh, McKinney '12
David Plunk, Former Tennessee State Party staff and For Our Future Florida staff
Pamela Gidwani, Elizabeth Warren for President, Biden-Harris 2020, DCCC 2022
Oscar Boleman, Obama ‘08 Alum
Herschel Pecker, Obama for America, 2008
Salim Shariff, Obama 2012, HHS 2013, and Hillary 2016 alum
Anthony Martinez, Hillary 16’ Alum
Kai Newkirk, Kerry ‘04 Alum
Irma Corado, Former Warren for President Staff
Jenn Cervella , Former Texas State Party Staff
Liz Darnell, Former Montana State Party Staff
Andrea MacVay, Obama ‘12 Alum
Joshua Der, Obama ‘08
Grace Turke-Martinez, Former AFL-CIO Staff
Susanna Supalla, Former North Carolina State Party Staff
Connie Gao, Former Warren for President Staff
Nicole Gray, Former SD State Party Staff and other campaigns
Rachel Wishnie-Edwards, Former Warren for President Staff
Lizzie Ellis, HFA ‘16 Alum
Lauren Selig, Former DCCC Staffer
Jazmin Albertie, Former Georgia Coordinated Campaign Staff, Former Texas Democratic Party Staff
Ashley Kroetsch , Hillary for America 2016 HQ
Sofia Cangiano, Former New York Democratic Committee staff
Natalie Tham, Former Kamala Harris (Nevada) 2020 primary staffer, Biden for President (Florida) staffer
Austin Warrington, Hillary '16 Alum
Leo Chiang, OFA ‘12, HFA / DNC ‘16
Felicity Pereyra, Former Obama, Hillary, DNC alumna
Aryana Derakhshan, Former South Carolina State Party Staff
Sara Eckhouse, Obama ‘08 Alum and Obama Administration Appointee
Taehan Lee, Former Florida Democratic Party Staff
Brandon Bullock, Virginia 2021 Coordinated Campaign Alum
Parag V. Mehta, DNC ‘08
Lucas Tieman, Obama 08/12
Michelle Moffit, HFA ‘16
Griffith Gray, Bernie '16, '20, Alabama Dem Caucus alum
Jamiah Adams, Former DNC/OFA
Tara Brosnan, NVDems and DLCC alum
Sara Cederberg, OFA Michigan Digital Director, 2012
Sarah Goldberg, Obama '08 Alum
Helen Boyer, DNC ‘12
Vail Kohnert-Yount, Obama administration appointee
Ari Kelo, Texas Democratic Party
Chelsea Zhang, Obama '12 Alum
Rob Ward, Obama ‘08 Alum, North Carolina
Winnie Wong , Bernie 2020 Senior Advisor
Renée Paradis, Obama ‘08 & ‘12 Alum
Josh Levin, Iowa House ‘18, numerous state and congressional
Darrin Dykes, Obama 08 Volunteer, Reno NV
Jackson Rodelander, Democratic Party of Oregon 2022
Brandon Adams, Former 2018 Democrat Precinct Committeeperson
Lisa Morton, Former DNC Tech Staff
Sophia Cunningham, Former Alabama Democratic Party Staff
Arun Chaudhary , Former Obama and White House Alum
Etan Mabourakh, Former Democratic NYS Senate Campaign Staff
Saman Shareghi, Bernie 2020
Bryce Lacy, Beto O’Rourke for Senate & President Alum
Elianne Farhat, 2010 DFL Coordinated Campaign
Ben Gardner , Hillary Clinton 2016 alum
Eric Nelson, Former MN DFL Staff
Sarah Pennucci, AZ Coordinated Campaign 2020 Alum
Asna Ansari, Bernie 2020 Alum
Igor Limansky, Former 2012 Utah State Director
Irene Godínez, Hillary 2016 - NC staff
Eva Borgwardt, 2020 Arizona Democratic Coordinated Campaign
Maya Benson, Former Warren for President, Arizona Democratic Party 2020
Delia Gorham , Organizing for America, and Maine Democratic Party
Melvin Altamirano, 2024 Harris for President
Valerie Kiny, Obama ‘12
Jenn Kauffman, Gore 2000 Alum, 2004 DNC Delegate
Ariel Boone, Obama ‘12 Alum
Herbert Meisner, Warren 2020
Steph Tatham, Biden Harris 2020
Helen Luryi, DSCC 2014-16
Jocelyn Rutter Gully, Obama ‘12 Alum
Catherine Diaz, 20 Warren for President, '20 Arizona Coordinated, former Biden-Harris Appointee, '24 Biden for President, '24 Harris for President
Mary Ibarra , Hillary 2016 alum
Felicia Young, Beto ‘18 Alum
Hallie Montoya Tansey , Obama 2008 / Obama 44 alum
Alex Smith, Former Maine Dems legal team
Jen Wegmann, Data staffer on many campaigns over the years.
Megan Carter-Stone, Amy Klobuchar '20, Amy McGrath '20
Theresa Conk, Obama ‘08 Alum
Sonia Hinson, Obama ‘08 Alum
Lena T., Obama 08 & 12; Democratic National Convention 2024
Sydney Deardorff, Gavin Newsom 2018 Intern
Juliana Terry-Torgerson, Bernie 2020
David Zachary, Sanders ‘16 Alum
Issa Haddad, Montgomery County MD Central Committee member
Diana Hou, Bernie 2020 Alum
Graham Bishai, Warren '20 Iowa and Arkansas Staff
Karla Cruz, Beto 2018 & 2020, Bernie 2020
McKenzie Burton, Warren for President alum
Kristin Turner , Warren for President 2020 / EMILYs List alumna
Sukhada Kulkarni, Bernie 2020
Kaitlin Flynn, Former Democratic Party community organizer
Alessandro Clark-Ansani, Iowa for Warren 2020 Alum
Courtney Hight, Obama ‘08 Alum & Administration
Sheena Anne Kadi, Obama ‘08 and ‘12, Clinton ‘16
Giovanna Saluci, Hillary '16 Alum and Former Florida State Party Staff
Em Burnett, Former Maine Dems / Maine House Dems Staffer
Ana Hernandez, Texas Democratic Party
J. Sims, Obama 08/12 Alum
Kayla Benker, Obama ‘08 and ‘12, Pete Buttigieg ‘20
Daniel Engelhart, 2002 Wellstone
Emily Balf, Obama '12 Alum
Meredith Bain, Former Minnesota DFL Staff
Erin Corbett, former DCCC, NC Dems, VA Dems
Priscilla Grim, former Communications Director for Art Chang for NYC Mayor
Meghan Sutter, Former DFL and Bernie 2016
Kaytie Kamphoff, Chair of MN DFL SD60
Ash Smith, MN DFL SD60 Outreach and Inclusion Director
s.patel, Former Dem party staffer from multiple national campaigns
Jess Weldon, Obama, Battleground Texas, Bernie, etc.
Jake McCormick, Minnesota SD60 DFL Treasurer
Shayna O’Reilly, Ossoff 2021 Alum
Quinn Dunlea, DCCC and Warren for President Alum
Miya Cain, Obama ‘08/‘12 Alum
Kaycee Campbell, Vice President, Maricopa County Young Democrats
Perry Green, Obama 2008 Alumni
Jake Fineman, Nevada Democratic Coordinated Campaign 2020
Susan Woehrle, NorthSiders for Phillipe Cunningham Campaign Manager
Doug Foote, Hillary Clinton '16 Alum (Digital, PA)
Rachel Bowman, Obama 12, DFL 16
Mara Baron, Obama '12 and Hillary '16 Alumna
Bill Kaguru Wanjohi, Obama '12 Alum
Marisa Sandahl, Former Michigan State Party Staffer
Lawrence Thompson, Bernie 2020 National Alum
Zach Asman, Bernie Sanders 2020
Amanda Peel, Obama 2012, Reid 2010, and MN DFL Alum
Leah Dornfeld, WA State Dems alum
destinee g., Biden 2020 Alumni
Molly Salazar, Coordinated Campaign PA Dems 2020
Sriya Sarkar, Clinton '16 Alum
McKenzie Young, Hillary 2016 Alum
Alex Turbeville, Former MN DFL Staff and SCDP Organizer
Kaitlin Menzie, Hillary 16, Warren 20, Biden 20 alum
Chloe Stoddard, Wisconsin Democratic Party Field Organizer
Shabab Siddiqui, IN Coordinated ('18), Mary Landrieu ('14), VA Coordinated ('12) Alum
Michael Thomas Carter, AOC 2018 alum, Gillum 2018 alum
Lily Greenberg Call, Kamala Harris 2019 and Biden 2020
Matt Pazoles, Former DCCC and Delaware State Party Staff
Anne Evered, Hillary Clinton ‘16 Alum (Data, FL)
Taylor Nelson, Warren 2020 Alum
Jackie Spicer, Former Bernie Sanders 2020 Staff
Isabel Alter, Warren 2020, DCCC 2020
Thomas Kennedy, Bernie 2020
Robert Haider, Minnesota Voter Protection Director, 2020
Isaac Flores-Huerta, Bernie 2020
Maha Rafi Atal, Gore 2000 staff; independent Democratic campaign consultant 2016-present
Stefani Monson, Bernie 2020/Former FL Dems Data Director 2021-2024
Ashley Fairbanks, Castro/Omar/Murphy/MNDFL/Franken
Christopher Owens, Obama ‘08, ‘12 alum
Sarah Blahovec, DNC Disability Community Engagement Manager (2020)
Anna Franklin, Obama ‘08 & ‘12 Alum; Fmr WH & USAID Appointee
Rhonda M. Carter, Obama-Biden Transition and White House staffer
Basi Alonso, Bernie '16 & '20 Alum
LeeAnn Morrissette, Stacey Abrams Campaign for GA Governor
Taylor Harrison, Former Ohio State Party Staff
Justin Lewandowkski, DFL House Caucus 2014
Cal Jack Cade, Former Diane Mitsch Bush 2020 Staff
Desiree Pipkins, Obama 08 alum; Obama-Biden Transition
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