The Commission is made up of 35 members and two co-chairs and represents a diverse mix of DNC members, elected officials, representatives of State Parties, academics, labor, business, grassroots activists and other Party leaders. A complete list of the Commission’s members is below. For additional biographical information on the Commission members you can download a pdf here.

Co-Chairs

Congressman James E. Clyburn

Jim Clyburn was first elected to Congress in 1993 and began his steady climb on Capitol Hill winning election as co-President of his freshman class. Six years later, he was unanimously elected Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and to a seat on the coveted Appropriations Committee. In 2002, he was elected in a three-way race to serve as Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, and in January 2006, his peers unanimously elevated him to Chair of the Caucus. In 2006, the House Democratic Caucus unanimously elected Clyburn Majority Whip for the 110th Congress. In addition to serving as House Majority Whip, Clyburn serves as leader of the House Democrats’ Faith Working Group. 2004 presidential campaigns. Berman began his career in politics in former Sen. John Glenn’s presidential campaign, subsequently serving under Chairman Glenn as counsel to the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. Berman received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.A. from Brown University.

Senator Claire McCaskill

Claire McCaskill is a 4th-generation Missourian who has spent her entire life in the Show-Me State. In November of 2006, McCaskill became the first woman elected to the United States Senate from Missouri. McCaskill currently sits on five Senate Committees, including Armed Services, Commerce, Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Aging, and Indian Affairs. Additionally, McCaskill was named as one of the select Senators to sit on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, formerly known as the Truman Committee. Prior to serving in the U.S. Senate, McCaskill was elected as a State Legislator and State Auditor. McCaskill worked her way through college and law school at the University of Missouri in Columbia.

Commission Members

Grassroots Activist Jeremy Alters
Miami , Florida

Political Strategist Jeff Berman
Washington, DC

Grassroots Activist Ashley Bliss
Atlanta , Georgia

State Representative Dan Blue
Raleigh , North Carolina

Political Strategist Bill Carrick
Los Angeles , California

Mayor Michael Coleman
Columbus , Ohio

Political Strategist Jeff Forbes
Washington, DC

Grassroots Activist Joan Garry
Montclair , New Jersey

State Chair Larry Gates
Overland Park , Kansas

School Board Member Adelita Grijalva
Tucson, Arizona

Professor Rob Hampshire
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Former State Chair Ned Helms
Concord, New Hampshire

Former Labor Secretary Alexis Herman
McLean, Virginia

Chairman Ron His Horse Is Thunder
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

IBT President James Hoffa
Detroit, Michigan

Grassroots Activist Roseanne Hope
Minneapolis, Minnesota

State Senator Steven Horsford
Las Vegas, Nevada

Grassroots Activist Suzie LeVine
Seattle, Washington

UAW CAP Director Dick Long
Detroit, Michigan

Grassroots Activist Andres Lopez
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Former Attorney General Patricia Madrid
Albuquerque, New Mexico

DNC Member Debbie Marquez
Edwards, Colorado

State Senator Iris Martinez
Chicago, Illinois

Delegate Jennifer McClellan
Richmond, Virginia

Secretary of State Linda McCulloch
Helena, Montana

Attorney General Tom Miller
Des Moines, Iowa

DNC Member Minyon Moore
Washington, DC

Grassroots Activist Sunah Park
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Campaign Manager David Plouffe
Washington, DC

Grassroots Activist Rebecca Prozan
San Francisco, California

DNC Member James Roosevelt, Jr
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Congresswoman Linda Sanchez
Lakewood, California

AFT President Randi Weingarten
New York City, New York

State Chair Meredith Wood Smith
Portland, Oregon

Grassroots Activist Martin Yeung
Rapid City, South Dakota

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