WASHINGTON – Today, DNC Chair Tom Perez announced the members appointed to the Democratic Unity Reform Commission. Created during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, the commission will recommend improvements to insure the presidential nomination process is accessible, transparent, and inclusive.
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\n“At the 2016 convention, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and national delegates agreed that in order to capture the energy of Democrats from across the country it is critical that we enhance the nominating process that continues to embrace the big tent of our party,” said DNC Chair Tom Perez. “This includes everyone, from lifelong Democrats to 18-year-olds who cast their first ballot in 2016. A Democratic Party that gives every Democrat a voice in the process will make enormous gains from the school board to the Senate this cycle and it will take back the White House in 2020. We already see this incredible energy in a number of highly competitive races across the country.”
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\nThe Unity Reform Commission will meet over the course of this year, with the first meeting scheduled for May 5-6 in Washington, DC. More details for this meeting and subsequent meetings will be announced in the coming weeks. The Commission must issue its report and recommendations to the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee no later than January 1, 2018.
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\nThe Unity Reform Commission is made up of 21 members selected by Sec. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and DNC Chair Tom Perez. A complete list of the Commission’s members is below.
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\nJennifer O’Malley Dillon, Chair
\nDistrict of Columbia
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\nLarry Cohen, Vice Chair
\nDistrict of Columbia
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\nCharlie Baker
\nMassachusetts
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\nJan Bauer
\nIowa
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\nJeff Berman
\nDistrict of Columbia
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\nLucy Flores
\nCalifornia
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\nCongresswoman Marcia Fudge
\nOhio
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\nMaya Harris
\nNew York
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\nDavid Huynh
\nLouisiana
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\nElaine Kamarck
\nMassachusetts
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\nJane Kleeb
\nNebraska
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\nNomiki Konst
\nNew York
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\nYvette Lewis
\nMaryland
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\nGus Newport
\nCalifornia
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\nJorge Neri
\nIllinois
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\nJames Roosevelt, Jr.
\nMassachusetts
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\nEmmy Ruiz
\nTexas
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\nNina Turner
\nOhio
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\nJeff Weaver
\nVirginia
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\nWellington Webb
\nColorado
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\nJim Zogby
\nDistrict of Columbia
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