Location: Atlanta, Georgia
My Story: I volunteered for the AL Gore campaign in 2000; the loss propelled me to become more involved in local politics to build a stronger Democratic Party. In 2002 I volunteered for Senator Max Cleland’s campaign. I also became involved with the Fulton Young Democrats in 2000 and later became Vice President of the group and was appointed as State Communications Director for the Young Democrats of Georgia by Stacy Godfrey. In early 2003 I became involved with a fledging group that later became Georgia for Dean. After Howard Dean dropped out of the Presidential race I assisted with organizing of Georgia for Democracy and served as their Treasurer for a year. I was elected as a delegate from Gwinnett to the Democratic National Convention in 2004. I ran for the Georgia House (HD 97- Gwinnett) in 2004 and lost and was endorsed by Howard Dean in the second Dean Dozen endorsement list by the newly formed Democracy for America. After the 2004 election losses I took a year and half off from politics, moved to Midtown, and in July was elected in the Democratic Primary as a post seat holder with the Fulton County Democratic Party. My newest project is organizing Democracy for Americal local groups across Georgia to fill a void with the Georgia Democratic Party. The DFA group will be organized around community events and activities to provide an outlet for Democrats to become active participants in the local community. J. Scott Christianson of the Columbia Daily Tribune has an analysys of how local DFA groups fit into the inverted pyramid of the Democratic Party structure: Local DFA groups can do things the local party organization can't or won't do, such as endorsing a primary challenger instead of the incumbent. Such things need to be done from time to time so that the candidate with the best chance of winning in the general election emerges. Recent examples include the defeat of Joe Lieberman by Ned Lamont in Connecticut. Please take a moment and sign up for a local group at www.dfalink.com
Issues: Civil Liberties; Civil Rights; Economic Growth; Environment; Good Government; Healthcare
Registered to Vote: Yes
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Political Identification: Progressive

"All Politics Are Local" Tip O'Neal