Washington state Sen. Cyrus Habib (D–Bellevue) was selected end of January to serve on the Platform Committee for the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Appointed by DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and ratified by the DNC Executive Committee, Habib is one of 25 party leaders and elected officials slated for the platform committee. This summer, he […]
Hawaii Rep. Gabbard to help lead DNC
By Staff The Associated Press HONOLULU, Hi. (AP) — Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been elected vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. The committee voted unanimously Tuesday to elect Gabbard, who represents Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district. Gabbard will serve as vice chair for the next four years. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz […]
BLOG: API delegates flooded DNC
By Assunta Ng Recently, I received a list of Washington State Delegation delegates for the Democratic National Convention (DNC). More than 150 delegates are represented, 10 percent of which are Asian Americans, including Sofia Aragon, Robert Chu, Ruthann Kurose, Rep. Cindy Ryu, Ricardo Polintan, Nisha Nariya, Edward Song, Louis Watanabe, Rep. Bob Hasegawa, Noland Hoshino, […]