Democrats Elect Thomas Perez, Establishment...
Democrats Elect Thomas Perez, Establishment Favorite, as Party Chairman https://t.co/W04LZ1wH3W
February 26, 2017
Democrats Elect Thomas Perez, Establishment Favorite, as Party Chairman
ATLANTA - Thomas E. Perez, a former labor secretary, was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, narrowly beating out Representative Keith Ellison, a liberal from Minnesota, in a second round of balloting. Mr. Perez's victory was the culmination of a more than three-month-long campaign that began when Democrats were still shellshocked over having lost the presidential race.