2013 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election

none February 2025 Democratic National Committee 2013 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election Democratic Disc.svg presidential Caucus no 2009 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election 2009 January 22, 2013 2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election 2017 File:Debbie Wasserman Schultz official photo.jpg Debbie Wasserman Schultz 3333FF Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Debbie Wasserman Schultz The 2013 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election was held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. on January 22, 2013, at the party's winter meeting to determine the next chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The chair election was uncontested, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz was reelected chairperson through a unanimous consent vote.January 22, 2013 Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting c-span.org C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/program/public-affairs-event/democratic-national-committee-winter-meeting/299401 Background On April 5, 2011, President Barack Obama chose Debbie Wasserman Schultz as the 52nd chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), succeeding Tim Kaine, who was stepping down to run in the 2012 US Senate election in Virginia. Donna Brazile served as the interim DNC chair until Wasserman Schultz was confirmed at a DNC meeting on May 4, 2011, in Washington, D.C.Cohen Joshua http://www.democrats.org/news/blog/breaking_news_debbie_wasserman_schultz_elected_dnc_chair Breaking News: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Elected DNC Chair Democrats.org May 4, 2011 March 27, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130802012123/http://www.democrats.org/news/blog/breaking_news_debbie_wasserman_schultz_elected_dnc_chair August 2, 2013 mdy Allen Mike Ball Molly Wasserman Schultz to lead DNC POLITICO April 5, 2011 https://www.politico.com/story/2011/04/wasserman-schultz-to-lead-dnc-052605 February 4, 2025Thomas Ken Wasserman Schultz elected chairwoman of DNC NBC News May 4, 2011 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42904567 February 4, 2025Zeleny Jeff Wasserman Schultz Picked as D.N.C. Chairwoman The New York Times April 6, 2011 https://archive.nytimes.com/thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/debbie-wasserman-schultz-picked-as-chairwoman-of-d-n-c/ February 4, 2025 In 2012, many of Obama's advisers questioned whether to again select Wasserman Schultz as DNC chair, feeling she came across as too partisan on television. An internal focus study of the popularity of top Obama campaign surrogates ranked her at the bottom.Thrush Glenn POLITICO e-book: Obama campaign roiled by conflict https://www.politico.com/story/2012/08/obama-drama-079867?o=2 Politico August 27, 2012 August 20, 2012 Despite these concerns, President Obama ultimately chose to endorse Wasserman Schultz's continuation in her role as DNC chairperson.Lightman David President Obama keeps Debbie Wasserman Schultz as Democratic Party chair Miami Herald December 3, 2012 https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article1945114.html February 8, 2025 Results Debbie Wasserman Schultz was re-elected uncontested as DNC chair via unanimous consent on January 22, 2013. Donna Brazile proposed the motion to suspend the rules and re-elect Wasserman Schultz by acclamation, which was then unanimously approved, forgoing a formal ballot.West Paul Election of new DNC leaders points up tensions with White House Los Angeles Times January 22, 2013 https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-xpm-2013-jan-22-la-pn-election-new-dnc-leaders-20130122-story.html February 4, 2025 See also 2013 Republican National Committee chairmanship election References Chairmanship election, 2013 Democratic National Committee 2013 Category:January 2013 in the United States Democratic National Committee chairmanship election