Would I be getting out on a limb to say I think David Steele of Savannah likes, respects and endorses former Rep. Tim Roemer for DNC Chair?
David Steele lives in Savannah, and is very active with the Chatham County Democrats. He is a friend with whom I share an e-mail from time to time. The following article about Dave's friend, former Rep. Tim Roemer, is taken from www.ChathamDems.com.
New DNC Candidate Emerges (with Savannah Connection)
Amid much speculation as to who will replace the outgoing Terry McAuliffe as chairman of the Democratic National Committee when the DNC votes at its February meeting, a new candidate has emerged.
Until now the field had been considered "crowded", with former Vermont Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean gaining the lion's share of attention.
Today, however, CNN has reported that former Indiana congressman Tim Roemer, who recently gained national attention as a member of the 911 Commission, has been favored for the DNC helm by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.
Roemer has a slight connection to ChathamDems: he formerly represented local activist David Steele, when Steele was studying and teaching politcs at the University of Notre Dame. Later, the two campaigned together after Steele won a congressional primary in the adjacent congressional district.
According to Steele, "I am a huge Tim Roemer fan. He was an outstanding congressman, and he was a real friend on the campaign trail. I know him to be a man of integrity. I served on a neighborhood committee with Tim's father, Jim, and the Roemer family is just plain solid. Tim would bring a lot to the DNC in terms of the capacity to reach beyond our traditional constituencies, but I think he also has what it takes to shore up our base."
When the two campaigned togther in 1998, Roemer and Steele "shared" several counties in northern Indiana, as their district lines split those communities.
According to Steele, "I have rarely seen a public official at any level who engendered the level of trust and affection that activists in those communities had for Tim. That loyalty spoke volumes to me of what he represented and what he achieved as a public servant."
Roemer represented a very conservative-leaning district that bordered Michigan to the north and stretched almost to Chicago in the west. He routinely faced tough competition in the general election but left Congress voluntarily without being defeated on a ballot.
According to CNN, Roemer has not officially entered the DNC race but "is open to the idea".
About Tim RoemerRoemer is currently president of the Center for National Policy, a distinguished fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Prior to joining CNP, Roemer was a partner at Johnston and Associates. From 1991-2003, Roemer represented the Third District of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Science.
Before running for Congress, he served on the staffs of John Brademas of Indiana (1978-1979) and Senator Dennis DeConcini of Arizona (1985-1989).
Roemer holds a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, Calif., and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Notre Dame.
While he was in Congress, Roemer was recognized for his successful leadership on bipartisan legislation to balance the budget, reform welfare, improve the affordability of higher education, and reform elementary and secondary education for school children.
He was appointed to the Intelligence Committee's Task Force on Homeland Security and Terrorism and served on the bipartisan Joint Inquiry, which issued a report on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He was the key author of the legislation in the House of
Representatives to establish the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Note: Information on Rep. Roemer's background was obtained from the Center for National Policy.
New DNC Candidate Emerges (with Savannah Connection)
Amid much speculation as to who will replace the outgoing Terry McAuliffe as chairman of the Democratic National Committee when the DNC votes at its February meeting, a new candidate has emerged.
Until now the field had been considered "crowded", with former Vermont Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean gaining the lion's share of attention.
Today, however, CNN has reported that former Indiana congressman Tim Roemer, who recently gained national attention as a member of the 911 Commission, has been favored for the DNC helm by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.
Roemer has a slight connection to ChathamDems: he formerly represented local activist David Steele, when Steele was studying and teaching politcs at the University of Notre Dame. Later, the two campaigned together after Steele won a congressional primary in the adjacent congressional district.
According to Steele, "I am a huge Tim Roemer fan. He was an outstanding congressman, and he was a real friend on the campaign trail. I know him to be a man of integrity. I served on a neighborhood committee with Tim's father, Jim, and the Roemer family is just plain solid. Tim would bring a lot to the DNC in terms of the capacity to reach beyond our traditional constituencies, but I think he also has what it takes to shore up our base."
When the two campaigned togther in 1998, Roemer and Steele "shared" several counties in northern Indiana, as their district lines split those communities.
According to Steele, "I have rarely seen a public official at any level who engendered the level of trust and affection that activists in those communities had for Tim. That loyalty spoke volumes to me of what he represented and what he achieved as a public servant."
Roemer represented a very conservative-leaning district that bordered Michigan to the north and stretched almost to Chicago in the west. He routinely faced tough competition in the general election but left Congress voluntarily without being defeated on a ballot.
According to CNN, Roemer has not officially entered the DNC race but "is open to the idea".
About Tim RoemerRoemer is currently president of the Center for National Policy, a distinguished fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Prior to joining CNP, Roemer was a partner at Johnston and Associates. From 1991-2003, Roemer represented the Third District of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Science.
Before running for Congress, he served on the staffs of John Brademas of Indiana (1978-1979) and Senator Dennis DeConcini of Arizona (1985-1989).
Roemer holds a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, Calif., and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Notre Dame.
While he was in Congress, Roemer was recognized for his successful leadership on bipartisan legislation to balance the budget, reform welfare, improve the affordability of higher education, and reform elementary and secondary education for school children.
He was appointed to the Intelligence Committee's Task Force on Homeland Security and Terrorism and served on the bipartisan Joint Inquiry, which issued a report on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He was the key author of the legislation in the House of
Representatives to establish the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Note: Information on Rep. Roemer's background was obtained from the Center for National Policy.
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