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J.W. Postal

Jonathan W. "J.W." Postal[1] is a member of the Democratic National Committee from Colorado. An investment consultant, Postal chaired New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's campaign in Colorado, and is a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention supporting Barack Obama.

Biography

After having worked on many state and local Democratic campaigns,[2] Postal was elected to represent Colorado on the Democratic National Committee in 2004.[3] He is vice-chair of the DNC's Western Caucus.[4] Postal was named principal of HCM group, a pension and investment consulting firm, in October of 2006.[5][2]

In February 2007, Postal was named the Colorado campaign director and spokesman for the presidential campaign of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.[4]

As a member of the Democratic National Committee, he is a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. After Richardson dropped out of the presidential race, Postal was heavily lobbied by the campaigns of both New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, including personal calls from Bill and Chelsea Clinton and Obama supporter Federico Peña.[6]

Postal announced his intention to vote for Obama[7] shortly before Colorado's February caucuses,[8] after seeing Obama speak in Denver, Colorado.[9] Postal's support of Obama in Colorado's caucuses was balanced by that of his wife, Jen Evans, a Clinton supporter. The two have three children, Carly, Jackson, and Calvin.[10]

Ramona Martinez

Ramona Martinez is a member of the Democratic National Committee from Colorado.

Martinez is a member of the DNC's Hispanic Caucus.[11]

As a member of the Democratic National Committee, she is a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. In 2007, she announced her intention to vote for New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson,[12], but, after he withdrew from the race in January 2008, she endorsed New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.[13]


Mannie Rodriguez

Mannie Rodriguez is a member of the Democratic National Committee from Colorado.

Rodriguez was elected to one of three seats on the Democratic National Committee from Colorado in 2004, after having served as the second vice chair of the Colorado Democratic Party.[14] During his term, he was heavily involved in fundraising for Colorado Democrats, including raising $20,000 for Ken Salazar's U.S. Senate race and the Congressional campaigns of John Salazar and Ed Perlmutter. In 2007, he announced his candidacy for a second term representing Colorado on the DNC.[15] He is also a member of the DNC's Hispanic Caucus.[11]

As a member of the Democratic National Committee, he is a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. In 2007, he announced his intention to vote for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.[12] Despite calls from supporters of Barack Obama to change his support in light of Obama's landslide win in Colorado's February 2008 caucuses, Rodriguez has pledged to vote for Clinton should there be a brokered convention,[16] and has been critical of the Obama campaign's appropriation of the phrase "Yes, we can" from the Hispanic community.[17]

References

  1. ^ http://www.democracyforamerica.com/press/archives/2005/02
  2. ^ a b http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2008/richardson/richardsonorg.html
  3. ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/postalwait-poto.html
  4. ^ a b Plunkett, Chuck (22 February 2007). "Richardson selects 5 locals to run Colorado campaign". Denver Post. Retrieved 2008-02-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)1
  5. ^ http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/other_business/article/0,2777,DRMN_23916_5105754,00.html
  6. ^ http://www.politicswest.com/2008_election/19354/dems_may_see_superdelegate_chaos
  7. ^ Montero, David (7 February 2007). "Close Dem race raises status of superdelegates". Rocky Mountain News. Retrieved 2008-02-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ http://www.squarestate.net/showDiary.do?diaryId=5193
  9. ^ http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/08/close-dem-race-good-for-dnc/
  10. ^ http://www.politicswest.com/2008_election/18996/greene_democratic_race_splits_denver_household
  11. ^ a b http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/01/19/colorado-hispanic-caucus-members-applaud-selection-denver-host-2008-national-democratic-convention/
  12. ^ a b Paulson, Steven K. (30 October 2007). "Some Colorado superdelegates lining up behind candidates". Denver Post. Retrieved 2008-02-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Hoover, Tim (18 January 2008). "Colorado's "superdelegates"". Denver Post. Retrieved 2008-02-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ http://demnotes.com/?p=267
  15. ^ http://blog.coloradodems.org/2007/04/03/mannie-rodriguez-announces-for-dnc-2008/
  16. ^ http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-assess13feb13,0,1745410.story
  17. ^ http://www.journal-advocate.com/articles/2008/02/06/news/local_news/local7.txt
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