DCCC adds senior staffers after summer departures
Source: The Hill
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the body charged with electing Democrats to the House, has added a slate of senior staffers after a series of high-profile departures over the summer.
The hires, which focused on bringing in people of color, help bring the body back to full strength less than a year before Democrats defend their House majority. The staff moves are part of a broader effort to quell concerns about a lack of diversity in the DCCC’s upper echelons.
Among the new hires are Tasha Cole, a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation executive who will be the DCCC’s first chief diversity officer, and Ryan Hedgepeth, the chief of staff to Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) who will become the deputy executive director for member engagement.
The DCCC said that with the new hires, half of its senior leadership team identify as people of color.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/470448-dccc-adds-senior-staffers-after-summer-departures
