Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee - 2012

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Executive Director  Michael Sargeant

Executive director since 2007; earlier served as national political director starting in 2004; joined the DLCC in 2001 as a political director. Before joining the DLCC, Sargeant was the Tennessee House caucus director. He has also managed campaigns at many different levels. Degree from St. John’s University. New Jersey native.

POLITICAL

National Political Director  John Winston

Prior to joining the DLCC in 2005, Winston spent nearly a dozen years on the road working on or managing campaigns across the country. Bachelor's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University; Master's degree from The George Washington University. Native of Richmond, VA.

Political Director  Kurt Fritts

Kurt joined the DLCC as a political director in 2011 after spending 13 years working in Washington state legislative politics. In 2001, he served as a lead Democratic staffer in Washington's redistricting process, and he then ran the state Senate caucus campaign committee in the 2002 and 2004 election cycles. He also spent five years at Washington Conservation Voters advocating for stronger environmental policies at the state and local level. Immediately prior to joining the DLCC, Kurt spent six months in southern Sudan managing a voter education project in advance of that region's 2011 referendum for independence. As a political director for the DLCC, Kurt will be working directly with a number of caucus programs for which gaining or retaining Democratic majorities are national priorities, including both of those in Oregon.

Political Director  Kevin Boyd

Before joining the DLCC in 2011, Kevin spent five cycles with the Iowa House Democrats. Working for Speaker Patrick Murphy, he was the Campaign Director for two cycles and the Deputy Campaign Director for two cycles. He previously had been a campaign manager for two Iowa House races. He started his career helping on municipal races in his hometown, Iowa City. He is a proud Hawkeye and a graduate of the University of Iowa.

National Field Director and Political Director  Jessica Post

Before joining the DLCC in 2010, Post directed legislative grassroots advocacy programs as a consultant for Anheuser-Busch. In 2008 she served as field director for the Minnesota DFL Coordinated Campaign (Al Franken and the DFL ticket) and through the ensuing recount. Post has worked in more than 20 states on electoral, grassroots advocacy and ballot initiative campaigns, including a cycle as deputy caucus director for the Minnesota Senate DFL Caucus. She began her career managing a state representative campaign in rural Missouri. Graduate of Truman State University. St. Louis native.

Deputy National Field Director  David Griggs

Dave joined the DLCC in 2010 and hails from Minneapolis, MN. He most recently managed Sen. Tom Bakk's campaign for Governor and has spent several cycles working for the Minnesota DFL's Coordinated Campaign, getting his start in 2002 as a Field Organizer for Sen. Paul Wellstone's reelection bid. Dave is a graduate of New York University and received a J.D. in 2007 from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis.

Political Coordinator  Valerie Cassano

Valerie joined the DLCC in 2012. Previously, Valerie worked in the non profit sector and has served as a Field Organizer for the Minnesota DFL Senate Caucus, the Minnesota DFL House Caucus and the Tom Bakk for Governor Campaign. Valerie received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Public Policy from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Valerie moved to Washington D.C. from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Research

National Political Director  Marissa Morabito

Marissa joined the DLCC in 2011. She previously worked at a leading state and local government relations firm. Before coming to Washington, Marissa was a Policy Advisor for the Democratic Caucus at the Arizona House of Representatives. She received a letter of appreciation from the Department of Defense for a bill she helped shepherd through the state legislature. Marissa also was a Senior Associate at a Democratic political consulting firm, where she provided strategic guidance on public affairs and issue management to members of Congress, independent expenditure campaigns, public policy groups, and statewide campaigns. In 2004, Marissa worked in Boston as a coordinating intern at the Democratic National Convention. Marissa graduated from Arizona State University with a BA in political science and is a native of Boulder, Colorado.

COMMUNICATIONS

Communications Director  Carolyn Fiddler

Prior to joining the DLCC in May 2010, Carolyn was director of external affairs at Media Matters for America. She graduated from the University of Arkansas with a B.A. in international relations, European studies, and political science, and she received her J.D. from the the College of William & Mary. Prior to law school, she worked for the Democratic Party of Virginia, where she served as deputy finance director and later as communications director. During law school, she interned with Virginia Delegate Jim Scott and drew political cartoons for the school paper. Carolyn is a native of Warsaw, Virginia.

New Media Coordinator  Nathan Thomas

Prior to joining the DLCC in 2009 as communications/research assistant, Thomas worked on the writing staff of the Mack Crounse Group. He is a veteran of the 2008 Iowa Caucuses and later joined the field staff of Don Cazayoux’s successful special election campaign for Congress in Louisiana. Started as an intern for the 2006 congressional campaigns of Nick Lampson and Dan Maffei. Graduate of Syracuse University in New York. Native of New Orleans.

FINANCE

Finance Director  Megan Hannigan

Joined the finance team in 2009; served as finance associate and as deputy finance director. B.A. from Miami University in Oxford, OH, 2009. Interned with the DLCC in summer 2008 and has also worked for Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH). Originally from Arlington, VA.