Read Blair Lawton’s vision for making 2017 “the year of party-building” here. The Iowa Democratic Party’s State Central Committee will elect a new chair on January 21. -promoted by desmoinesdem

Today, the Lawton for Chair campaign released a list of 44 public supporters, featuring State Central Committee members, party activists, former state legislative candidates, and organizers.

Madalyn Anderson, Party Activist
Joan Behrle, Former OFA Team Leader
Eric Boisen, Former Run Warren Run Field Organizer
Brenda Brink, CD4 State Central Committee Member
Evan Burger, CD4 State Central Committee Member
Colleen Caldwell, IDP Rural Caucus Chair
Nancy Camardo, Wayne County Democratic Party Chair
Susana Cervantes, Former Run Warren Run RFD and Bernie Sanders Political Staff
Mika Covington, Former OFA Fellow and Bernie Sanders Field Organizer
Mikhail Koha Dei-Anang, Former IDP Canvass Support Staff
Carrie Duncan, Former Iowa State House Candidate
Andrew Dunn, HS Dems of Iowa Development Director and Iowa Grassroots PAC Chair
Jason Frerichs, IDP Progressive Caucus Chair
Lisa Gerlach, Former Bernie Sanders Advance Staff
Jon Green, CD2 State Central Committee Member
Levi Grenko, Former Iowa State House Candidate
Beverly Hannon, Former Iowa State Senator
Britton Hansen, Former Bernie Sanders Field Organizer
Jack Harper, Former IDP Field Intern
Sierra Holstad, Former OFA Fellow and Bernie Sanders Field Organizer
Caleb Humphrey, IDP Veterans Caucus Chair
Samantha Ivie, Former IDP Field Intern
Bruce Koeppl, Former IDP Staffer and Bernie Sanders Political Staff
Monica McCarthy, Former Union County Democratic Party Chair
Julia McMeekan, Former Bernie Sanders Field Organizer
Teresa Meyer, Former Bremer County Democratic Party Chair & Iowa State House Candidate
Christopher Morse, IDP CD3 Affirmative Action Chair
Kevin Perkins, Former OFA Team Leader and Bernie Sanders Political Staff
Mike Plantenberg, Former Run Warren Run Field Organizer and Bernie Sanders Field Organizer
Linda Powers, Former OFA Team Leader
Jack Reardon, Former Bernie Sanders Fellow and IDP Canvass Support Staff
Kate Revaux, CD2 State Central Committee Member
Jay Saxon, Camanche City Council Member
Stephanie Schwinn, Bremer County Democratic Party Chair
Shelly Servadio, IDP Veterans Caucus Vice-Chair
Zach Simonsen, Former OFA Fellow
Bryce Smith, Former Iowa State House Candidate
Robin Stone, Former OFA Team Leader & Current Manchester Area Progressive Alliance Chair
Nora Taft, CD2 State Central Committee Member
Matt Tapscott, Winneshiek County Democratic Party Chair
Paul Thelen, Former Crawford County Democratic Party Chair
Rev. Cheryl Thomas, Faith Leader and Gun Violence Prevention Advocate
Thomas Whittington, Former Bernie Sanders Field Organizer
Jaime Yowler, Party Activist

Blair Lawton is a candidate for the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party. He is originally from Inwood, Iowa, and now resides in North Liberty. Blair’s full resume can be found at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blair-lawton-72207660. Blair can be reached at 605-212-5084 or blairilawton@gmail.com.