DNC narrowly elects Tom Perez as new chair
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ATLANTA — In an extremely close race that went to multiple rounds of balloting, former Department of Labor Secretary Tom Perez was elected to head the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, ending the months-long jockeying for the top spot in the Democratic Party's election arm.
Perez was elected with 235 votes, narrowly defeating Rep. Keith Ellison. South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Idaho Democratic Party chair Sally Boynton Brown, who also ran, dropped out on Saturday. Читать дальше...