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SOURCE: MassLive.com, 2017-01-20
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"In the era of President-Elect (Donald) Trump and Governor Charlie Baker, I believe the state and national party have to regroup and grow our organization and message from the ground up, working with the grassroots to deliver our message passionately, person to person and door to door," said Massachusetts Democratic Party (MassDems) Gus Bickford in a statement. "Veronica Martinez will bring her keen organizational and management skills to help during this critical time and I couldn't be more excited to have her be part of the team."
In November 2016, the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee chose Bickford, who has been active on numerous Democratic campaigns, as its new Chairman. It is now up to Bickford to bring on new staff for the party.
Veronica Martinez has most recently worked as an aide to CNN senior political analyst and Harvard Kennedy School Professor David Gergen. Veronica Martinez worked on several campaigns for state Democrats including former Gov. Deval Patrick and U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren. She grew up in South Carolina and attended Wellesley College.
Since his selection as Chairman, Gus Bickford has taken a more aggressive line against the Republican Baker than Bickford's predecessor, State Sen. Thomas McGee. Unlike in national politics, where Republicans will now control the presidency and both houses of Congress, Democrats in Massachusetts retain control of the state House and Senate and hold every congressional seat.
In a statement, Veronica Martinez said Trump's election "reinforces just how critical our work is."
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