"Kentucky Democratic Chairwoman, Jennifer Moore, Plans To Step Down."
Ky. Democratic chairwoman plans to step down
State chairwoman may step down soon
By Joseph Gerth
Kentucky Democratic Party Chairwoman Jennifer Moore is expected to step down by early next year as the party retools before the 2010 elections, when it will try to take back one of the state's two U.S. Senate seats.
"Eventually, I'm going to have to go back to practicing law, and I'll make that decision when the time is right," Moore said in an interview last week. "Right now, I'm just looking forward to getting the party back on track."
Adam Edelen, chief of staff for Gov. Steve Beshear, credited Moore with doing "an excellent job" and said she may remain in the job through President-elect Barack Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration.
Beshear hasn't begun finding a replacement for her, Edelen said.
Moore, who has been party chairwoman or vice chairwoman for 18 months, said there is no timeline for her departure. But she said she told Beshear she would like to return to practicing law full time "at some point after the election."
The party's state central committee is scheduled to meet in February, which could provide an opportunity to elect a new chairman. While the committee elects the chairman, it usually follows the recommendation of a Democratic governor.
"There is an announcement forthcoming, but Jennifer will be leaving at a time and a place of her choosing," Edelen said.
It's unclear what will happen to the party's eight-member headquarters staff.
Edelen said he expects some will move on to other jobs. Political operatives, he noted, are typically "nomadic," moving from one race to another.
Moore said the staff has been reduced to its core group of eight, with about 40 others who worked in the party's "coordinated campaign" during this year's election having been let go.
As the Democrats retool, Edelen said they will try to rebuild the state party using Obama's campaign as a template.
"Whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, in a lot of ways the national campaign of Barack Obama reinvented political campaigns," Edelen said. "Certainly there are lessons to be learned like grass-roots organizing, expanding the voter registration base and using technology and new media to reach folks."
He wouldn't say if the party would simply employ Obama's techniques or bring in people from his campaign to implement those techniques.
"Once we name the new leadership at the party, that will be job one, to go out and make sure we're using the best practices nationally," Edelen said. "… The governor would certainly like to see a party organization, you know, that incorporates a lot of the cutting-edge techniques of the Obama campaign."
Reporter Joseph Gerth can be reached at (502) 582-4702.
State chairwoman may step down soon
By Joseph Gerth
Kentucky Democratic Party Chairwoman Jennifer Moore is expected to step down by early next year as the party retools before the 2010 elections, when it will try to take back one of the state's two U.S. Senate seats.
"Eventually, I'm going to have to go back to practicing law, and I'll make that decision when the time is right," Moore said in an interview last week. "Right now, I'm just looking forward to getting the party back on track."
Adam Edelen, chief of staff for Gov. Steve Beshear, credited Moore with doing "an excellent job" and said she may remain in the job through President-elect Barack Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration.
Beshear hasn't begun finding a replacement for her, Edelen said.
Moore, who has been party chairwoman or vice chairwoman for 18 months, said there is no timeline for her departure. But she said she told Beshear she would like to return to practicing law full time "at some point after the election."
The party's state central committee is scheduled to meet in February, which could provide an opportunity to elect a new chairman. While the committee elects the chairman, it usually follows the recommendation of a Democratic governor.
"There is an announcement forthcoming, but Jennifer will be leaving at a time and a place of her choosing," Edelen said.
It's unclear what will happen to the party's eight-member headquarters staff.
Edelen said he expects some will move on to other jobs. Political operatives, he noted, are typically "nomadic," moving from one race to another.
Moore said the staff has been reduced to its core group of eight, with about 40 others who worked in the party's "coordinated campaign" during this year's election having been let go.
As the Democrats retool, Edelen said they will try to rebuild the state party using Obama's campaign as a template.
"Whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, in a lot of ways the national campaign of Barack Obama reinvented political campaigns," Edelen said. "Certainly there are lessons to be learned like grass-roots organizing, expanding the voter registration base and using technology and new media to reach folks."
He wouldn't say if the party would simply employ Obama's techniques or bring in people from his campaign to implement those techniques.
"Once we name the new leadership at the party, that will be job one, to go out and make sure we're using the best practices nationally," Edelen said. "… The governor would certainly like to see a party organization, you know, that incorporates a lot of the cutting-edge techniques of the Obama campaign."
Reporter Joseph Gerth can be reached at (502) 582-4702.
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