DSCC picks first female executive director

摘要

Longtime Democratic strategist and campaign manager Mindy Myers will be executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the first woman to hold the post. Sen.-elect Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, incoming chairman of the DSCC, said Meyers has "unparalleled experience" running successful Senate campaigns. She faces a tough job: In 2018, 25 Democrats are up for re-election, compared with eight Republicans. And 10 of the Democrats come from states won by President-elect Donald Trump. "The Senate Democrats are the last line of defense between the incoming Trump Administration and the damaging policies that threaten the economic prospects of the middle class, the health security of seniors, and the march toward greater social justice. We must hold the Blue Line," Van Hollen said in a statement yesterday.