WASHINGTON – Today, DNC Chair Tom Perez announced the members appointed to the Democratic Unity Reform Commission.  Created during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, the commission will recommend improvements to insure the presidential nomination process is accessible, transparent, and inclusive.
 
“At the 2016 convention, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and national delegates agreed that in order to capture the energy of Democrats from across the country it is critical that we enhance the nominating process that continues to embrace the big tent of our party,” said DNC Chair Tom Perez. “This includes everyone, from lifelong Democrats to 18-year-olds who cast their first ballot in 2016. A Democratic Party that gives every Democrat a voice in the process will make enormous gains from the school board to the Senate this cycle and it will take back the White House in 2020. We already see this incredible energy in a number of highly competitive races across the country.”
 
The Unity Reform Commission will meet over the course of this year, with the first meeting scheduled for May 5-6 in Washington, DC. More details for this meeting and subsequent meetings will be announced in the coming weeks. The Commission must issue its report and recommendations to the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee no later than January 1, 2018.
 
The Unity Reform Commission is made up of 21 members selected by Sec. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and DNC Chair Tom Perez. A complete list of the Commission’s members is below.
 
 
Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, Chair
District of Columbia
 
Larry Cohen, Vice Chair
District of Columbia
 
Charlie Baker
Massachusetts
 
Jan Bauer
Iowa
 
Jeff Berman
District of Columbia
 
Lucy Flores
California
 
Congresswoman Marcia Fudge
Ohio
 
Maya Harris
New York
 
David Huynh
Louisiana
 
Elaine Kamarck
Massachusetts
 
Jane Kleeb
Nebraska
 
Nomiki Konst
New York
 
Yvette Lewis
Maryland
 
Gus Newport
California
 
Jorge Neri
Illinois
 
James Roosevelt, Jr.
Massachusetts
 
Emmy Ruiz
Texas
 
Nina Turner
Ohio
 
Jeff Weaver
Virginia
 
Wellington Webb
Colorado
 
Jim Zogby
District of Columbia