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Thomas Perez

Thomas Edward "Tom" Perez (born October 7, 1961) is an American politician and Chair of the Democratic National Committee since 2017. A member of the Democrat Party, Perez was the United States Secretary of Labor under Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he served as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice.

Perez was backed by the Obama/Clinton faction of the Democrat Party running against Rep. Keith Ellison, who was endorsed by Bernie Sanders.

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 '''Thomas Edward "Tom" Perez''' (born October 7, 1961) is an American politician and Chair of the [[Democratic National Committee]] since 2017. A member of the [[Democrat Party]], Perez was the [[Secretary of Labor|United States Secretary of Labor]] under [[Barack Obama]] from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he served as the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States [[Department of Justice]].
-Perez was a major player in rigging the nomination for [[Hillary Clinton]] as the party's nominee in [[2016 Presidential election]].<ref>http://observer.com/2017/02/dnc-chair-candidate-tom-perez-admits-democratic-primaries-rigged/ </ref> In early 2017, he was recruited by [[racist]] and [[Islamophobic]] elements of the party's leadership to challenge the frontrunner, Rep. [[Keith Ellison]], for the party's chairmanship. As the consummate establishment insider who [[subversion|subvert]]ed [[Bernie Sanders]]' supporters, Perez was able to rig the election of himself as Chair, again subverting the aspirations of [[Progressive]] Democrats.
+Perez was backed by the Obama/Clinton faction of the Democrat Party running against Rep. [[Keith Ellison]], who was endorsed by [[Bernie Sanders]].
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