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[[File:Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, official portrait.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Thomas Perez]]
[[File:Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, official portrait.jpg|thumb|right|200px|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 [[Democratic Party|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]].
'''Thomas Edward "Tom" Perez''' (born October 7, 1961) is a far-left American politician and Chair of the [[Democratic National Committee]] since 2017. A member of the [[Democratic Party|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 backed by the Obama/Clinton faction of the Democrat Party running against Rep. [[Keith Ellison]], who was endorsed by [[Bernie Sanders]]. 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> 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]]. 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> 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.