Doug Kelly
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For the past three years, Doug Kelly has served as Executive Director of the Ohio Democratic Party.

Previously, Kelly spent 10 years at the Democratic National Committee, where he worked as Research Director during the Clinton White House years. In 2001, he became the DNC’s Technology Director and led the effort to overhaul the Party’s systems to raise money, move messaging, and mobilize voters. Under Kelly’s leadership, the Ohio Democratic Party has become the largest Democratic State Party in the country and the third largest Democratic committee, behind only the DNC and the DCCC.

A native of Adrian, Michigan, Doug earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

Blog Entries by Doug Kelly

An Open Letter to the Progressive Community from Ohio Democrats

Posted October 31, 2010 | 20:21:31 (EST)

Dear Friends,

We need your help in Ohio right now. If there was ever a time to make a late-game investment, now is the time. And Ohio is the place.

We are in a dogfight at the top of the ticket - Governor Ted Strickland is slightly ahead of John...

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John Kasich's Bad Week

Posted June 29, 2010 | 12:58:58 (EST)

Last week, the gubernatorial campaign of Congressman John Kasich took to the national stage in what has since been deemed a "backwards political twofer." In one week, his campaign managed to offend both rural Ohioans and Ohioans in Northeast Ohio - the most populous region of the state.

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John Kasich Caught on Tape: 'I Work on Wall Street'

Posted June 9, 2010 | 18:24:23 (EST)

Since the start of his campaign, Congressman John Kasich has sought to downplay his eight years at Lehman Brothers, describing his role as managing director of the firm as "running" "a two-man office in Columbus, Ohio."

Well, we've unearthed footage of a very different John Kasich from two years...

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It's Tea Party v. GOP here in Ohio

Posted May 21, 2010 | 15:02:51 (EST)

Rand Paul's recent win in Kentucky was further evidence of what we've been seeing in Ohio for some time: a war between the Republican Party and the Tea Party.

Just how bad is this division in the Ohio? The President of the Ohio Liberty Council, perhaps the biggest player in...

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