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DFA Academy Grads Elected Delegate
Three DFA Academy Graduates Elected as National Delegates
Submitted by Kate Donaghue
In January 2007, as we were regrouping from the successes of the 2006 midterms, DFA scheduled their first class in Manchester, New Hampshire.
A little more than a year later, three of the Massachusetts activists who attended the class were elected delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
Oscar Arce, from Greenfield in Western Mass, was elected as a pledged delegate for Hillary Clinton. Oscar and I had been in touch occasionally by e-mail. He was elected as an at-large member of our Democratic State Committee earlier this spring. He was also elected as a delegate from his Congressional District.
Hannah Banks is a Boston based activist. She had traveled to many states in support of Barak Obama's campaign. She was unsuccessful in her race at the District level, but on Saturday she was elected as an At-Large delegate. Hannah and I had not been in touch, but I talked with her a few times as she campaigned for delegate. She told me that previously she had not been active in primaries and that she had very much enjoyed her work across the country.
Like Oscar, I was elected delegate at the District level. I was honored to be included in my Congressman's slate. I was deeply moved by the number of people ready to travel distances to vote for me at the district caucus. I was humbled by the words of appreciation I heard for my work for so many candidates.
Oscar and I were both pleased that as Democratic State Committee members we were able to vote for our classmate, although we support different presidential candidates. After Hannah was elected at the nine hour meeting, we posed for a quick photo. A number of others wandered by and commented on our "unity" picture.
I'm guessing that it might be some sort of record for a DFA class. Three national delegates from one site may be the most. If not, I would guess that three delegates, from one state and not the state where the class wad held, is a convoluted record of some sort.
Any interesting stories from DFA graduates?
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