Terence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe (b. 1957) is an American business and political leader. He served as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001-05. He currently serves as Chairman of the Hillary Clinton for President committee.
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Early history and personal life
McAuliffe grew up in Syracuse, New York; his father was treasurer of the local Democratic organization.[1] In 1979, he received a bachelors degree from Catholic University in Washington, D.C. After graduation, McAuliffe took a job in the 1980 presidential reelection campaign of Jimmy Carter. After the campaign, McAuliffe enrolled in law school at Georgetown University. He received a Juris Doctor degree in 1984.[2]
McAuliffe lives in McLean, Virginia with his wife Dorothy and five children.
Political career
McAuliffe served as Finance Director of the DNC and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, National Finance Chairman of the Gephardt for President Committee, National Finance Chairman and then National Co-Chairman of the Clinton-Gore re-election committee.[3] He also served as the Chairman of the 53rd Presidential Inaugural Committee[4]and as Chairman of the White House Millennium Celebration.[5] In 2000, McAuliffe chaired a tribute to President Bill Clinton, and shattered more fundraising records.[6] That same year, he chaired the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles;[7] following the convention, the Democratic ticket received a 20-point bounce in the polls,[8] on its way to a popular vote victory in the fall. In February 2001, McAuliffe was elected as the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and served until February 2005. Under McAuliffe’s tenure, for the first time in party history, the DNC was debt-free and outraised the RNC. The DNC shattered all fundraising records by raising more than $535 million. This success enabled the party to fund an unprecedented political campaign recruiting 25,000 trained field precinct captains, conducting 530 organizing conventions across the country, mobilizing 233,000 volunteers, knocking on 11 million doors and making 38 million volunteer phone calls and 56 million paid calls. McAuliffe built a new headquarters; created a computer database of more than 2.7 million grassroots donors; increased email addresses from 70,000 to more than 4 million; and built a database known as "Demzilla" of more than 170 million potential voters.[9]
Business, other interests
McAuliffe has been a successful entrepreneur since he started his first business, McAuliffe Driveway Maintenance, at the age of 14. He is an attorney and is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia and the United States Supreme Court. He has successfully started more than two-dozen companies in the fields of banking, insurance, marketing and real estate. McAuliffe served as Chairman of the Federal City National Bank by the age of 30. On January 23, 2007, his book, "What A Party! My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators, and Other Wild Animals" was released and debuted at #5 on the New York Times Bestseller list and #1 on the Washington Post's list.
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References
- ^ New York Times, July 7, 1987
- ^ Leaders Magazine, July 3, 2007
- ^ New York Times, November 13, 1996
- ^ National Archives, 53rd presidential inaugural
- ^ Remarks of President William J. Clinton, December 31, 1999
- ^ TIME magazine, May 28, 2000
- ^ CNN, July 11, 2000
- ^ Washington Post/ABC News poll, August 18-20, 2000
- ^ The Hill newspaper, February 17, 2005
| Preceded by Ed Rendell |
Chairman of the Democratic National Committee 2001 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Howard Dean |
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