Larry K. Hailsham Jr.senior member Governor Josh Shapiro The administration from 2023 became the executive director of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party.
The announcement came on Wednesday by the chairman Eugene Depasquale As one of his first moves from the time of election to the position.
Hailsham replaces Mitch Kates as an executive director. Kaths will go to the up-to-date position of the party director and strategic planning advisor.
“Larry enters this role and critical time for our party, for our community of nations and for our country – and I know that along with his leadership and along with the team we are building, the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania will meet at the moment,” said Depasquale. “As the chairman, we started to work on the first day – a confrontation with the challenges we face, and meet the possibilities ahead of us, and together we will appear and win the trust and support of voters throughout Pennsylvania to choose leaders who will provide them.”
Deputy from Pittsburgh, he was the deputy chief of staff of Shapiro and previously he served as a political director in the Shapiro governorate campaign in 2022. The Allegheny College graduate also served in government matters in Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce and political director of Biden as president in 2020, before joining the Shapiro team.
“I am honored that I can enter this role and continue working on building our party and choosing democrats up and bottom voting, so that Pennsylvania moves forward,” said Hailsham. “At this point, our community and our country are standing, it is extremely important that we show ourselves, fight for our values ​​and win – and that we do it, we need an event that knows how to do work. I am ready to serve alongside the governor of Shapiro, president of Depasquale ,, Lieutenant Governor (Austin) Davisand the entire Democratic Party in Pennsylvania, when we are building a team and an operation that we must win. “
Shapiro was obviously satisfied with the appointment, on the governor transferred a donation of $ 250,000 to the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania This week.
“Larry Hailsham is a real public official, whom for years I had a key member of my team – and I know his achievements in building winning teams, leading an example with hard work and a fight for our common values. It will be a strong advantage for the Pensylvania Democratic Party and chairman of the Democratic Party and chairman of the Depasquale party,” said Shapiro. “At the head of Larry, as an executive director, we will develop our party, compete and win our entire community of nations. Larry will be a key part of our efforts to protect true freedom and to do things for the inhabitants of this community of nations.”
“In this new era in Pennsylvania, we hit the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania, and the governor’s support will significantly contribute to building the infrastructure that we need to win races up and down to vote in 2025, 2026 and later.” Depasquale said.
Late. John Fetterman He also contributed to the 100,000 USD in the party after the Depasquale election.
This is not the first speech of the governor of installing a key deputy in an significant role in the party. I will be straightforward HarrisNow the best adviser in Philadelphia Mayor of Cherielle ParkerHe was the political director of the former Tom Wolf Governor Before admission to the chair in 2015, while Kevin saidwho was the executive director in 2010–2012, he was an ally of the former Governor Ed Rendell.
