Joe Andrew
Joseph J. Andrew (born March 1, 1960) was National Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 1999–2001. He served with DNC General Chairman Ed Rendell. Asked to serve by President Bill Clinton, Andrew became, at the age of 39, one of the youngest chairpersons in the history of the DNC. He later served as Chairman of the New Democratic Network, and in 2006 helped to found The Blue Fund, a mutual fund which invests in companies that contribute to Democratic campaigns.
During the 2008 Democratic Presidential nominating contest he was one of the first to endorse Senator Hillary Clinton in November 2007. However, on May 1, 2008, however, he switched his endorsement from Clinton to Senator Barack Obama[1].
Andrew, a native of Indiana, graduated from Yale University in 1982 and Yale Law School in 1985.[2] He is the author of a spy novel, The Disciples, published in 1993 by Simon & Schuster, and is currently a partner at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in Washington, D.C.
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- ^ CNN. "Major Clinton backer switches to Obama". Press release. http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/05/01/major-clinton-backer-switches-to-obama/. Retrieved 2008-05-01.
- ^ Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal attorney profile
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| Preceded by Steven Grossman |
Democratic National Committee National Chairman 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Terry McAuliffe |
