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Today, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) announced her interest in serving as a co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) for the 116th Congress. 

Dingell asked for her colleagues' support in a letter to her House Democratic colleagues. Dingell is a former member of the DNC and has spent much of her adult life working in the trenches of organizing and strategy. She understands the frustration of Caucus Members who each have a unique district and wants to discuss with each of her colleagues how Democrats weave their districts concerns and support them as strategies are developed and implemented. 

“My district has every different type of Democrat – from the retired autoworker from Taylor, Michigan, to the activist student from Ann Arbor, from the hunters from Downriver to the Imam at the mosque in Dearborn – and I talk to everyone about everything,” wrote Dingell. “We must tell voters what we stand for and how Democrats will help improve their lives. That means sticking to our core values, our convictions, and our history. It is very important that the Heartland be one of the perspectives represented by one of the three co-chairs. We need to communicate our values in a clear, consistent manner to voters who are looking for strong and passionate leadership in this era of uncertainty and chaos.”

The DPCC, the messaging arm of House Democrats’ leadership, is tasked with developing a Caucus-wide message for House Democrats. The leadership is comprised of three co-chairs elected by all House Democrats serving in the 116th Congress, which will begin in January 2019. Dingell feels strongly that a perspective from the Heartland needed to be represented by one of the co-chairs.

You can read Dingell’s letter here.

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