NH Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley wins back coveted seat on DNC Executive Committee
MANCHESTER -- New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley of Manchester politically came off the mat Friday afternoon, keeping a coveted seat on the Executive Committee of the national party during its fall meeting in Las Vegas, Nev.
State party officials confirmed that Buckley won one of two elected seats on the prestigious panel two days after Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez had removed him from the slate of Executive Committee members who are appointed.
Marcel Groen, chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, won the other elected spot.
BuzzFeed reported Buckley had edged out James Zogby, founder of the Arab-American Institute and a Bernie Sanders supporter whom Perez had also snubbed.
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