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Sally Boynton Brown
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Basic facts
Organization:Democratic Party of Florida
Role:Former President
Location:Tallahassee, Fla.
Education:Boise State University
Website:Official website


Sally Boynton Brown is a former 2017 candidate for chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). She announced her candidacy on December 16, 2016, but withdrew from the race prior to the second round of voting at the DNC meeting on February 25, 2017.[1][2]

Boynton Brown is also the former president of the Democratic Party of Florida (DPF). The DPF named Boynton Brown as its president in April 2017, but she resigned on November 20, 2017, amid accusations that she had enabled the alleged sexual harassment of female staffers by former party Chair Stephen Bittel.[3]

Boynton Brown previously served as the executive director of the Democratic Party of Idaho from April 2012 to April 2017.[1][4]

Career

Boynton Brown earned a B.A. in communications from Boise State University in 2005. From 2006 through 2011, she worked as a consultant for Clarity NOW, a career and organizational consulting firm.[5]

Boynton Brown worked as a campaign manager for State Representative Sue Chew's (D) successful 2006 campaign. During the 2007 state legislative session, she worked as State Representative Phylis King's (D) legislative attache and as a legislative assistant for the Democratic Party of Idaho. The following year, she managed King's successful 2008 re-election bid. In 2010, Boynton Brown worked as the director of operations for Democratic candidate Keith Allred's gubernatorial campaign.[5][6]

Democratic Party of Idaho

See also: Democratic Party of Idaho

Boynton Brown joined the Democratic Party of Idaho as a field director in January 2011 and became the organization's communications director in November 2011. She has served as the party's executive director since April 2012. She also serves as the president of the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) Association of State Democratic Executive Directors.[5][7][8]

Democratic National Committee chair election, 2017

See also: Democratic National Committee chair election, 2017

The more than 400 members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) selected a new chair to succeed interim Chairwoman Donna Brazile on February 25, 2017. Boynton Brown announced her candidacy for the position on December 16, 2016.[1][9]

"Our party can’t afford to spend the next two years having an ideological debate on whether we are liberals or moderates," said Boynton Brown in a statement. "The Democratic Party has always represented the people and now more than ever we must blow the walls off our tent so everyone feels welcome."[8]

Boynton Brown earned 12 votes in the first round of voting at the DNC meeting on February 25, 2017. She withdrew from the race prior to the second round of voting. Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez was elected DNC chairman on the second round of voting with 235 votes.[2]

Public comments

On January 23, 2017, Boynton Brown attended a forum for DNC chair candidates and made the following comments regarding racial prejudice:

“ My job is to listen and be a voice, and my job is to shut other white people down when they want to interrupt. My job is to shut other white people down when they want to say ‘Oh no I’m not prejudiced, I’m a Democrat, I’m accepting.' My job is to make sure that they get that they have privilege and until we shut our mouths and we listen to those people who don’t and we lift our people up so that we all have equity in this country, so that we're all fighting alongside each other, so that we're all on the same page and we clearly get where we're going, we’re not going to break through this.[10][11] ”

The Washington Times reported that Boynton Brown received a round of applause following her speech. However, according to the Idaho Statesman, right-leaning media outlets criticized Boynton Brown for her comments about race. Fox News reported, "If the Democratic Party is planning to move away from identity politics in the wake of its presidential election defeat, that memo didn’t reach some of the candidates running for Democratic National Committee chair."[12][13][14]

In response, Boynton Brown stated that her comments had been taken out of context. "What I was answering to was an internal party conversation around being in alignment with our values and words," she noted. "I think that this is the issue we see with fake news. These media outlets take something completely out of context and sensationalize it, and now people across the country are sending me hate mail and thinking I’m saying something that’s not true."[13]

Democratic Party of Florida

Boynton Brown transitioned to the role of president of the Democratic Party of Florida in April 2017.[4]

"I am thrilled to join the FDP team as we engage the grassroots in the work needed to build our party and to win local, state and federal races throughout Florida," said Boynton Brown. "I look forward to working with everyone across the state as we invigorate the party and save Florida from the GOP policies that harm our lives every day."[4]

Boynton Brown resigned on November 20, 2017, amid accusations that she had enabled the alleged sexual harassment of female staffers by former party Chair Stephen Bittel.[3]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 KMVT, "Idaho Democratic official to run for DNC chair," December 16, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Perez elected DNC chairman," February 25, 2017
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sunshine State News, "FDP President Sally Boynton Brown Resigns Amidst Sexual Harassment Controversy," November 20, 2017
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Democratic Party of Florida, "Florida Democratic Party Concludes National Search, Hires Sally Boynton Brown as New President," April 26, 2017
  5. ↑ Democratic Party of Idaho, "Sally Boynton Brown," accessed December 19, 2016
  6. ↑ Sally Boynton Brown for DNC Chair, "Home," accessed December 19, 2016
  7. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Idaho Statesman, "Idaho Democratic executive wants to chair national Democratic Party," December 16, 2016
  8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Denver
  9. ↑ RealClear Politics, "DNC Chair Candidate: My Job Is To Tell White People When To Shut Their Mouths," January 24, 2017
  10. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  11. ↑ The Washington Times, "DNC chair candidate says her job is to ‘shut other white people down,'" January 24, 2017
  12. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Idaho Statesman, "Idaho Democratic leader takes heat for Black Lives Matter comments," January 24, 2017
  13. ↑ Fox News, "DNC chair candidate wants to 'shut other white people down,'" January 24, 2017
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