The Democratic Rules and Bylaws Committee

By BILLY HOUSE The Tampa Tribune

Published: Aug 23, 2007

WASHINGTON - A national panel of 30 Democrats is set to officially decide on Saturday whether members of their party from Florida are in violation of the party's primary calendar rules.

Here's who's who on a roster the well-known and not-so-well-known party activists on that panel, the Democratic National Committee's Rules and By-Laws Committee.

Co-Chair Alexis Herman, Washington D.C.

A former Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton, she also headed the Office of Public Liaison in the Clinton White House. She was chief of staff and CEO of the 1992 Democratic National Convention.

Co-Chair James Roosevelt Jr., Massachusetts

President and CEO of Tufts Health Plan and a past president of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Harold Ickes Jr., Washington DC.

A lawyer and long-time adviser to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. He also was a top adviser to President Bill Clinton. in the White House to her husband, former President Clinton. He works for a government relations and political consulting firm he co-founded in 1997.

Donna Brazile of Washington, DC

Political commentator and former campaign manager for Gore-Lieberman 2000 campaign. In 2001, she was appointed head of the DNC Voting Rights Institute.

Donald Fowler, South Carolina

Former chairman of the Democratic National Committee (1995-1997). Currently chairman of Fowler Communications, Inc., an advertising and public relation firm.

Allan Katz , Florida

The Sunshine State's only member on the Rules Committee, he is a member of the Tallahassee City Commission. First elected to the DNC in 2004.

Elizabeth Smith, Washington D.C.

Political director of the American Federation of Teachers, which represents more than one million teachers and school-related personnel.

Mark Brewer, Michigan

Elected chair of the Michigan Democratic Party in 1995, he was also elected president of the Association of State Democratic Chairs in June 2003 and reelected in 2005.

Ralph Dawson, New York

New York City labor lawyer and college friend of DNC Chairman Howard Dean.

Hartina Flournay, Washington DC

Assistant to the president for public policy at the American Federation of Teachers. In 2005, she managed the transition at the DNC for its new chairman Dean.

Carol Khare Fowler, South Carolina

Elected chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party in April 2007; married to rules committee member and former DNC chairman Donald Fowler.

Alice Germond, Washington DC

Elected secretary of the DNC in 2002. Before that, she was executive vice president of NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Jaime Gonzalez Jr., Texas

Member of the American Trial Lawyer's Association, the Texas Trial Lawyer's Association and the American Bar Association. A member of the DNC since 2000.

Janice Griffin, Virginia

A member of the advisory board of the Women's Vote Center and is a past national chair of the DNC's Women's Leadership Forum.

Alice Huffman, California

Chair of the 2004 Democratic National Convention Committee and president of the California NAACP.

Thomas Hynes, Illinois

An attorney who spent 18 years as the assessor for Cook County, Ill. On the DNC, he is chair of the Midwest Caucus.

Ben Johnson, Washington DC

Former White House adviser and DNC deputy chair. He served two years in the White House under President Jimmy Carter and served eight years in the White House under President Clinton.

Elaine Kamarck, Massachusetts

Senior policy adviser to the 2000 presidential campaign of then-vice president Al Gore, she and is now a lecturer in public policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Eric Kleinfeld, Washington DC

General counsel to the Gore 2000 campaign and chief counsel to the Clinton-Gore campaign in 1996.

David McDonald, Washington state

A lawyer specializing in litigation, technology and intellectual property, he has been a member of the DNC since 1992.

Mona Pasquil, California

Served on senior staff of the 2004 Kerry-Edwards campaign as director of community outreach.

Mame Reiley, Virginia

Director of former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner's political action committee, and chair of the DNC Women's Caucus.

Garry Shay of California

A lawyer and chair of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party political action committee.

Michael Steed, Washington DC

Executive director of the DNC from 1981-1985, he is the founder and managing director of Paladin Capital Group, which provides equity capital for small- and medium-sized companies.

Sharon Stroschein, South Dakota

Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson's director for the northeast region of South Dakota.

Everett Ward, North Carolina

Special assistant to the deputy secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

Jerome Wiley Segovia, Virginia

Influential in organizing Latinos for Dean in the 2004 primaries and was elected as a DNC Member-At-Large in 2005.

Sarah Swisher, Iowa

Vice-chair of the Iowa Democratic Party.

Yvonne Gates, Nevada

A Clark County, Nev.ada, commissioner. She is a former chair of the DNC's Black Caucus.

Martha Fuller Clark, New Hampshire

Majority Whip of the state Senate, and vice chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.

Reporter Billy House can be reached at 202 662-7673 or at bhouse@tampatrib.com