Basic Info

First Name

David

Last Name

Perelman

Username

davidperelman

Additional Contact Information

Pronouns

He/Him/His

Progressive Profile

Current Employer

California Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign

Current Occupation

CA 13 District Organizing Director

Tagline

Digital and Communications Coordinator and Campaign Organizing Director

Bio

I am a dedicated campaign worker with a passion for grassroots organizing in both online and in-person community spaces. I recently finished my Master of Science in Digital Communication and Information from University of Tennessee Knoxville in May 2024.

 

I have nine cycles of campaign field experience in five years as an Organizer and Regional Director, including two statewide primaries, two statewide general election coordinated campaigns, and as a campus organizer for a local state legislature election in Virginia in 2019.

 

Before becoming a full-time field staffer in 2016, I was very involved in Massachusetts state politics in New England as a volunteer, Young Democrats Board Member, and Democratic state committee member (I have also been involved in Rhode Island politics a bit as well for the coordinated slate in the 2018 primary.) In 2020, I was a Regional Engagement Director for the Iowa Democratic presidential primary caucuses, a digital organizer for a labor coalition in Wisconsin, and a candidate organizer for a state senate general election in Minnesota. From 2021-2022, I worked at a consulting firm coordinating the digital side of local issue campaigns, and from 2023-2024, I worked on the California Democratic Party’s Congressional Coordinated Campaign, first as an organizer in the South Central Valley and then as an Organizing Director in the North Central Valley.

Work History

Employer

California Democratic Party

Occupation

Regional Organizer and Regional Organizing Director

Employer

Calvert Street Group

Occupation

Digital and Communications Coordinator

Employer

Minnesota DFL Senate Caucus

Occupation

Field Coordinator

Employer

Organizing Together 2020: Wisconsin

Occupation

Digital Organizer

Employer

Friends of Andrew Yang: Iowa 2020

Occupation

Regional Engagement Director

Employer

Next Gen Virginia

Occupation

Campus Organizer

Employer

North Dakota Democratic Party-NPL

Occupation

Field Organizer

Employer

Rhode Island Democratic Party

Occupation

Field Organizer

Employer

JB Pritzker for Illinois Governor: 2018

Employer

Hillary for America: Florida 2016

Occupation

Organizer

Education

School

Wheaton College Massachusetts

Degree

Bachelor of Arts: Psychology and Theater Studies

Graduation Date

February 3, 2012

School

University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Degree

Masters of Science: Digital and Strategic Communications

Graduation Date

May 16, 2024