Progressive Democrats of America

Progressive Democrats of America is an American political action committee that was founded in the summer of 2004 by Kevin Spidel, the National Field Director for the Kucinich for President campaign and Tim Carpenter, the Deputy Campaign Manager for Kucinich and activists from the Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich campaigns with the goal to make the Democratic Party more progressive.^[3]

Progressive Democrats of America

Abbreviation	PDA
Formation	2004; 21 years ago (2004)
Type	Political action committee,[1]
Headquarters	Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Key people	Howard Dean Dennis Kucinich Tim Carpenter John Nichols James McGovern John Conyers [2] Alan Minsky, Executive Director
Website	pdamerica.org

History

PDA was formed in Roxbury, Boston,^[4] in 2004 by activists from the Howard Dean and Dennis Kucinich campaigns.^[5]

PDA supported policies including single-payer healthcare^[6] and ending the Iraq War.^[7]

In 2007, PDA had 110,000 members and 136 chapters.^[8]

In 2014, PDA ran a "Run Bernie Run" petition drive to draft Bernie Sanders for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries.^[9]

PDA operates both inside and outside the Democratic Party.^[10]

References

1. "Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)". Influence Watch.
2. . December 22, 2017 https://pdamerica.org/. Retrieved December 31, 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "William Rivers Pitt | Interview with an Ordinary Hero". Truthout. 27 January 2005.
4. Selfa, Lance (7 August 2012). The Democrats: A Critical History. Haymarket Books. ISBN 978-1-60846-049-6.
5. Schmidt, Ingo; Evans, Bryan (2012). Social Democracy After the Cold War. Athabasca University Press. ISBN 978-1-926836-87-4.
6. Lind, Nancy S.; Rankin, Erik T.; Harris, Gardenia (15 August 2016). Today's Economic Issues: Democrats and Republicans. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-15623-9.
7. Street, Paul (22 December 2015). Barack Obama and the Future of American Politics. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-26340-1.
8. "Article clipped from Tampa Bay Times". Tampa Bay Times. 28 October 2007. p. 5.
9. Ph.D, Scott H. Ainsworth; Harward, Brian M. (19 July 2019). Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations That Shaped America: An Encyclopedia and Document Collection [3 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4408-5197-1.
10. Esposito, Luigi; Finley, Laura L. (13 April 2012). Grading the 44th President: A Report Card on Barack Obama's First Term as a Progressive Leader. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-39844-5.

External links

• Official website