Troy Price

Troy Price is an American political strategist and LGBTQ rights advocate who served as the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party from his election in July 2017 until his resignation in February 2020. Price worked in the administration of Iowa Governor Chet Culver, and later served as a press aide for Tom Vilsack.^[1] Price served as Iowa Director for the Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign and the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign.^[2]

Troy Price
Executive Director of the New Hampshire Democratic Party
In office August 16, 2021 – 2023
Preceded by	Ryan Mahoney
Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party
In office July 22, 2017 – February 15, 2020
Preceded by	Andrea Phillips (acting)
Succeeded by	Mark Smith
Personal details
Born	1980 or 1981 (age 43–44)[1]
Political party	Democratic
Education	Durant High School University of Iowa (BA)

Early life and education

Price was raised in Durant, Iowa, where he attended Durant High School. He then graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government in 2004. After graduating from college, Price became active in the Iowa caucus process.^[3]

Price identifies as gay.^[4]

Career

Price was the executive director of One Iowa, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, before stepping down to work on the Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign. He was a proponent for marriage equality in Iowa.^[5] In October 2018, Price was re-elected Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party.^[2] During his tenure as Chair, Price appeared on NPR and C-SPAN.^[6][7] Price was selected as a "key player of the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses" by The Des Moines Register,^[8] and has been featured in The New York Times, Politico, and NBC News.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

On February 12, 2020, Troy Price announced his resignation as chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, following the controversy over the delay in the final results of the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses.^[14] This delay is reported to be a factor in the Democratic National Committee voting to remove Iowa's First in the Nation status for the 2024 presidential nominating calendar.^[15] Price officially left office after Mark Smith, a current member of the Iowa House of Representatives, was selected as his successor by the Iowa Democratic Party.^[16] On August 16, 2021, Price began working as executive director of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.^[17] In 2023, the Democratic National Committee voted to remove New Hampshire's early-state status for the 2024 presidential nominating calendar.^[18] Price was replaced by New Hampshire Democratic Party Data Director Jack Tormoehlen in 2023.^[19]

References

1. Jacobs, Jennifer. "Team Clinton hires Iowa Democratic operative Troy Price". Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
2. "Iowa Democrats re-elect Troy Price as state party chairman". Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
3. Mitchell, Eva (July 22, 2017). "TROY PRICE ELECTED CHAIR OF THE IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY". Iowa. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
4. Johnson, Chris (February 3, 2020). "Iowa caucuses overseen by Democratic leader with record as LGBTQ advocate". Washington Blade. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
5. Geidner, Chris (February 15, 2012). "Prominent Iowa Marriage Equality Defender - One Iowa E.D. Troy Price - Joins Obama Campaign". Metro Weekly. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
6. "Despite Election Security Fears, Iowa Caucuses Will Use New Smartphone App". NPR.org. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
7. "Troy Price on Campaign 2020 and Iowa | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
8. "Iowan Troy Price, a key player in the 2020 Iowa caucus". features.desmoinesregister.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
9. Epstein, Reid J. (September 20, 2019). "Want to Hold Your Own 2020 Caucus? Now You Can (if You're an Iowan)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
10. Ember, Sydney; Epstein, Reid J. (November 13, 2019). "Why Almost Nobody Will Defend the Iowa Caucuses". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
11. Korecki, Natasha. "Iowa Dems pitch out-of-state caucuses". POLITICO. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
12. Korecki, Natasha. "Iowa Democrats propose major 2020 change: 'Virtual caucuses'". POLITICO. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
13. "'No earthly idea': Who will win the Iowa caucuses? 5 keys to victory". NBC News. January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
14. Parks, Miles (February 12, 2020). "Iowa Democratic Chair Troy Price Resigns After Caucus Night Debacle". NPR.org. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
15. Belin, Laura (December 4, 2022). "Opinion: How the Democrats' Iowa caucuses self-destructed". CNN. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
16. Gabriel, Trip (February 12, 2020). "Troy Price, Iowa Democratic Party Leader, Resigns Over Caucus Debacle". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
17. Veronica Stracqualursi (August 14, 2021). "Former Iowa Democratic chair Troy Price hired as New Hampshire Democrats' executive director". CNN. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
18. "DNC approves new presidential primary calendar, strips N.H. of 'first-in-the nation' status". WMUR. Associated Press. February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
19. NHDP (July 28, 2023). "Jack Tormoehlen Named NHDP Executive Director". NHDP. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

External links

• Troy Price on Twitter
• Appearances on C-SPAN

Party political offices
Preceded by Andrea Phillips Acting	Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party 2017–2020	Succeeded by Mark Smith