MEET JAMES

James Skoufis isn’t a d.c. insider

He doesn’t come from machine politics. He's the outsider in this race. Yet, over the course of 12 years representing tough Republican districts in the Hudson Valley, he has always won by outworking, out-raising, out-messaging, and out-organizing them.

James is the son of an immigrant, was born in public housing, and grew up in a working-class, union household. As a young father, he knows the real strain American families are facing. He understands what living paycheck to paycheck is like, and that many voters feel the American Dream is out of reach – and feel disillusioned with the Democratic Party’s ability to help them achieve it.

At a time when hard-working women and men across this country just want a fair shake, a government that invests in their families and keeps them safe, and the chance to build their own prosperity, we’ve got to rededicate to a populist message. We have to stop communicating in academic, unrelatable language and start talking in real, person-to-person terms. James has stood up to big pharma and utility companies, taken on corporate welfare, fought corruption, and put more money back in the pockets of middle-class families. He knows how to win, how to communicate in tough settings, and how to take the fight to the opposition. It's why he's undefeated in his eight elections and it's the attitude he brings to the race for DNC Chair.