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STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ANNOUNCES NEW COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, MATT FARRAUTO |
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Denver, CO – Today, Chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Colorado Pat
Waak announced that veteran Democratic political operative Matt
Farrauto will serve as Communications Director for the state party.
“Because Colorado is hosting the Democratic National Convention and has
become a competitive battleground state, we are enjoying a new degree
of media attention. I am pleased that we could find someone like Matt
Farrauto, who brings a unique set of qualifications and experience to
the job of Communications Director,” said Colorado Democratic Party
Chair Pat Waak. “He has steady hand and a passion for Democratic
politics.”
Matt Farrauto comes to Colorado from New Mexico where he served as the
Executive Director of the Democratic Party of New Mexico from 2005
until late 2007. Prior to being promoted to Executive Director,
Farrauto served as spokesman for New Mexico’s Democratic Coordinated
Campaign.
Farrauto started his political career as a Press Assistant and
Legislative Correspondent for U.S. Senator Russ Feingold before joining
the Communications Department of Bill Bradley’s presidential campaign
in Iowa. Later in 2000, Farrauto went on to work as a Communications
Director for a U.S. Senate campaign in Vermont, and on a competitive
statewide judicial race in Ohio.
From 2001 through 2004 Farrauto served as Communications Director for
California Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA), taking a break in 2002 to
work for now-Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT).
Farrauto graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he majored in Political Science.
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