Top DCCC Staffer Resigns After 2 Months

(Politico) LAURA BARRN-LPEZ and JOHN BRESNAHAN 01/30/2019 04:12 PM The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committees new chief of staff resigned this week to pursue another job after just two months in the position. Jalisa Washington-Prices departure so early in an election cycle surprised Democratic leadership staffers but the veteran operative said she couldnt pass up a new opportunity. My time at the DCCC working to win back the House while advancing the core values of our party inclusion opportunity and progress has been an incredible journey Washington-Price wrote in an emailed statement. They have a solid team for the 2020 cycle but other opportunities have presented themselves for me and Im looking forward to continuing to elect Democrats this cycle. The DCCC announced Washington-Prices promotion to chief of staff in early December. She had previously served as the director of the committees diversity office leading all diversity and inclusion initiatives. Washington-Price was the highest-ranking minority staffer at the DCCC.