Jean Westwood (politician)
Jean Westwood | |
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| Chair of the Democratic National Committee | |
| In office July 14, 1972 – December 9, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Larry O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Robert Strauss |
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| Born | November 22, 1923 Price, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 1997 (aged 73) American Fork, Utah, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Jean Miles Westwood (November 22, 1923 – August 18, 1997) was an American political figure. She was appointed the first female chair of the Democratic National Committee by Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern on July 14, 1972. Between 1976 and 1988, Westwood worked for the presidential campaigns of Terry Sanford, Edward Kennedy, Gary Hart, and Bruce Babbitt.
Born Jean Miles in Price, Utah, she married Richard E. Westwood in 1941. They started a mink farm together in 1951.
Westwood was one of McGovern's advisors who recommended dropping Thomas F. Eagleton from the ticket.[1]
Sources
[edit]- ^ New York Times, Aug. 23, 1997
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