J. W. Postal

J. W. Postal

Jonathan W. "J.W." Postal (born c. 1968) is a member of the Democratic National Committee from Colorado. An investment consultant, Postal chaired New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's campaign in Colorado, and is a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention supporting Barack Obama.

Biography

After having worked on many state and local Democratic campaigns, and as an intern for Colorado Rep. David Skaggs,cite news |first=Lynn |last=Bartels |coauthors=Chris Barge |title=Meet state's superdelegates |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jun/09/meet-states-superdelegates/ |work=Rocky Mountain News |date=9 June 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-14 ] Postal was elected to represent Colorado on the Democratic National Committee in 2004. He is vice-chair of the DNC's Western Caucus. Postal bought into the HCM group, as a principal in October 2006, which in early 2007 was renamed Strategies,LLC. Strategies, LLC is a pension and investment consulting firm located in Lodo. cite news |author=Staff Reports |title=On the move, October 31 |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/other_business/article/0,2777,DRMN_23916_5105754,00.html
work=Rocky Mountain News |date=31 October 2006 |accessdate=2008-02-17 ]

In February 2007, Postal was named the Colorado campaign director and spokesman for the presidential campaign of New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson.cite news |first=Chuck |last=Plunkett |title=Richardson selects 5 locals to run Colorado campaign |url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_5277311
work=Denver Post |date=22 February 2007 |accessdate=2008-02-15 1]

As a member of the Democratic National Committee, he is a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. After Richardson dropped out of the presidential race, Postal was heavily lobbied by the campaigns of both New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, including personal calls from Bill and Chelsea Clinton and Obama supporter Federico Peña.cite news |first=David |last=Olinger |coauthors=Chuck Plunkett |title=Dems may see superdelegate "chaos" |url=http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_8190382
work=Denver Post |date=7 February 2007 |accessdate=2008-02-17 ]

Postal announced his intention to vote for Obamacite news |first=David |last=Montero |title=Close Dem race raises status of superdelegates |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/07/close-dem-race-raises-status-of-superdelegates/
work=Rocky Mountain News |date=7 February 2007 |accessdate=2008-02-16 ] shortly before Colorado's February caucuses,cite news |first=Debbie |last=Marquez |title=CO DNC Members Debbie Marquez and JW Postal endorse Senator Obama! |url=http://www.squarestate.net/showDiary.do?diaryId=5193
work=SquareState.net |date=4 February 2008 |accessdate=2008-02-17 ] after seeing Obama speak in Denver, Colorado.cite news |first=David |last=Montero |title=Close Dem race good for DNC |url=http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/feb/08/close-dem-race-good-for-dnc/
work=Rocky Mountain News |date=8 October 2008 |accessdate=2008-02-17 ] Postal's support of Obama in Colorado's caucuses was balanced by that of his wife, Jen Evans, a Clinton supporter. The two have three children — Carly, Jackson, and Calvin.cite news |first=Susan |last=Green |title=Greene: Democratic race splits a Denver household |url=http://www.politicswest.com/2008_election/18996/greene_democratic_race_splits_denver_household
work=Denver Post |date=3 February 2008 |accessdate=2008-02-17 ]

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