Joe Solmonese
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Joe Solmonese is president of the Human Rights Campaign of the United States and its affiliate the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. He was appointed to this position on March 9, 2005. A native of Attleboro, Massachusetts, Solmonese lives in Washington, D.C. He graduated from Boston University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in communications.
Solmonese is the former Chief Executive Officer of EMILY's List, where he oversaw one of the nation's prominent pro-choice Democratic political action committees. Solmonese developed the Political Opportunity Program (POP) for state and local candidates to ensure a stream of viable, electable women candidates.[citation needed]
Solmonese has worked for numerous campaigns and in government positions. He held top fundraising positions at the 1992 Senate campaign of Les AuCoin and Barney Frank's 1990 Congressional campaign.[citation needed] Solmonese began his career as an aide in the office of Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis.[citation needed]
He now co-hosts The Agenda on XM Satellite Radio.
In February 2008, Solmonese appeared on two episodes of The Colbert Report.[1][2]
On August 27, 2011, the Human Rights Campaign announced that Solomonese would step down as president of HRC on March 31, 2012.[3] On February 22, 2012, the Obama 2012 campaign announced the appointment of Solmonese as one of 35 national co-chairs of the campaign[4]. On March 2, 2012, the HRC announced that Chad Griffin will replace Solmonese as president[5] with Solmonese continuing in that role until June 11, 2012[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Better Know a Lobby - Human Rights Campaign Pt. 1". The Colbert Report. Comedy Central. 6 February, 2008. No. 04019, season 4.
- ^ "Better Know a Lobby - Human Rights Campaign Pt. 2". The Colbert Report. Comedy Central. 7 February, 2008. No. 04020, season 4.
- ^ "HRC’s Solmonese to depart by March". Bay Windows. 2011-08-29. http://www.baywindows.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3&id=123928. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ Byron Tau (2/22/12 6:31 AM EST). "Obama campaign announces co-chairs". Politico. http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/02/obama-campaign-announces-cochairs-115161.html.
- ^ a b Harmon, Andrew (March 02, 2012). "Chad Griffin Named President of HRC". The Advocate. http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/03/02/Chad_Griffin_Named_President_of_HRC/. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
