Karen Carter Peterson - Election As Chair of The Louisiana Democratic Party

Election As Chair of The Louisiana Democratic Party

In the spring of 2012, Senator Peterson was elected Chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party by the 210-member Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee, ousting former chair Claude "Buddy" Leach by a vote of 85 to 75.Peterson becomes the first woman, and only the second African-American, to chair the Democratic Party in Louisiana.

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