Brad Woodhouse
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Brad Woodhouse is an American Democratic Party activist who currently serves as the president of Protect Our Care, a group seeking to protect the Affordable Care Act.[1] He also serves as co-chair of the Health Care Voter campaign.[2] He is the former president of the now-defunct liberal/progressive advocacy group Americans United for Change. He has also served as the president of Democratic super PACs American Bridge 21st Century and Correct the Record.[3][4][5] He is the former communications director of the Democratic National Committee.[6][7]
Woodhouse gained widespread notice as a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee during the early 2000s,[8][9][10] and was casually named by a The Washington Post columnist as possibly "the most prolific e-mailer in politics."[11] In 2005, Woodhouse left the DSCC to become communications director for Americans United to Protect Social Security. The group successfully fought President George W. Bush's efforts to establish private savings accounts as part of Social Security reform.[11] With the Bush reform plan defeated, Woodhouse organized and became president of Americans United For Change.[12] Woodhouse's group belongs to a coalition of progressive organizations called Change America Now,[12] many of which are located in the same building in Washington at 1825 K Street, N.W. The leaders of those organizations frequently meet with aides to Democratic congressional leadership, to discuss strategy and upcoming votes.[12]
In 2008, Woodhouse was given a senior position with the Democratic National Committee to help coordinate communications strategy for the upcoming general election. In 2009, Woodhouse formally became the Democratic National Committee's communications director. In 2013, Woodhouse left the Democratic National Committee to return as president of Americans United for Change.[13] In 2014, Woodhouse became the president of American Bridge 21st Century.[14] In 2015, Woodhouse became the President of Correct the Record, a super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential bid.[15]