Cory Booker rolls out Iowa steering committee for 2020 presidential run

[TexasTowelie]

DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic White House hopeful Cory Booker is rolling out his Iowa steering committee, a team of activists and operatives that features party powerbroker Jerry Crawford, who played a key role in each of Bill and Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaigns in the state.

Crawford, a Des Moines-area attorney who also played leading roles on Al Gore and John Kerry's campaigns, said he's been courted by multiple campaigns but told The Associated Press in an interview he's backing Booker because of the New Jersey U.S. senator's positive message.

"I'm very much drawn to his passion for civility and his determination to pursue healing," Crawford said.

Crawford is among 10 Iowa activists, operatives and elected officials who plan to provide strategic advice and operational support to Booker's campaign as part of his Iowa steering committee, being rolled out Monday. The group includes four other previously unannounced endorsers: former Iowa state House minority leader Rep. Mark Smith and city councilmembers Dale Todd, of Cedar Rapids, and Mazahir Salih and Bruce Teague, both of Iowa City. Booker's campaign said it hopes all three will help organize African American support for him in their respective cities.

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