Chuck Rocha, a Convicted Felon Who Embezzled Union Funds, Eyes Bid for DNC Chair
22nd November 2024
Chuck Rocha, a Democratic operative and CNN contributor who was convicted of embezzling funds from a major labor union, is eying a bid to lead the Democratic National Committee.
The former adviser to Bernie Sanders’s 2016 presidential campaign said this week he is “seriously considering” a run for DNC chair in order to shake up the party after its landslide losses to Republicans earlier this month. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Minnesota Democratic Party leader Ken Martin jumped into the race this week. Former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is also reportedly mulling a bid to lead the committee.
Progressives have already come out against Emanuel. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) called Emanuel, the current ambassador to Japan, a symptom of the “seed of the party’s political crisis.” Liberal news outlets have questioned Emanuel’s “suspiciously timed” stock trades as ambassador to Japan, and rehashed his tenure as mayor of Chicago during the police shooting of Laquan McDonald.