I’m thoroughly pleased to announce that Chris Reeves has been hired as the newest member of our Daily Kos Staff. He has accepted the position of Daily Kos Community Outreach Organizer. Chris will assist with developing, supporting and facilitating connections between state/national figures/entities and Daily Kos community members. His efforts will be key to expanding the site’s reach and building a growing politically engaged community involved in real-world activism. Chris will respond to and help Daily Kos members find or build local resources addressing their political needs.
Chris is an elected DNC Committee Member and a Platform Committee Member for the Kansas Democratic Party. He has quick access to DNC staff and state party chairs, and they all talk with him regularly. He also participates in weekly calls with some members of Congress and the Senate. He has a strong, longstanding background participating in Democratic campaigns. Combine all that with more than 30 years of work in the IT industry and Chris is positioned to be extremely effective in this new job.
Chris created a user ID at Daily Kos in 2004 and has immersed himself at the site writing diaries and interacting in the comments. He’s known for his Nuts & Bolts, the Guide to a Democratic Campaign series that is featured every Saturday on the Daily Kos front page.
I recruited Chris a few years ago to be the Daily Kos Kansas and Missouri State Leader. He immediately stepped up to help me with other regional events without being asked. He drove from Kansas City to Austin in a blizzard to attend our Daily Kos event there in 2015. He hosted a similar event in Kansas City later that year and did a fantastic job helping me lead the conference. He became my right arm with the final regional event of that year, our fabulous event in Asheville. Chris videotaped the two-day conference and manned my other audio/visual needs. Chris is an outstanding supporter of Daily Kos efforts to connect our community in real life.
I’m pleased now to make our years of work together official Daily Kos business. Please join me in congratulating him.