Donna Brazile

Donna Brazile
Chair of the Democratic National Committee
Acting
In office July 28, 2016 – February 25, 2017
Preceded by	Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Succeeded by	Tom Perez
In office April 5, 2011 – May 4, 2011
Preceded by	Tim Kaine
Succeeded by	Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Personal details
Born	Donna Lease Brazile (1959-12-15) December 15, 1959 (age 64) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Louisiana State University (BA)
Website	Official website

Donna Lease Brazile^[1] (/brəˈzɪl/ brə-ZIL; born December 15, 1959)^[2] is an American political strategist, campaign manager, and political analyst who served twice as acting Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). She is currently an ABC News contributor, and was previously a Fox News contributor until her resignation in May 2021.^[3] Brazile was also previously a CNN contributor, but resigned in October 2016, after WikiLeaks revealed that she shared two debate questions with Hillary Clinton's campaign during the 2016 United States presidential election.^[4]

A member of the Democratic Party, Brazile was the first African American woman to direct a major presidential campaign, acting as campaign manager for Al Gore in 2000. She has also worked on several presidential campaigns for Democratic candidates, including Jesse Jackson and Walter Mondale–Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, and for Dick Gephardt in the 1988 Democratic primary. She served as the acting chair of the Democratic National Committee in spring 2011, and again from July 2016 to February 2017.