Tom Perez
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About
Politician and attorney who became the Chair of the Democratic National Committee in February 2017. Previously, he served as the 26th United States Secretary of Labor and as an Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.
Before Fame
He earned a bachelor's degree in international relations and political science from Brown University in 1983.
Trivia
From 2007-09, he worked as the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.
Family Life
His father Rafael is a doctor and his mother's name is Grace. He married Ann Marie Staudenmaier. Their daughters' names are Amalia and Susana and their son's name is Rafael.
Associated With
Between 1995 and 1998, he was Senator Ted Kennedy's principal adviser on civil rights.
