Jean Westwood (politician)

Jean Westwood

Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee
In office July 14, 1972 – December 9, 1972
Preceded by	Larry O'Brien
Succeeded by	Robert Strauss
Personal details
Born	(1923-11-22)November 22, 1923 Price, Utah, U.S.
Died	August 18, 1997(1997-08-18) (aged 73) American Fork, Utah, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Jean Miles Westwood (November 22, 1923 – August 18, 1997) was a political figure born in Price, Utah. Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern appointed Westwood as the first female chair of the Democratic National Committee on July 14, 1972. Between 1976 and 1988, Westwood worked for the presidential campaigns of Terry Sanford, Edward Kennedy, Gary Hart, and Bruce Babbitt.

Born Jean Miles, she married Richard E. Westwood in 1941. They started a mink farm together in 1951.

Westwood was one of McGovern's advisors who recommended dropping Thomas F. Eagleton from the ticket.^[1]

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Party political offices
Preceded by Larry O'Brien	Chairperson of the Democratic National Committee 1972	Succeeded by Robert Strauss

Chairpersons
of the DNC

Fundraising	Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Democratic Governors Association Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee National Conference of Democratic Mayors

Sectional	College Democrats of America Democrats Abroad National Federation of Democratic Women Stonewall Democrats Young Democrats of America High School Democrats of America

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 265189512 LCCN: n92093273

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