Howard Park formerly co-chaired DC for Obama and the Washington DC Democratic Meetup group.. Park has been involved in virtually every presidential campaign cycle since serving as a foot soldier in four states for the Jimmy Carter campaign beginning in 1975. In 2003/2004 Park worked with draftwesleyclark.com and was a DC representative for the Clark Campaign. In 2001 Park began a used and rare book business having formerly been a government relations representative for Bombardier Inc., co-directed grassroots advocacy for Burson-Marsteller. Earliier he was a Staff Assistant to Rep. William L. Clay (D-MO) and worked in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Part graduated from Beloit College and the University of Wisconsin Law School