Obama Campaign Announces National Outreach Advisory Team

Chicago, IL | September 16, 2007

Chicago, IL -- The Obama campaign announced the launch of a national outreach team today that will advise Senator Obama through the course of the campaign on issues representing the diverse challenges Americans face.

"I am proud to have this diverse group of leaders advising me on the issues facing Americans across the country," Obama stated. "We will not have success changing this country until we work together on uniting instead of dividing all people."

The National Advisory Outreach Team will work with Senator Obama and his campaign team to ensure that the campaign platform is inclusive of the ideas of all groups.

National Advisory Outreach Team:
Preeta Bansal, AAPI Outreach

Reverend Willie Barrow, Faith Outreach

Assemblywoman Karen Bass, African American Outreach

Stampp Corbin, LGBT Outreach

Wizipan Garriott, Native American Outreach

General Scott Gration, Veteran Outreach

Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Latino Outreach

John Hurley, Veteran Outreach

Reverend Joseph Lowery, Faith Outreach

Rep. Gwen Moore, African American Outreach

Majority Leader Gloria Romero, Latino Outreach

Rep. Robert Wexler, Jewish Outreach

Tobias Wolff, LGBT Outreach

Jim Zogby, Arab American Outreach