Mayor Randall Woodfin to join NewDEAL network of progressive leaders
By Edward T. Bowser
Mayor Randall Woodfin was named as one of nine leaders from across the country to join NewDEAL, a network of state and national leaders who seek pro-growth progressive solutions in communities nationwide.
Mayor Woodfin was chosen from more than 1,000 applicants to help build upon NewDEAL’s The Way Forward, an agenda released last fall that presents innovative ideas to address pressing issues facing Americans. NewDEAL is led by honorary co-chairs Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) and former Delaware Governor Jack Markell.
“We are excited to welcome Mayor Woodfin as part of another class of innovative pro-growth progressives from throughout the country who are committed to meeting the demands of a changing world and rebuilding trust in government,” Markell and Warner said in a joint statement. “We look forward to promoting his work as part of NewDEAL’s policy agendas, while giving him the chance to learn from other leaders and work with them to set a vision for the future.”
NewDEAL leaders have found broad support for their work, with 98 percent of members winning elections in 2016 and 2017, across red, blue, and purple states, including 10 elected to higher office. Four members were elevated to statewide office, including in the swing states of Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Today’s announcement brings the total number of NewDEAL members — statewide officials, legislators, mayors, councilmembers, and other local leaders — to 158 leaders from 46 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
“I am excited to be part of NewDEAL’s impressive network of public servants across the nation dedicated to expanding opportunity for everyone in the new economy while making government work more effectively,” Mayor Woodfin said. “Joining this organization presents a great way to discover policies that are working across the country and I believe the lessons we are learning in Birmingham have something to offer to other leaders looking to improve their communities.”
