Mpls Mayor Rybak nominated for national DNC post

Published 4:41 pm Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has been nominated for a high-ranking position in the Democratic National Committee.

Rybak spokesman John Stiles said Wednesday that DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz nominated the three-term mayor as one of five vice chairmen. Wasserman Schultz heads the organization for national Democrats.

The nominations will be voted on at a DNC meeting in Chicago on Saturday. Stiles says Rybak will attend.

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Rybak was an early supporter of President Barack Obama before the 2008 election.