Who We Are
Irish Americans for Harris is administered by Irish American Democrats. Our mission is to organize Irish Americans, especially in swing-states, in support of the election of Vice President Kamala Harris.
From left to right: Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA) Rep. Richard Neal (MA) Stella O’Leary, Rep. Joseph Crowley (NY) and Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH)
Our History
Irish American Democrats works to provide support to all Democratic candidates who promote peace, justice and prosperity in Ireland.
Irish American Democrats was founded in 1996 by Stella O’Leary to support the re-election of President Bill Clinton who made Peace in Ireland a priority of his administration. Since 1996, Irish American Democrats PAC has raised millions of dollars for both congressional and presidential elections.
We engage our candidates in discussions on how they can most use their influence to further the policy priorities of Irish America.
The Irish in America have inherited a cultural political tradition–they reliably vote and participate in politics.
National Committee
James Boland | DC
Jim Brosnahan | CA
Dennis Brownlee | DC
Michael Carroll | CT
Conor Casey | VT
Leslie Cavanaugh | NE
Jim Cavanaugh
Tim Driscoll | DC
Mary Ellen Early | CA
John Fitzpatrick | NY
Jim Flannery | GA
Nancy Grandquist | LA
Linda Dyer Hart | NC
Kitty Higgins | MD
Barbara Kennelly | CT
Billy Lawless | IL
Kristin Leary | DC
Kieran McLoughlin | NY
Bruce Morrison | MD
John Myers | OH
Niall O’Dowd | NY
Brian O’Dwyer | NY
Brendan O’Leary | PA
Stella O’Leary | DC
Kevin O’Malley | MO
Martin O’Malley | MD
Vinnie O’Malley | ME
Susan O’Neill | DC
Nate Smith | DC
Nick Smyth | PA
Ted Smyth | NH
Nancy Soderberg | FL
Kieran Staunton | NY
Kevin Sullivan | MD
Michael Sullivan | WY
Irish American Democrats and President & Secretary Clinton at 2016 Event
“Our unity is our strength, and our diversity is our power. We reject the myth of “us” vs. “them.” We are in this together. ”
— Kamala Harris