Christopher G. "Chris" Korge is an American attorney, political fundraiser, lobbyist and real estate developer serving as the finance chair of the

Democratic National Committee The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the governing body of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office, as well a ...

Education

Korge earned an

associate degree An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years. It is a level of qualification above a high school diploma, GED, or matriculation, and below a bachelor's degree. The fi ...

from Miami Dade College and a

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

from the Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Career

Prior to his role in DNC leadership, Korge was a

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

bundler. Korge was a major fundraiser and National Co-Finance Chair for the Al Gore 2000 presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign, and

Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign The 2012 presidential campaign of Barack Obama began on April 4, 2011, when Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, announced his candidacy for re-election as president On September 5, 2012, he again became the nominee of the ...

. He was also a prominent fundraiser for Alex Penelas. Korge became finance director of the

in May 2019, succeeding

Henry R. Muñoz III Henry R. Muñoz III (born December 1959) is an American businessperson and activist. He has used his wealth to launch national movements including Momento Latino, TheDream.US and Latino Victory to support the Latino community through awareness, ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Korge, Chris Living people Florida Democrats Democratic National Committee people Florida lawyers American lobbyists Miami Dade College alumni Temple University Beasley School of Law alumni People from Miami-Dade County, Florida People from Coral Gables, Florida Year of birth missing (living people)