{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-announces-new-state-director", "Kaine Announces New State Director", "2018-12-03", "2018", "2018-12", "Democrat", "House", "VA", "Tim Kaine", "K000384", "www.kaine.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "December 03, 2018\n\t\t\t Kaine Announces New State Director \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C.  Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine announced thatKerenCharles Dongo will assume the role of his office's State Directorfollowing the retirement of current State DirectorJohnKnappat the end of this year.\r\nI'm so proud ofJohn's work over the past six years and am grateful to haveKerenserve as my new State Director,Kaine said.Johnhas been a keen listener and advocate for Virginians, and his dedication has helped me and my staff better serve the Commonwealth. With her deep ties to Virginia and past success on both my state and legislative staff,Kerenbrings a level of talent and experience that is sure to continue my state team's record of excellence.\r\nKeren was most recently Campaign Manager for Kaine's 2018 re-election campaign. Prior to that,Kerenworked as Deputy State Director and Legislative Assistant in Kaine's Senate office. In these roles, she directed the state team's outreach efforts and oversaw legislation related to federal employees, civil rights, crime and law enforcement, general government, and campaign finance reform. She played a key role in one of Kaine's signature legislative accomplishments by helping to draft and build support for the400 Years of African American History Act, which passed last year and established a commission to commemorate the 400th anniversary in 2019 of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans into English Colonial America.Kerenalso served as Virginia's Deputy State Director for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Prior to joining Kaine's office,Kerenserved as director of Virginia's Democratic Coordinated Campaign in 2012, which worked to elect Tim Kaine to the Senate, re-elect President Barack Obama, and elect Democratic members to the House.In addition to serving as deputy field director at the ONE Campaign,Kerenhas also served as an advisor to U.S. Representative Bobby Scott and Outreach and Political Director of the 2008 Democratic Coordinated Campaign in Virginia.\r\nUnderJohn's leadership, Kaine's state team has held over 900 public events throughout the Commonwealth and helped over 11,700 constituents address issues with federal agencies.\r\n###\r\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-announces-new-state-director"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5578130260109901, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}