Tom Perez: podcast appearances and interviews

Tom Perez is the City Engineer for the City of. He has a background in public service and government roles, including serving as the senior advisor to President Joe Biden and as the director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs from 2023 to 2025. Perez previously held several prominent positions, such as the United States Secretary of Labor from 2013 to 2017 and U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights from 2009 to 2013. Born in Buffalo, New York, he is an alumnus of Brown University, Harvard Law School, and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. His career includes clerking for Judge Zita Weinshienk in Colorado, working as a federal civil rights prosecutor for the Department of Justice, serving as a staffer for Senator Ted Kennedy, and directing the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services during the Clinton administration. Perez was elected to the Montgomery County Council in Maryland in 2002 and served as its president from 2005 to 2006. He was appointed Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation in 2007. In 2009, he was confirmed as assistant attorney general by the Senate, and in 2013 he was sworn in as Secretary of Labor. Perez ran for chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2017 and was elected, serving until 2021. He also ran for the Democratic nomination in the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election, but was defeated by Wes Moore in the primary. Perez's career is marked by a focus on civil rights, labor, and government service.