Troy Price is an American political strategist and LGBTQ rights advocate who served as the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party from his election in July 2017 until his resignation in February 2020. Price worked in the administration of Iowa Governor Chet Culver, and later served as a press aide for

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. Price served as Iowa Director for the Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign and the

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Early life and education

Price was raised in

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, where he attended Durant High School. He then graduated from the

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with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Government in 2004. After graduating from college, Price became active in the

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process. Price identifies as gay.

Career

Price was the executive director of One Iowa, a LGBTQ advocacy organization, before stepping down to work on the Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign. He was a proponent for marriage equality in Iowa. In October 2018, Price was re-elected Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party. During his tenure as Chair, Price appeared on NPR and

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. Price was selected as a "key player of the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses" by ''

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'', and has been featured in ''

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'', and

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. On February 12, 2020, Troy Price announced his resignation as chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, following the controversy over the delay in the final results of the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses. Price officially left office after Mark Smith, a current member of the

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, was selected as his successor by the Iowa Democratic Party. On August 16, 2021, Price began working as executive director of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.

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