Foundation. Rosenberg was a member of the 2001 Class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute and remains active in the Fellowship today. He and his wife, Caitlin Durkovich, and their three children live in Washington, DC. He has five siblings – Robert McLoughlin, Jeannie Eastright, Michael McLouglin, Thomas McLoughlin and Nick Rosenberg – who live in the greater New York area. Both his parents, Peter and Louise, are deceased. NDN and the New Policy Institute Having founded the New Democrat Network in 1996, he currently serves as president of NDN, which has become committed to modernizing left-wing politics and building a persistent Democratic majority. The NDN eschews political orthodoxy when promoting candidates. Additionally, the NDN claims that it uses a more technologically modern and grassroots participatory approach to its activities than the DLC. Rosenberg is a member of the Aspen Institute’s 2001 Class of Henry Crown Fellows and served on the 2004 Democratic National Convention Platform Committee. Rosenberg has worked on the ground to help elect Democrats in 12 states across the country. Rosenberg has become known for his focus on modernizing and developing the party's organization and communications infrastructure, especially through the use of new technologies such as the internet. He now sees NDN as a "non-denominational progressive" organization, focused on helping all Democrats be effective politically. Rosenberg ran in the 2005 election for Chair of the Democratic National Committee. Some progressive bloggers endorsed Rosenberg, and even some who supported Howard Dean for the post of DNC chair, were friendly towards Rosenberg's candidacy. His bid for DNC chair was endorsed by Joe Trippi, Mike McCurry, Chris Heinz, Rep. Adam Smith, and Rep. Artur Davis. Rosenberg ended his candidacy for the Democratic National Committee chairmanship on February 4, 2005. On February 12, Howard Dean was elected chairman. To date, NDN and Rosenberg's political efforts for and within the US Democratic Party still enjoy the support of many of their initial backers and original supporters of his candidacy for DNC Chair. References External links Simon's Twitter Profile Simon's US News Column Bio page on NDN website Simon Rosenberg's blog "The 50 Year Strategy: A New Progressive Era (No, Really!)" "Wiring the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy" by Matt Bai in the New York Times Magazine, July 25, 2004. Living people New York (state) Democrats Tufts University alumni Activists from New York City Connecticut Democrats 1963 births Henry Crown Fellows Walden School