DL EXCLUSIVE: Kerri Evelyn Harris Required NDA’s Beginning With Her First Race For Public Office

El Somnambulo

4 hours ago

In fact, here is the Non-Disclosure Agreement from her race against Tom Carper in 2018:

Kerri Evelyn Harris: Democrat For Senate – Non-Disclosure Agreement

Data Protection and Non-Disclosure Agreement

(a) Volunteer agrees that he/she will not, directly or indirectly, at any time during the term of his/her relationship at Justice Democrats (“Political Action Committees”) or thereafter, and without regard to when or for what reason his/her relationship shall terminate, divulge, furnish, make accessible, or permit the disclosure to anyone (other than the Political Action Committees or other persons working with or designated by the Political Action Committees) any knowledge or information of any type whatsoever acquired by in the course of work, including (but not limited to) knowledge or information relating to the business or activities of the Political Action Committees, include business and activities relating to the services rendered by Person, whether disclosed orally or visually to Person and whether stored on any tangible medium or memorialized by Person (“Confidential Information”).

(b) The term Confidential Information includes all originals, recorded and unrecorded copies of such Confidential Information, as well as information derived therefrom and portions thereof. Such Confidential Information also includes, but is not limited to, all written or audio materials obtained, generated, produced or otherwise acquired during the course of work, including (but not limited to) any notes, charts, lists, computer files, electronic mail messages, phone logs or other memoranda, whether handwritten, the Political Action Committees’ budget finances, fundraising results, contributors, lists, salaries, programs, plans, details about projects under consideration or development, and any other information the release of which might prove harmful to the organization. Information shall be Confidential Information under applicable laws and whether or not Person has been notified that such information is Confidential Information.

(c) Person shall not be liable for disclosure of Confidential Information if such disclosure is pursuant to judicial or other legal or administrative actions or other lawfully compelled disclosure, provided that Person notifies the Political Action Committees, by registered mail, of the need for such disclosure within five (5) days after such need becomes known and gives Political Action Committees a reasonable opportunity to contest such disclosures.

(d) Person understands and agrees that all lists, reports, data, information and other works produced by Person within the scope of his/her relationship/ work, shall be the sole property of the Political Action Committees and that Person shall have no title or rights therein.

(e) Upon termination of his/her relationship/ work for whatever reason Person shall return all Confidential Information (as defined above) to the Political Action Committees, regardless of the form in which it appears or is stored (including information stored on tapes, computer discs, compact discs or other media).

(f) The obligations set forth in this Confidentiality Agreement shall survive indefinitely the termination of Person’s relationship by the Political Action Committees.

(g) The Confidentiality Agreement shall not be changed, modified, released, discharged, waived, abandoned or terminated, in whole or in part, except in writing signed by an officer of the Political Action Committees.

(h) If any part of this Confidentiality Agreement shall be determined by a court of law to be invalid, the remainder of the Agreement shall be valued and remain in full force and effect.

(i) Person may not author or create a book, article, academic study, video, movie, or other content which not part of normal staff responsibilities without the approval of the President of the Political Action Committees. If Person is creating such content while being paid by the Political Action Committees or using Political Action Committees work products, a publication agreement must be negotiated and agreed to by President of the Political Action Committees. This agreement shall fairly represent the interests of the organization with regard to advance payments, royalties, credits and content.

According to sources, this NDA was required ‘for all team members and any volunteer with a role outside canvassing/phone banking/texting…’.

Had I known about this, I would have never volunteered for her campaign. Granted, I didn’t stay long as there was no ‘there, there’. I suspect that it’s one of many reasons her campaign didn’t do better. It strikes me as utterly bizarre that someone organizing a grassroots challenge to an entrenched incumbent would do this. I can’t recall it being done in any other grassroots campaign I’ve taken part in. It just shows, though, that her appearing to be an empathetic person back when I first met her at the REV’s place was just an act. She has, instead, turned out to be someone who seeks to exact retribution on people who have done nothing to earn it. Which, of course, is why Val liked her so much.

If I was a member of that Caucus, I’d call for a re-vote on her candidacy for House Majority Leader. If I had a role in the state Party, I’d look to replace her as Democratic National Committeewoman since she hardly represents what a party dedicated to working people and working families needs.