Topeka ? A Kentucky Democratic party organizer has been named executive director of the Kansas Democratic Party.

Joan Wagnon, chair of the Kansas Democrats, said in a press release Wednesday that Jason Perkey, a regional field director with the Kentucky Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign, will begin work with the Kansas Democratic Party on Jan. 3.

Perkey is a lawyer and has worked on presidential, gubernatorial, congressional and state legislative campaigns in Kentucky, Illinois and Virginia.

As executive director, Perkey will manage the Kansas Democratic Party’s programs and fundraising activities.