She has criticized her party's national strategy of campaigning in the latest presidential election in just a handful of states with large numbers of electoral votes or swing voters, while practically ignoring traditionally conservative places such as Utah.
"I'm parroting the 'no child should be left behind' and saying, 'no state should be left behind,' ” Woodside said Tuesday. "The results of the national election contributed to my decision. The strategy of focusing on a small number of states has proven unsuccessful."
Woodside, who ran unsuccessfully against Republican Rep. Chris Cannon in 2002, also endorsed former presidential candidate Howard Dean to head the DNC.
"His organization Democracy for America has produced the kind of results we want to see," she said.
Woodside graduated from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1995.
"Democrats in the West do need to have a seat at the table," said Donald Dunn, chairman of the Utah Democratic Party.
The national chair and five vice-chairs will be chosen on Feb. 12 in Washington, D.C.
