Kelly Ward, who served as the executive director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for the last four years, will head President Obama's and former Attorney General Eric Holder Eric Himpton HolderThe Hill's Campaign Report: Trump's rally risk | Biden ramps up legal team | Biden hits Trump over climate policy Biden campaign forming 'special litigation' team ahead of possible voting battle Pompeo, Engel poised for battle in contempt proceedings MORE’s redistricting project, according to a Wednesday report from Politico.

Ward will start as the interim director of the newly established National Democratic Redistricting Committee as the organization prepares for upcoming elections. The redistricting itself will reportedly occur in 2021, after the 2020 Census.

Ward told Politico that the recent presidential election has helped Democrats come to terms with the importance of these congressional races as it retools following President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE’s win.

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“It’s because people realize that the time is now, Democrats need to build up from the states, and we also need to take the rigged power out of the hands of the Republicans,” she said.

“They have spent years constructing the system so it works in their favor. Until we can undo that, we will be limited in our ability to really fix the system overall.”