And was still in that position at the time of his nefarious activities on Free Republic.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, January 9, 2005 7:00AM CONTACT: Ryan ODoherty 410-269-8818 (Desk); 443-794-7931 (Cell) DEMOCRATIC CHAIR CALLS ON GOVERNOR EHRLICH TO PULL ILLEGAL ADS
That is, O'Doherty was still employed by the MD Democrats in January 2005, which means he was employed by them in October 2004 as well. The only remaining question is whether or not he was acting in his official capacity. I'm sure Steffen's lawyers will find that out during discovery.