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November 11, 2004
Who votes for DNC chair?
The roughly 240 members of the DNC will elect a new chair early next year.Several names are already being mentioned, including former Clinton aide Harold Ickes; Donna Brazile, who ran Al Gore's presidential campaign, and Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack.
Actually, there are 440 not 240 members:
While anyone who is registered to vote as a Democrat is a member of the Party, there are 440 members of the Democratic National Committee.The National Committee has 9 elected officers: The Chair, five Vice Chairs, Treasurer, Secretary, and National Finance Chair.
Membership on the National Committee is composed of individuals selected by the Democratic Party organizations in each state (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico), the U.S. Territories (American Samoa, Guam, and the Virgin Islands), and Democrats living outside the United States and those Territories listed above (Democrats Abroad).
Each jurisdiction is represented by its Chair and the next highest ranking officer of the opposite sex. An additional 200 votes are distributed to the states and territories based on population, with each receiving a minimum of two additional seats. Each delegation must be equally divided between men and women.
Also seated on the DNC are representatives of various Democratic constituencies and elected officials. These include two U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives, two members of the College Democrats, and three representatives each from the Democratic Governors, Mayors, State Legislators, County Officials. Municipal Officials, Young Democrats, and the National Federation of Democratic Women. Fifty members are appointed by the DNC Chairmen, and approved by the DNC, and are considered "Members-at-Large."
Who are these 440 people? Well, Donna Brazile, Harold Ickes, and Tom Vilsack are all on the list. Howard Dean and Bill Clinton are not. Can someone who is not a member be elected as chair? Good question.
Keep reading for the full list of DNC members.
Redding Pitt
Amy Burks
Hon. Alvin Holmes
Hon. Yvonne Kennedy
Joe Reed
Scott Sterling
Hon. John Davies
Claudia Douglas
Cindy Spanyers
Allimau Scanlan
Deanna Fuimaono
Fagafaga Langkilde
Clara Reid
Martin Bacal
Janice Brunson
James Pederson
Alexis Tameron
Sue Tucker
Ron Oliver
Don Beavers
Karla Bradley
Martha Dixon
Hon. Lottie Shackelford
Steven Alari
Jeremy Bernard
Rachel Binah
Hon. Willie Brown
Hon. Yvonne Burke
Michael Davis
Mary Ellen Early
Patricia Ford
Nely Galan
Alexandra Gallardo Rooker
Inola Henry
Hon. Mike Honda
Alice Huffman
Aleita Huguenin
Hon. Carole Migden
Hon. Gloria Molina
Bob Mulholland
Hon. Kevin Murray
Mona Pasquil
Christine Pelosi
Hon. Nancy Pelosi
Robert Rankin
Garry Shay
Christopher Stampolis
Hon. Art Torres
Norma Torres
Keith Umemoto
Hon. Antonio Villaraigosa
Hon. Maxine Waters
Vernon Watkins
Hon. Diane Watson
Hon. Rosalind Wyman
Steven Ybarra
Chris Gates
Andrew Boian
Julia Hicks
Mary Alice Mandarich
Hon. Ramona Martinez
Jonathan Postal
Hon. Wellington Webb
Hon. George Jepsen
Hon. Anthony Avallone
Bernice Bowman
Ellen Camhi
Martin Dunleavy
Mona Mohib
Dorothy Mrowka
Phil Wheeler
Richard Bayard
Leah Betts
Bert DiClemente
Karen Valentine
Morton Bahr
A. Scott Bolden
Donna Brazile
Mary Eva Candon
Yolanda Caraway
Arrington Dixon
Maria Echaveste
Patricia Elwood
Hartina Flournoy
Harold Ickes
Ben Johnson
Minyon Moore
Mirian Saez
Barbara Lett Simmons
Elizabeth Smith
Christine Warnke
James Zogby
Hon. Scott Maddox
Hon. Clarence Anthony
Jon Ausman
Cathy Bartolotti
Terrie Brady
Mitchell Ceasar
Hon. Joyce Cusack
Diane Glasser
Chuck Mohlke
Lula Rodriguez
Andrew Tobias
Hon. Diana Wasserman-Rubin
Ashley Bell
Carole Dabbs
Hattie Dorsey
Hon. Shirley Franklin
Robert Kahn
Herb Mabry
Richard Ray
Benjamin J. F. Cruz
Isabel S. A. (Becky) Lujan
Michael Phillips
Taling Taitano
Brickwood Galuteria
Stephanie Ohigashi
M.Dolly Strazar
Hon. John Waihee
Hon. Carolyn Boyce
Hon. Gail Bray
Hon. Edgar Malepeai
Peter Richardson
Willie Barrow
Margaret Blackshere
Joseph Cari
Hon. Cardiss Collins
Maria Garcia
Hon. Constance Howard
Hon. Thomas Hynes
Hon. Emil Jones
Thomas Lakin
Hon. Michael Madigan
Hon. Iris Martinez
Hon. John Rednour
Edward Smith
Phoebe Crane
Cordelia Lewis Burks
Robert Pastrick
Mary Lou Terrell
Kipper Tew
Terry Thurman
Hon. Chet Culver
Gordon Fischer
Hon. Michael Fitzgerald
Pat Marshall
Hon. Tom Miller
Hon. Sally Pederson
Ken Rains
Julianne Thomas
Hon. Tom Vilsack
Chris Gallaway
Lawrence Gates
Teresa Krusor
Larry Tenopir
Constance Wray
Moretta Bosley
Bill Garmer
Terry McBrayer
Kerry Morgan
Jo Etta Wickliffe
Patsy Arceneaux
Hon. John Breaux
Hon. Renee Gill Pratt
Jerry McKernan
Mike Skinner
Mary Lou Winters
Dorothy Melanson
William Bryan
David Garrity
Hon. Dale McCormick
Gwethalyn Phillips
Thomas Buffenbarger
Alvaro Cifuentes
Maria Cordone
Hon. Elijah Cummings
John Gage
Janice Griffin
Hon. Sue Hecht
Weldon Latham
Hon. Isiah "Ike" Leggett
Belkis (Bel) Leong-Hong
Richard Michalski
Glenard Middleton
Hon. Thomas "Mike" Miller
Mary Jo Neville
R. Scott Pastrick
Hon. Gregory Pecoraro
Carol Pensky
Michael Steed
John Sweeney
Beatrice Tignor
Susan Turnbull
Philip Johnston
Virginia Allan
Clinton Bench
Hon. Raymond Jordan
Elaine Kamarck
Hon. William Keating
Debra Kozikowski
David O'Brien
James Roosevelt
Alan Solomont
Margaret Xifaras
Mark Brewer
Arthenia Abbott
Lu Battaglieri
Elizabeth Bunn
Debbie Dingell
Joel Ferguson
Melvin "Butch" Hollowell
Hon. Kwame Kilpatrick
Joyce Lalonde
Hon. Christina Montague
Erin Parsons-Wright
Jeffrey Radjewski
Virgie Rollins
Richard Shoemaker
Jim Sype
Richard Wiener
Tarryl Clark
Mike Erlandson
Ken Foxworth
Greg Knutson
Sarah Lewerenz
Jackie Stevenson
Hon. Harvey Johnson
Johnnie Patton
Carnelia Pettis Fondren
Hon. William Wheeler
Doug Brooks
Mark Bryant
Joe Carmichael
Hon. Sharon Carpenter
Hon. Emanuel Cleaver
Sandra Querry
Hon. May Scheve Reardon
Hon. Bob Ream
Carol Juneau
Jean Lemire Dahlman
Hon. Ed Tinsley
Steven Achelpohl
Bill Avery
Kathleen Fahey
Cynthia LaMere
Frank LaMere
Hon. Yvonne Gates
Steven Horsford
Adriana Martinez
Hon. Dina Titus
Brian Wallace
Kathleen Sullivan
Hon. Raymond Buckley
Gaetan DiGangi
Anita Freedman
Mario Baeza
Tonio Burgos
Hon. Joseph Cryan
Alfred DeCotiis
Hon. June Fischer
Hon. Douglas Palmer
Hon. Joseph Roberts
Christine "Roz" Samuels
Hon. Bonnie Watson Coleman
George "Jeep" Gilliland
Mary Gail Gwaltney
Hon. Patricia Madrid
Gloria Nieto
Bill Richardson
Annadelle Sanchez
John Wertheim
Donald Afflick
Hon. Dominic Baranello
Eugene Callendar
Hon. Vivian Cook
Hon. Inez Dickens
Hon. Herman Farrell
Emily Giske
Hon. Judith Hope
Denise King
Maria Luna
Hon. Thomas Manton
Dennis Mehiel
Hon. Clarence Norman
Hon. Roberto Ramirez
Hon. Marguerite Relin
Jeffrey Soref
Marianne Spraggins
Irene Stein
Sylvia Tokasz
Randi Weingarten
Maureen White
Robert Zimmerman
Barbara Allen
Jeanette Council
Hon. Joycelyn Johnson
Jerry Meek
Muriel Offerman
David Parker
Everett Ward
Tom Dickson
Hon. Jim Maxson
Renee Pfenning
Mary Wakefield
Denny White
William Burga
Hon. Jane Campbell
Enid Goubeaux
Lloyd Mahaffey
Hon. Mark Mallory
Ronald Malone
Hon. Rhine McLin
Patricia Moss
Hon. Stephanie Tubbs Jones
Hon. Mary Ellen Withrow
Jay Parmley
Jim Frasier
Debbe Leftwich
Betty McElderry
Mary Botkin
Hon. Kate Brown
Jim Edmunson
Wayne Kinney
Gail Rasmussen
Meredith Wood Smith
Rena Baumgartner
Anna Burger
Carol Ann Campbell
Hon. Ronald Donatucci
William George
John Karoly
Leon Lynch
Hon. Sophie Masloff
Gerald McEntee
Hon. Jean Milko
Ian Murray
Evelyn Richardson
Hon. T.J. Rooney
Hon. Ruth Rudy
Patricia Scarcelli
C. Delores Tucker
Hon. Roberto Prats
Celita Arroyo de Roques
Hon. Kenneth McClintock
Hon. Charles Fogarty
William Lynch
Edna O'Neill Mattson
Edward McElroy
Hon. Frank Montanaro
Hon. Eleanor Slater
Mark Weiner
Hon. Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Joe Erwin
Donald Fowler
Waring Howe
Carol Khare
Bernice Scott
Hon. Thomas Daschle
Judy Olson Duhamel
Dennis Langley
Hon. Nick Nemec
Sharon Stroschein
Randy Button
Will Cheek
Inez Crutchfield
Hon. Lois DeBerry
Jimmie Farris
Hon. Myron Lowery
Hon. William Owen
Charles Soechting
Linda Chavez-Thompson
Blanche Darley
Hon. Yvonne Davis
Hon. Al Edwards
Jaime Gonzalez
Gabrielle Hadnot
David Holmes
Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Hon. Ron Kirk
Hon. Iris Lawrence
Sue Lovell
Hon. Ed Miller
Hon. Carroll Robinson
Bob Slagle
Hon. Oscar Soliz
Rosa Walker
Donald Dunn
Jim Humlicek
Mary Palley
Nancy Jane Woodside
Scudder Parker
Linda Almy
Deb Markowitz
Chuck Ross
Allison Sultan
Carmen Gonzalez
Maria "Chi-Chi" Heywood
Derek Hodge
Hon. James O'Bryan
Hon. Kerry Donley
Barbara Easterling
Hon. Alexis Herman
Hon. Jerrauld Jones
Miguel Lausell
Daniel LeBlanc
Terence McAuliffe
Jennifer McClellan
Mame Reiley
Susan Swecker
Paul Berendt
Charlotte Coker
Ed Cote
Hon. Gary Locke
Karen Marchioro
David McDonald
Hon. Ron Sims
Ya-Yue Van
Jim Bowen
Nick Casey
Alice Germond
Emilie Holroyd
Marie Prezioso
Linda Honold
Stan Gruszynski
Ken Opin
Mary Rasmussen
Tim Sullivan
Paula Zellner
Hon. Mike Gierau
Hon. George Bagby
Nancy Drummond
Vickie Goodwin
Rachelle Valladares
Peter Alegi
Robert Bell
Lois Grjebine
Christine Schon Marques
John McCreery
Ruth McCreery
Ronald Schlundt
Montgomery, AL
Decatur, AL
Montgomery, AL
Mobile, AL
Montgomery, AL
Anchorage, AK
Fairbanks, AK
Wasilla, AK
Juneau, AK
Pago Pago, AS
Pago Pago, AS
Pago Pago, AS
Pago Pago, AS
Tucson, AZ
Paradise Valley, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Mesa, AZ
Tuscon, AZ
N. Little Rock, AR
N. Little Rock, AR
Fayetteville, AR
Arkadelphia, AR
Little Rock, AR
Long Beach, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Little River, CA
San Francisco, CA
Marina Del Ray, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Sherman Oaks, CA
Washington, DC
Venice, CA
Paramount, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Washington, DC
Sacramento, CA
Rancho Murieta, CA
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Chico, CA
Sacramento, CA
Walnut Grove, CA
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Carson, CA
Los Angeles, CA
San Jose, CA
San Francisco, CA
Pomona, CA
Sacramento, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Los Angeles, CA
Sacramento, CA
Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Arvada, CO
Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Hartford, CT
Milford, CT
West Haven, CT
Stamford, CT
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Colchester, CT
Middle Haddam, CT
Wilmington, DE
Milton, DE
Greenville, DE
Magnolia, DE
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Tallahassee, FL
South Bay, FL
Tallahassee, FL
Tampa, FL
Jacksonville, FL
Plantation, FL
DeLand, FL
Tamarac, FL
Naples, FL
Key Biscayne, FL
Washington, DC
Southwest Ranches, FL
Gainesville, GA
Kennesaw, GA
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Marietta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Piti, GU
Barrigada, GU
Hagatna, GU
Barrigada, GU
Honolulu, HI
Wailuku, HI
Hilo, HI
Honolulu, HI
Boise, ID
Boise, ID
Pocatello, ID
Boise, ID
Chicago, IL
Niles, IL
Chicago, IL
Alexandria, VA
Aurora, IL
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
Wood River, IL
Springfield, IL
Chicago, IL
DuQuoin, IL
Springfield, IL
Whitestown, IN
Indianapolis, IN
E. Chicago, IN
Vincennes, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Des Moines, IA
Des Moines, IA
Des Moines, IA
Cedar Rapids, IA
Des Moines, IA
Des Moines, IA
Des Moines, IA
Cedar Rapids, IA
Des Moines, IA
Alexandria, VA
Overland Park, KS
Winfield, KS
Topeka, KS
Louisburg, KS
Owensboro, KY
Frankfort, KY
Lexington, KY
Bowling Green, KY
Harrodsburg, KY
Baton Rouge, LA
Washington, DC
New Orleans, LA
Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge, LA
Metarie, LA
Falmouth, ME
Bowdoinham, ME
Portland, ME
Augusta, ME
Bangor, ME
Brookeville, MD
Washington, DC
Upper Marlboro, MD
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Arlington, VA
Frederick, MD
Washington, DC
Annapolis, MD
Gaithersburg, MD
Upper Marlboro, MD
Baltimore, MD
Clinton, MD
Dayton, MD
Washington, DC
Westminster, MD
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Upper Malboro, MD
Bethesda, MD
Boston, MA
Hull, MA
Swampscott, MA
Springfield, MA
New York, NY
Sharon, MA
Chicopee, MA
Concord, MA
Cambridge, MA
Newton, MA
Marion, MA
Clinton Twp., MI
Lansing, MI
E. Lansing, MI
Detroit, MI
Dearborn, MI
Lansing, MI
Detroit, MI
Detroit, MI
Eastpointe, MI
Ann Arbor, MI
Lansing, MI
Chesterfield Twp., MI
Detroit, MI
Detroit, MI
Okemos, MI
Lansing, MI
St. Paul, MN
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, MN
Grove City, MN
Duluth, MN
Minneapolis, MN
Jackson, MS
Jackson, MS
Oxford, MS
Golden, MS
Joplin, MO
Kansas City, MO
Springfield, MO
St. Louis, MO
Kansas City, MO
Lee's Summit, MO
St. Louis, MO
Helena, MT
Browning, MT
Forsyth, MT
Helena, MT
Omaha, NE
Lincoln, NE
Omaha, NE
S. Sioux City, NE
S. Sioux City, NE
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Gardnerville, NV
Manchester, NH
Manchester, NH
Merrimack, NH
Portsmouth, NH
Englewood, NJ
New York, NY
Union, NJ
Teaneck, NJ
Scotch Plains, NJ
Trenton, NJ
Camden, NJ
Montclair, NJ
Trenton, NJ
Albuquerque, NM
Las Cruces, NM
Albuquerque, NM
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe, NM
Espanola, NM
Albuquerque, NM
Bronx, NY
Blue Point, NY
New York, NY
Jamaica, NY
New York, NY
New York, NY
New York, NY
East Hampton, NY
Chatham, NY
New York, NY
Astoria, NY
New York, NY
Brooklyn, NY
New York, NY
Rochester, NY
New York, NY
Atlanta, GA
Ithaca, NY
Depew, NY
New York, NY
New York, NY
Great Neck, NY
Raleigh, NC
Fayetteville, NC
Winston-Salem, NC
Raleigh, NC
Cary, NC
Statesville, NC
Wake Forest, NC
Bismark, ND
Minot, ND
Bismarck, ND
Grand Forks, ND
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH
Cleveland, OH
Greenville, OH
Maumee, OH
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH
Dayton, OH
Columbus, OH
Cleveland, OH
Bethesda, MD
Norman, OK
Tulsa, OK
Oklahoma City, OK
Purcell, OK
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
Eugene, OR
LaGrande, OR
Eagle Point, OR
Portland, OR
Kunkletown, PA
Washington, DC
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Harrisburg, PA
Allentown, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Washington, DC
Pittsburgh, PA
Erie, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Harrisburg, PA
Centre Hall, PA
Washington, DC
Silver Spring, MD
San Juan, PR
San Juan, PR
Cidra, PR
Harmony, RI
Pawtucket, RI
N. Kingstown, RI
Washington, DC
Cranston, RI
East Greenwich, RI
Cranston, RI
Orangeburg, SC
Greenville, SC
Columbia, SC
Charleston, SC
Columbia, SC
Gadsen, SC
Washington, DC
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD
Holabird, SD
Mansfield, SD
Kingston, TN
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN
Knoxville, TN
Austin, TX
Washington, DC
El Paso, TX
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
McAllen, TX
Houston, TX
Austin, TX
Washington, DC
Dallas, TX
Amarillo, TX
Houston, TX
Texarkana, TX
Houston, TX
Sherman, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Austin, TX
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT
Logan, UT
Provo, UT
Montpelier, VT
Underhill Center, VT
Montpelier, VT
Hinesburg, VT
Montpelier, VT
St. Croix, VI
St. Croix, VI
St. Thomas, VI
St. Thomas, VI
Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, VA
Washington, DC
Norfolk, VA
Washington, DC
Richmond, VA
Washington, DC
Richmond, VA
Alexandria, VA
Richmond, VA
Seattle, WA
Spokane, WA
Vancouver, WA
Olympia, WA
Bellevue, WA
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Indianapolis, IN
Charleston, WV
Charleston, WV
Washington, DC
Princeton, WV
Charleston, WV
Milwaukee, WI
Green Bay, WI
Madison, WI
Boyceville, WI
Verona, WI
Shawano, WI
Jackson, WY
Rawlins, WY
Sheridan, WY
Douglas, WY
United Kingdom
Italy
Canada
France
Switzerland
Japan
Japan
Armed Forces Abroad
Posted by Mike at November 11, 2004 07:46 PM
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Google is a wonderful thing. Here is the contact info for all of Maryland's voting members of the DNC.
Thomas Buffenbarger
International President
International Assoc of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
9000 Machinists Place
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772-2687
Phone: (301)967-4500
Maria Cordone
Director - IAM Community Services & Retirees Dept
International Assoc of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
9000 Machinists Place
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Fax (301) 967-3427
Hon. Sue Hecht
Vice-Chair, Maryland Democratic Party
188 Main Street Suite 1
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-269-8818 (voice) 410.280.8882 (fax)
Hon. Isiah "Ike" Leggett
Chairman, Maryland Democratic Party
188 Main Street Suite 1
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-269-8818 (voice) 410.280.8882 (fax)
Belkis (Bel) Leong-Hong
President, and CEO of Knowledge Advantage Inc
1 Bayswater Ct.
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Richard Michalski
Director of Legislative & Political Action Dept
International Assoc of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
9000 Machinists Place
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Fax (301) 967-3427
Glenard Middleton
AFSCME Vice President & Executive Director of Council 67
1410 Bush St., Suite A
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-837-7278 ยท 800-727-3332
Hon. Thomas "Mike" Miller
THOMAS V. MIKE MILLER, JR., President of Senate
State House, H-107
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 1991
(410) 841-3700, (301) 858-3700
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3700 (toll free)
e-mail: thomas_v_mike_miller@senate.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3910, (301) 858-3910
Mary Jo Neville
c/o Maryland State Teachers Assn.
140 Main Street, Ste 300
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 263-6600
Congressman Elijah Cummings
1632 Longworth H.O.B.
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4741
Fax: (202) 225-3178
Beatrice Tignor
Chair, Prince George's County Schools Board
14201 School Lane
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
Susan Turnball
Deputy Chair
Democratic National Committee
430 S. Capitol St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Gregory Pecoraro
603 Thornbury Ct
Westminster, MD 21158
Posted by: Jay at November 15, 2004 04:03 PM
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