District of Columbia Democratic State Committee
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The District of Columbia Democratic State Committee is the local branch of the Democratic Party
in Washington, D.C.
Democrats make up 75 percent of the registered voters in the District of Columbia, while 7 percent are registered with the Republican Party
(represented by the District of Columbia Republican Committee
), 1 percent with the D.C. Statehood Green Party
, and 17 percent with no party or other.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Democrats make up 75 percent of the registered voters in the District of Columbia, while 7 percent are registered with the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
(represented by the District of Columbia Republican Committee
District of Columbia Republican Committee
The District of Columbia Republican Committee is the Republican Party organization of Washington, District of Columbia, the rough equivalent to the fifty state-level parties...
), 1 percent with the D.C. Statehood Green Party
D.C. Statehood Green Party
The D.C. Statehood Green Party, also known as the D.C. Statehood Party, is a political party in Washington, D.C. The party is the D.C. affiliate of the national Green Party, but has traditionally been involved primarily with issues related to D.C. Statehood...
, and 17 percent with no party or other.
Elected Officials
- Eleanor Holmes NortonEleanor Holmes NortonEleanor Holmes Norton is a Delegate to Congress representing the District of Columbia. In her position she is able to serve on and vote with committees, as well as speak from the House floor...
, Delegate to CongressDelegate (United States Congress)A delegate to Congress is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives who is elected from a U.S. territory and from Washington, D.C. to a two-year term. While unable to vote in the full House, a non-voting delegate may vote in a House committee of which the delegate is a member... - Vincent C. GrayVincent C. GrayVincent C. Gray is an American politician who is currently serving as the seventh Mayor of the District of Columbia. Prior to his inauguration as mayor in January 2011, Gray served as Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, and as Councilmember for Ward 7...
, Mayor of the District of Colombia
Officers
As of October 7, 2010, the committee's officers are- Chair: Anita Bonds
- Vice chair: James Berry
- Recording secretary: Christine Warnke
- Corresponding secretary: Franklin Garcia
- Treasurer: Bill O’ Field
- National committeewoman: Deborah M. Royster
- National committeeman: Vincent OrangeVincent OrangeVincent Bernard Orange, Sr. is a politician from Washington, D.C. He was most recently a Democratic member of the Council of the District of Columbia, where he served as an elected member for Ward 5. In 2010 he was an unsuccessful candidate for Chairman of the Council...
- Alternate national committeewoman: Estell Loyd
- Alternate national committeeman: James S. BubarJames S. BubarJames S. "Jim" Bubar is a Democratic candidate for US Representative from the District of Columbia to the United States Congress....