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Young Democrats of America
Young Democrats of America
Young Democrats of America
President Founded Headquarters Mother party International affiliation Website
David Hardt 1932 Washington, D.C. Democratic Party International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) www.yda.org
the organization. The officers were elected at the 2007 YDA National Convention in Dallas, Texas. Along with the national officers, YDA’s national executive committee includes chairs of the nine constituency caucuses, eight regional directors, and a variety of appointed officers. The President, Democratic National Committeeman, and Democratic National Committeewoman are automatic members of the Democratic National Committee, and superdelegates to any Democratic National Convention occurring during their terms.[2]
National Elected Officers
• President: David Hardt of Texas • Executive Vice President: Chris Anderson of Tennessee • Democratic National Committeeman: Francisco Domenech of Puerto Rico • Democratic National Committeewoman: Crystal Strait of California • Vice President: Josh Blevins of Arkansas • Vice President: Ashanti Fayshel Gholar of Nevada • Vice President: Omar Khan of Florida • Secretary: Stephanie Hausner of New York • Treasurer: Amy Lewis of Virginia
The Young Democrats of America (YDA), founded in 1932, is the official youth arm of the Democratic Party of the United States, although it severed official ties with the Democratic National Committee following passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 and became an independent 527 group.[1] The group’s membership consists of those Democrats under the age of 36 (although two chapters allow members under the age of 40), and its political activities tend to concentrate on increasing the voter turnout of young Democrats and affecting the issues impacting that demographic group. It tends to be somewhat more focused on political activism than the party at large.
Caucus Chairs
• LGBT Caucus Chair: Rachel Kau-Taylor of California • Women’s Caucus Chair: Atima OmaraAlwala of Virginia • Minority Caucus Chair: Erica Contreras of Texas • Disability Issues Caucus Chair: Ben Spangenberg of Virginia • Labor Caucus Chair: Isaac Robinson of Michigan • Jewish Caucus Chair: Josh Pasek of Pennsylvania • High School Caucus Chair: Alicia Froio of Pennsylvania • College Caucus Chair: Thione Niang of Ohio
2007-2009 YDA Leadership
YDA membership elects nine national officers biannually at the organization’s National Conventions. These officers, as well as six "stakeholders" who are leaders in other related organizations form the national board, which deals with day-to-day management of
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• Rural Caucus Chair: Amanda Nelson of Washington • Veterans and Military Affairs Caucus Chair: MegHan Smith of Texas
Young Democrats of America
• Site Selection Committee: Shaunica Pridgen of Indiana • Rules & Charter Committee: Kirk Miller of Georgia • Affirmative Action & Outreach Committee: Tashea Brodgins of Maryland • Judicial Council: Adam Weiss of Washington, D.C. • Community Service Committee: Jonathan Padilla of California • International Affairs Committee: Juan Ayala of Texas
Regional Directors
• Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont): Michael Gilberg of New York • Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Young Democrats Abroad): Rod Snyder of West Virginia • Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands): Alan Brock of Florida • Great Lakes (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio): Kristopher J. Anderson of Illinois • Midwest (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin): Jamie Epstein of Kansas • Southcentral (Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas): Rebecca Burgin of Oklahoma • Southwest (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming): Kevin Bondelli of Arizona • Pacific (Alaska, America Samoa, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington): Kelly Drake of Washington
Other Appointments
• Chief of Staff: Rachel Morse of Oklahoma • Administrative Director: Billy Joyner of Georgia • Organizing Director: Joe Henriquez McNearney of New York • Parliamentarian: Daniel Davis of Washington
Staff
National • Executive Director: Gary Moody • Director of Operations: Stephen Zigmund • Chapter Manager: Hailey Snow State • California Young Democrats Executive Director: Claire Conlon • Young Democrats of Georgia Executive Director: Tim Cairl • Young Democrats of Utah Executive Director: Justin Daniels • Virginia Young Democrats Executive Director: Christie Bieber
Other Elected Leaders
• State Presidents Association: Omarr Williams of Illinois
Committee Appointments
• Resolutions Committee: Jessica Utovich of Ohio • Chapter-Building Committee: Jamie Oliver of Arkansas • Campaign Committee: Rocky Fernandez of California • Budget Committee: Mark Bracken of Massachusetts • Credentials Committee: Lindsay Barrett of Tennessee • Finance Committee: Mark Newman of North Carolina • Communications & Outreach Committee: Tara Martin of New York
See also
• College Democrats • Young Democrats of America High School Caucus • Young Republican National Federation
External links
• Young Democrats of America - national website • YDA Facebook Page • YDA Twitter account • YDA YouTube channel • YDA MySpace page • whYDA.org - Why I’m Voting Democrat - A YDA Project
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Publishing, 2008 ISBN 978-0-9788431-3-7 [2] Clinton continues to fight as superdelegates flock to Obama
References
[1] Connery, Michael. Youth to Power: How Today’s Young Voters Are Building Tomorrow’s Democratic Majority, ig
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