Democratic Party of New Jersey
Democratic Party of New Jersey | |
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Basic facts | |
Location: | Trenton, N.J. |
Type: | Political party |
Affiliation: | Democratic |
Top official: | LeRoy J. Jones Jr., Chair |
Website: | Official website |
The Democratic Party of New Jersey is the New Jersey political party affiliate of the national Democratic Party. The group is headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey.
The party is composed of a governing body and numerous committees.[1]
Party chair
LeRoy J. Jones Jr. was elected to a two-year term as chairman in 2021 and re-elected in 2023.[2]
Jones was a State Assemblyman in New Jersey.[3]
Party leadership
As of April 2024, the executive director of the New Jersey Democratic Party was vacant.[4]
The website for the New Jersey Democratic Party lists the following individuals as the party's state leadership as of April 2024:[5]
- LeRoy J. Jones Jr., Chair
- Marguerite Schaffer, Vice chair
- Claribel "Clary" Azcona-Barber, Secretary
- Shantè D. Palmer, Acting treasurer
For more information on the party's full leadership and staff, please click here.
Party platform
- See also: Democratic National Committee
The Democratic Party of New Jersey follows the platform of the Democratic National Committee. Click here to view the full platform.
Rules and bylaws
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- See also: Rules of the New Jersey Democratic Party
The state party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county, and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating and sending delegates to the national party convention during presidential elections. The following is a summary of the New Jersey Democratic Party's rules. This summary focuses on the structure and governance of the party:[6]
- The headquarters of the Democratic Party of New Jersey must be located in Trenton, N.J.
- The executive committee of the Democratic Party of New Jersey consists of the chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer and executive director.
- Party officers serve two-year terms.
Party candidates
Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.
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New Jersey
See also
- List of political parties in the United States
- Political parties in New Jersey
- Democratic Party
- New Jersey
External links
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- New Jersey Democratic Party Website
- New Jersey Democratic Party on Facebook
- New Jersey Democratic Party on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ NJ Dems, "NJ Dems," accessed April 19, 2024
- ↑ NJ Dems, "New Jersey Democratic State Committee Leadership," accessed April 19, 2024
- ↑ NJ Dems, "New Jersey Democratic State Committee Leadership," accessed April 19, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "NJ Democratic State Committee executive director departs," February 15, 2024
- ↑ Democratic Party of New Jersey, "New Jersey Democratic State Committee Leadership," accessed April 19, 2024
- ↑ Democratic Party of New Jersey, "Bylaws," accessed April 19, 2024