Democratic Party of the District of Columbia

Democratic Party of the District of Columbia
Basic facts
Location:	Washington, D.C.
Type:	Political party
Affiliation:	Democratic
Top official:	Charles Wilson, Chair
Website:	Official website

The Democratic Party of the District of Columbia is the Washington, D.C., political party affiliate of the national Democratic Party. The group is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Background

The Democratic Party of the District of Columbia aims to promote Democratic principles and support Democratic candidates in Washington, D.C. A 2008 Gallup analysis of state-level political party preferences determined that Washington, D.C., ranked among the most Democratic regions in the United States.

According to a June 2016 report by the District of Columbia Board of Elections, 337,164 registered Washington, D.C., voters identified as Democratic. Registered Democratic voters amounted to 76.21 percent of total registered Washington, D.C., voters.

Platform

The Democratic Party of the District of Columbia follows the platform of the Democratic National Committee, which is composed of five main issues:

• Moving forward
  "We must keep moving forward and doing the hard work of rebuilding a strong economy by betting on the American worker and investing in a growing middle class."
• Rebuilding the middle class
  "We've already made historic progress. States have more flexibility to raise standards and reform schools, more students are receiving grants and scholarships, and young adults can stay on their parents' health insurance plans as they finish their education and enter the workforce. More working families than ever before have received tax cuts, and fuel-efficiency standards are doubling. The President cracked down on Wall Street recklessness and abuses by health insurance, credit card, and mortgage companies."
• Playing by the rules
  "We put in place Wall Street reform with smarter, tougher, commonsense rules that will prevent a crisis like that from ever happening again. We know that the free market only works when there are rules of the road to ensure that competition is fair, open, and honest."
• Strengthening communities
  "As Americans, we are bound together by more than nationality or geography. We are bound by a shared set of ideals and values rooted in the notion that we are greater together; that our collective efforts produce something better than the sum of our individual actions; and that together, rather than divided, we can overcome the greatest challenges that come our way."
• Building global relationships
  "As we rebalance our foreign policy, we have rebuilt our relationships around the world. From Europe and Asia to the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we have strengthened the alliances and partnerships that are so central to global security, and we have taken steps to reinvigorate international institutions."

Rules and bylaws

Candidate ballot access
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See also: Rules of the Democratic Party of the District of Columbia

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 Democratic Party of the District of Columbia's rules. This summary focuses on the structure and governance of the party:

• The party's state committee holds four meeting each year.
• The national committeeman, national committeewoman, ward representatives, and at-large representatives are chosen during the party's primary elections.
• The annual state committee meeting is held at the call of the national committeeman or the national committeewoman. Party officers are elected at the annual state committee meeting.

Convention

The Democratic Party of the District of Columbia selected its delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention at the party's June 21, 2016, state committee meeting.

Leadership

The following individuals hold leadership positions with the Democratic Party of the District of Columbia.

• Charles Wilson, Chair
• Linda Gray, Vice chair
• Corina Garay, Treasurer
• Pat Elwood, Recording secretary
• Monica Roaché, Corresponding secretary

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See also

• Washington, D.C.
• Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Washington, D.C.
• Democratic Party
• Democratic National Committee

External links

• Democratic Party of the District of Columbia homepage
• Democratic Party of the District of Columbia on Twitter
• Ward 3 Democratic State Committee homepage
• Ward 6 Democrats of Washington, D.C., on Facebook