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Democratic Party of Virginia

February 15, 2024

The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA/VA Dems) is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond, Virginia.[2]

Democratic Party of Virginia
ChairpersonSusan Swecker
SecretaryIsaac Sarver
SpokespersonLiam Watson, Press Secretary
Senate President Pro TemporeLouise Lucas
Senate Majority LeaderScott Surovell
Speaker of the House of DelegatesDon Scott
Founded1924 (1924)
Headquarters919 East Main Street[1]
Richmond, Virginia 23223
Student wingVirginia College Democrats
Youth wingVirginia Young Democrats
Women's wingVirginia Democratic Women’s Caucus
Overseas wingDemocrats Abroad
LGBT wingLGBT Democrats of Virginia
IdeologySocial liberalism
Modern liberalism
Progressivism
Political positionCenter to center-left
National affiliationDemocratic Party
Colors  Blue
Statewide Executive Offices
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Senate
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House of Delegates
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U.S. Senate
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U.S. House of Representatives
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Website
www.vademocrats.org

Historically, the Democratic Party has dominated Virginia politics. Since the 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election, the first gubernatorial election in Virginia in which the governor was elected by direct popular vote, 34 Virginia Governors have been Democrats. Since the 1851 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, the first lieutenant gubernatorial election in Virginia in which the lieutenant governor was elected by direct popular vote, 29 Virginia Lieutenant Governors have been Democrats. Since the 1851 Virginia Attorney General election, the first Attorney General election in Virginia in which the Attorney General was elected by direct popular vote, 25 Attorneys General have been Democrats.

As of 2023, Democrats hold a 21-19 majority in the Virginia Senate, and a 51-49 majority in the Virginia House of Delegates. At the federal level, Virginia has voted for every Democratic presidential candidate since 2008. Democrats hold six of the Commonwealth's 11 U.S. House seats and both of the Commonwealth's U.S. Senate seats.

Organization edit

Staff edit

  • Executive Director: Shyam Raman
  • Deputy Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer: Brenner Tobe
  • Data Director: Katie O'Grady
  • Political Director: Jack Foley
  • Press Secretary: Liam Watson[3]

Steering Committee edit

The Steering Committee makes decisions about the Party in-between meetings of the Central Committee, and also has an exclusive role of overseeing staff.

  • Chairwoman: Susan Swecker
  • 1st Vice Chair for Organization: Gaylene Kanoyton
  • 2nd Vice Chair for Rules and Resolutions: Marc Broklawsk
  • Vice Chair for Technology and Communications: Ricardo Alfaro
  • Vice Chair for Outreach: Sen. L. Louise Lucas
  • Vice Chair for Finance: Clarence Tong
  • Secretary: Isaac Sarver
  • Treasurer: Abbi Easter
  • DNC Member: Del. Joshua Cole
  • DNC Member: Doris Crouse-Mays
  • DNC Member: Elizabeth Guzman
  • DNC Member: Dave Leichtman
  • DNC Member: Atima Omara
  • DNC Member: Mayor Levar Stoney
  • 1st Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair: Dianne Carter de Mayo
  • 2nd Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair: Sandra Brandt
  • 3rd Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair: Charles Stanton
  • 4th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair: Alexsis Rodgers
  • 5th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair: Patricia Harper Tunley
  • 6th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair: Kym Crump
  • 7th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair: Matt Rowe
  • 8th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair: Margo Horner
  • 9th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair: Mary Lynn Tate
  • 10th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair: Zach Pruckowski
  • 11th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair: Robert Haley
  • Labor Caucus Chair: Julie Hunter
  • Associations of Local Chairs Chair: Tina Winkler
  • Democratic Black Caucus Chair: EJ Scott
  • Women's Caucus Chair: Linda Brooks
  • LGBT Democrats of Virginia Chair: Maggie Sacra
  • Veterans and Military Families Caucus Chair: Derek Kitts
  • Virginia Young Democrats President: Matt Royer
  • DisAbility Caucus Chair: Cyliene Montgomery
  • Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia Chair: Praveen Meyyan
  • Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia President: Jonathan Dromgoole
  • Rural Caucus Chair: Vee Frye
  • Small Business Caucus Chair: Mark Cannady
  • Immediate Past Chair: Dwight Jones[4]

Central Committee edit

The Central Committee has full control over all matters of the Party, including the adoption of an annual budget, the method of nomination for statewide candidates such as Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General; the adoption of resolutions and policy statements. In addition, the Central Committee can veto any decision of the Steering Committee.

The Central Committee meets at least four times a year, usually in Richmond, although by tradition, the September meeting is in Fredericksburg. Central Committee meetings are accompanied by meetings of the Steering Committee the night before, and Caucus meetings over the weekend.

The Central Committee is composed of 20 members from each of Virginia's 11 congressional districts. Each district apportions the central committee seats to localities in the district based on population. Additionally, each district committee can elect three more members from local committees and one member of the Virginia General Assembly. The Central Committee is "reorganized" every four years following the election for Governor. The last reorganization was held in March of 2022.[5]

In addition, the following people are ex-officio members of the Central Committee and their District Committees:

  • Members of the steering committee
  • Democratic Virginia members of the United States Congress
  • Democratic statewide elected officials, such as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General
  • the President Pro Tempore of the Virginia Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates, provided they are Democrats
  • the Democratic Leaders of the Virginia House and Senate
  • the Chairs of the Democratic Caucuses in Virginia the House and Senate
  • the president, national committeeman, and national committeewoman of the Virginia Young Democrats
  • the president and first vice president of the Women's Caucus
  • the chair of the Association of Democratic Elected Officials
  • the chair of the Virginia Young Democrats Teen Caucus
  • the chair of the Virginia Young Democrats College Caucus
  • and the chair of the Virginia Young Democrats City/County Caucus[6]

Local Democratic Committees edit

Local Democratic Committees serve to promote the Democratic Party in their specific locality. Some committees may contain several localities. Local committees may endorse candidates for nonpartisan office (such as school board) and assist in campaigning for their candidate.

Current elected officials edit

Members of Congress edit

U.S. Senate edit

Democrats have controlled both of Virginia's seats in the U.S. Senate since 2008:

U.S. House of Representatives edit

Out of the 11 seats Virginia is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, six are held by Democrats:

Legislative leadership edit

List of chairs edit

Controversies edit

2019 Virginia political crisis edit

In 2019, all three of Virginia's statewide executive office holders, all Democrats, were embroiled in various controversies. Governor Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook page had featured an individual in blackface and an individual in a Ku Klux Klan hood, Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was accused of having sexually assaulted a professor in 2004, and Attorney General Mark Herring was revealed to have worn blackface at a college party. Most Democrats urged Northam to resign from the governorship, but he refused. Ultimately, none of the three accused resigned.[7]

Historical firsts edit

African Americans
Arab Americans
Asian Americans
Jewish Americans
Latino Americans
LGBT
Women

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Democratic Party of Virginia". Vademocrats.org. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  2. ^ "Contact 2010-04-30 at the Wayback Machine." Democratic Party of Virginia. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
  3. ^ "Staff". Democratic Party of Virginia. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "State Steering Committee". Democratic Party of Virginia. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  5. ^ "DPVA Central Committee Reorganization". Democratic Party of Virginia. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  6. ^ Swecker, Susan (September 8, 2018). "Democratic Party of Virginia Party Plan" (PDF). Democratic Party of Virginia.
  7. ^ Schwartzman, Paul. "On a political roll, Virginia Democrats now awash in scandal". Washington Post. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

External links edit

  • Democratic Party of Virginia Party Website
  • Virginia Young Democrats
  • Arlington Democrats

February 15, 2024
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The Democratic Party of Virginia DPVA VA Dems is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond Virginia 2 Democratic Party of VirginiaChairpersonSusan SweckerSecretaryIsaac SarverSpokespersonLiam Watson Press SecretarySenate President Pro TemporeLouise LucasSenate Majority LeaderScott SurovellSpeaker of the House of DelegatesDon ScottFounded1924 1924 Headquarters919 East Main Street 1 Richmond Virginia 23223Student wingVirginia College DemocratsYouth wingVirginia Young DemocratsWomen s wingVirginia Democratic Women s CaucusOverseas wingDemocrats AbroadLGBT wingLGBT Democrats of VirginiaIdeologySocial liberalismModern liberalismProgressivismPolitical positionCenter to center leftNational affiliationDemocratic PartyColors BlueStatewide Executive Offices0 3Senate21 40House of Delegates51 100U S Senate2 2U S House of Representatives6 11Websitewww vademocrats orgPolitics of VirginiaElectionsHistorically the Democratic Party has dominated Virginia politics Since the 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election the first gubernatorial election in Virginia in which the governor was elected by direct popular vote 34 Virginia Governors have been Democrats Since the 1851 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election the first lieutenant gubernatorial election in Virginia in which the lieutenant governor was elected by direct popular vote 29 Virginia Lieutenant Governors have been Democrats Since the 1851 Virginia Attorney General election the first Attorney General election in Virginia in which the Attorney General was elected by direct popular vote 25 Attorneys General have been Democrats As of 2023 Democrats hold a 21 19 majority in the Virginia Senate and a 51 49 majority in the Virginia House of Delegates At the federal level Virginia has voted for every Democratic presidential candidate since 2008 Democrats hold six of the Commonwealth s 11 U S House seats and both of the Commonwealth s U S Senate seats Contents 1 Organization 1 1 Staff 1 2 Steering Committee 1 3 Central Committee 1 4 Local Democratic Committees 2 Current elected officials 2 1 Members of Congress 2 1 1 U S Senate 2 1 2 U S House of Representatives 2 2 Legislative leadership 3 List of chairs 4 Controversies 4 1 2019 Virginia political crisis 5 Historical firsts 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksOrganization editStaff edit Executive Director Shyam Raman Deputy Executive Director and Chief Technology Officer Brenner Tobe Data Director Katie O Grady Political Director Jack Foley Press Secretary Liam Watson 3 Steering Committee edit The Steering Committee makes decisions about the Party in between meetings of the Central Committee and also has an exclusive role of overseeing staff Chairwoman Susan Swecker 1st Vice Chair for Organization Gaylene Kanoyton 2nd Vice Chair for Rules and Resolutions Marc Broklawsk Vice Chair for Technology and Communications Ricardo Alfaro Vice Chair for Outreach Sen L Louise Lucas Vice Chair for Finance Clarence Tong Secretary Isaac Sarver Treasurer Abbi Easter DNC Member Del Joshua Cole DNC Member Doris Crouse Mays DNC Member Elizabeth Guzman DNC Member Dave Leichtman DNC Member Atima Omara DNC Member Mayor Levar Stoney 1st Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Dianne Carter de Mayo 2nd Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Sandra Brandt 3rd Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Charles Stanton 4th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Alexsis Rodgers 5th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Patricia Harper Tunley 6th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Kym Crump 7th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Matt Rowe 8th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Margo Horner 9th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Mary Lynn Tate 10th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Zach Pruckowski 11th Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair Robert Haley Labor Caucus Chair Julie Hunter Associations of Local Chairs Chair Tina Winkler Democratic Black Caucus Chair EJ Scott Women s Caucus Chair Linda Brooks LGBT Democrats of Virginia Chair Maggie Sacra Veterans and Military Families Caucus Chair Derek Kitts Virginia Young Democrats President Matt Royer DisAbility Caucus Chair Cyliene Montgomery Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia Chair Praveen Meyyan Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia President Jonathan Dromgoole Rural Caucus Chair Vee Frye Small Business Caucus Chair Mark Cannady Immediate Past Chair Dwight Jones 4 Central Committee edit The Central Committee has full control over all matters of the Party including the adoption of an annual budget the method of nomination for statewide candidates such as Governor Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General the adoption of resolutions and policy statements In addition the Central Committee can veto any decision of the Steering Committee The Central Committee meets at least four times a year usually in Richmond although by tradition the September meeting is in Fredericksburg Central Committee meetings are accompanied by meetings of the Steering Committee the night before and Caucus meetings over the weekend The Central Committee is composed of 20 members from each of Virginia s 11 congressional districts Each district apportions the central committee seats to localities in the district based on population Additionally each district committee can elect three more members from local committees and one member of the Virginia General Assembly The Central Committee is reorganized every four years following the election for Governor The last reorganization was held in March of 2022 5 In addition the following people are ex officio members of the Central Committee and their District Committees Members of the steering committee Democratic Virginia members of the United States Congress Democratic statewide elected officials such as Governor Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General the President Pro Tempore of the Virginia Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates provided they are Democrats the Democratic Leaders of the Virginia House and Senate the Chairs of the Democratic Caucuses in Virginia the House and Senate the president national committeeman and national committeewoman of the Virginia Young Democrats the president and first vice president of the Women s Caucus the chair of the Association of Democratic Elected Officials the chair of the Virginia Young Democrats Teen Caucus the chair of the Virginia Young Democrats College Caucus and the chair of the Virginia Young Democrats City County Caucus 6 Local Democratic Committees edit Local Democratic Committees serve to promote the Democratic Party in their specific locality Some committees may contain several localities Local committees may endorse candidates for nonpartisan office such as school board and assist in campaigning for their candidate Current elected officials editMembers of Congress edit U S Senate edit Democrats have controlled both of Virginia s seats in the U S Senate since 2008 nbsp Junior U S Senator Tim Kaine nbsp Senior U S Senator Mark WarnerU S House of Representatives edit Out of the 11 seats Virginia is apportioned in the U S House of Representatives six are held by Democrats District Member Photo3rd Bobby Scott nbsp 4th Jennifer McClellan nbsp 7th Abigail Spanberger nbsp 8th Don Beyer nbsp 10th Jennifer Wexton nbsp 11th Gerry Connolly nbsp Legislative leadership edit President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia Louise Lucas Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell Senate Caucus Chair Mamie Locke Speaker of the House of Delegates Don Scott House Majority Leader Charniele Herring House Caucus Chair Kathy TranList of chairs editJohn S Barbour Jr 1883 1889 Basil B Gordon 1889 1890 J Taylor Ellyson 1890 1916 Rorer A James 1916 1921 Henry D Flood 1921 Harry F Byrd 1922 1924 J Murray Hooker 1925 1940 Horace H Edwards 1940 1948 G Alvin Massenburg 1948 1952 William M Tuck July 1952 August 1952 T Nelson Parker August 1952 December 1952 Thomas H Blanton 1952 1964 Watkins Abbitt Sr 1964 1970 William G Thomas 1970 1972 Joseph T Fitzpatrick 1972 1979 Richard J Davis 1979 1980 Owen B Pickett 1980 1982 Alan Diamonstein 1982 1985 Richard J Davis 1985 1986 Lawrence H Framme III 1986 1990 Paul Goldman 1990 1993 Mark Warner 1993 1995 Suzie Wrenn 1995 1998 Kenneth R Plum 1998 2000 Emily Couric Co chair 2000 2001 Lawrence H Framme III Co chair 2000 2001 2001 2003 Kerry J Donley 2003 2005 Richard Cranwell 2005 2010 Brian Moran 2010 2012 Charniele Herring 2012 2014 Dwight C Jones 2014 March 27 2015 Susan Swecker March 27 2015 present Controversies edit2019 Virginia political crisis edit In 2019 all three of Virginia s statewide executive office holders all Democrats were embroiled in various controversies Governor Ralph Northam s medical school yearbook page had featured an individual in blackface and an individual in a Ku Klux Klan hood Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was accused of having sexually assaulted a professor in 2004 and Attorney General Mark Herring was revealed to have worn blackface at a college party Most Democrats urged Northam to resign from the governorship but he refused Ultimately none of the three accused resigned 7 Historical firsts editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message African AmericansFirst African American Governor of Virginia and Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Douglas WilderArab AmericansFirst Lebanese American member of the Virginia House of Delegates Hala Ayala First Palestinian American member of the Virginia House of Delegates Sam RasoulAsian AmericansFirst Korean American member of the Virginia House of Delegates Mark Keam First Vietnamese American member of the Virginia House of Delegates Kathy Tran First Filipino American member of the Virginia House of Delegates Kelly FowlerJewish AmericansFirst Jewish American to represent Virginia in the United States House of Representatives Norman Sisisky First Jewish American Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Eileen Filler CornLatino AmericansFirst Peruvian American member of the Virginia House of Delegates Elizabeth Guzman First Salvadoran American member of the Virginia House of Delegates Hala Ayala First Mexican American member of the Virginia House of Delegates Kelly FowlerLGBTFirst openly gay member of the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia Adam Paul Ebbin First openly lesbian member of the Virginia House of Delegates Dawn M Adams First openly transgender member of the Virginia House of Delegates Danica RoemWomenFirst female Attorney General of Virginia Mary Sue Terry First female Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Eileen Filler CornSee also edit nbsp Virginia portalPolitics of Virginia Republican Party of VirginiaReferences edit Democratic Party of Virginia Vademocrats org 2022 03 01 Retrieved 2022 03 24 Contact Archived 2010 04 30 at the Wayback Machine Democratic Party of Virginia Retrieved on May 13 2010 Staff Democratic Party of Virginia Retrieved 6 January 2021 State Steering Committee Democratic Party of Virginia Retrieved 2022 05 15 DPVA Central Committee Reorganization Democratic Party of Virginia Retrieved 2022 05 15 Swecker Susan September 8 2018 Democratic Party of Virginia Party Plan PDF Democratic Party of Virginia Schwartzman Paul On a political roll Virginia Democrats now awash in scandal Washington Post Retrieved 24 February 2021 External links editDemocratic Party of Virginia Party Website Virginia Young Democrats Arlington Democrats Senate Caucus House Caucus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Democratic Party of Virginia amp oldid 1199298703, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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