Democratic Groups

Group Namesort iconGroup TypeGroup LeaderGroup Mission
Wake County Democratic Party BoardBoardDoris Weaver

The WCDP Board consists of the Elected Officers, Staff, Auxillary Presidents, and Committee Chairs who serve the Wake County Democratic Party.

African American CaucusAuxillary ClubMarshall W Harvey

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The purpose of the African American Caucus shall be to seek full representation of African Americans at all levels and in all activities of the Wake County Democratic Party.

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AAC-NCDP Constitution and Bylaws

AAC-WCDP By-Laws
Approved on February 26, 2008, for submission to AAC-NCDP
Article I – Name
The name of the Organization shall be “The African American Caucus-Wake County Democratic Party (AAC-WCDP).”
Article II – Affiliation

Democratic Women of Wake CountyAuxillary ClubPat Hawkins

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Membership is open to all Democrats who want to improve government and our way of life in North Carolina.

NCSU College DemsAuxillary ClubMichael Shay

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We look forward to promoting Democratic ideals, working closely with the community, and forming a base at NC State on which the group can grow in the future.

Senior Democrats of Wake CountyAuxillary ClubMona Keech

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The Senior Democrats of Wake County work to increase and promote fellowship in political action among Senior Democrats and with others working for the success of the Democratic Party.

Teen DemocratsAuxillary Club

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Teen Democrats has a state-wide organizer and groups in many Wake County High Schools. See the State website for more information.

Wake County Progressive DemocratsAuxillary ClubJesse Goslen

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WCPD works to further progressive ideas, both in the community and in the
Democratic Party, and to mobilize voters at election time.
The Wake County Progressive Democrats hold our business meeting on the 3rd Wednesday
of every month at Democratic Party Headquarters 220 Hillsborough Street Raleigh

President Jesse Goslen
Website http://www.wakeprogressives.com

Wake Democratic Mens ClubAuxillary ClubSteven J Hill

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The Wake County Democratic Men meet once a month (except July and December) to eat dinner and hear speakers of note.

Join the club! You will meet friendly, intelligent, passionate Democrats (both men and women), and local elected officials and judges. Our dues are just $20 per year, and we support the Wake County Democratic Party. Come attend one of our meetings, whether you are a member or not!

Young Democrats of Wake CountyAuxillary ClubTerence Morrison

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Our mission is to stimulate and provide an outlet for young people who have an interest in governmental affairs and want to be more involved in the political process. Further, we aim to promote the acquisition of political power by young people and to make members of the Democratic Party aware that we intend to take an active role in party affairs.

Candidate Recruitment and SupportCommittee

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The mission of this committee is to create an environment where those democrats who are interested in running for political office can obtain the neccessary information, guidance, and support needed to file for office, run a campaign and win an office of their choice. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month at the Goodwin House.

CommunicationsCommittee

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This committee spreads the word about the Wake County Democratic Party's events and news via enewsletter, the wakedems.org website, press releases, and other venues.

Community OutreachCommitteeJesse Goslen

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Our goals are as follows: 1) Create a display that can be setup at outdoor festivals and events; 2) Identify events in Wake County where we can setup up a display ( Events Coordinator needed ); 3) Work with the Volunteer committee to train people volunteer at the events; 4) Work with the communications committee to create materials to hand out.
Other Ideas are welcome

County Executive CommitteeCommittee

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The County Executive Committee meets quarterly to conduct party business and present updates to precinct officers and elected officials. To view information on the upcoming CEC meeting and its location, click this link http://www.wakedems.org/node/1637

Event CommitteeCommitteeLinsey Dyson
FundraisingCommittee

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The Fundraising committee's responsibilities include establishing ways to raise money to support the Wake Dems' ability to elect Democratic candidates to office in Wake County.

Precinct OrganizationCommitteeBlaise Strenn

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List of Precincts and Chairs

ResolutionsCommitteePatrick Buffkin

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This committee deals with the resolutions from the Wake County Democratic Party.

State Executive CommitteeCommittee

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The committee, more than 700 Democratic Party members from all 100 counties, is the governing body of the state party. Sixty eight members of the committee are from Wake county and were elected by the County Convention.

The next meeting of the committee is:
12pm, January 26, 2008
Hamlet/Rockingham, NC

SEC members from Wake County

TechnologyCommitteeJohn A. Shaw

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This committee deals with the technological needs of the Wake County Democratic Party; we work closely with the Communications and Outreach Committees.

Volunteer CoordinationCommitteeMichelle Lewis

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Volunteers are the backbone of county Democratic Parties.
The Volunteer Coordination Committee identifies and implement new ways to recruit reliable volunteers and provide them with meaningful opportunites to work in support of electing democrats. Invest your time with the WCDP! Go to http://www.wakedems.org/node/1077 and contribute your time and energy by signing up right away.