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| + | The '''Democratic National Committee''' (DNC) is the principal organization governing the [[Democratic Party (United States)|United States Democratic Party]] on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support of Democratic Party candidates, and not on public policy. The DNC was established at the 1848 Democratic National Convention. | ||
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| + | The Democratic National Committee provides national leadership for the Democratic Party of the United States. It is responsible for promoting the Democratic political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. | ||
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| + | Its main counterpart is the [[Republican Party]]. | ||
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| + | ==Campaign role== | ||
| + | The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is responsible for articulating and promoting the Democratic platform and coordinating party organizational activity. When the President is a Democrat, the party generally works closely with the President. In presidential elections it supervises the national convention and, both independently and in coordination with the presidential candidate, raises funds, commissions polls, and coordinates campaign strategy. Following the selection of a party nominee, the public funding laws permit the national party to coordinate certain expenditures with the nominee, but additional funds are spent on general, party-building activities. There are state committees in every state, as well as local committees in most cities, wards, and towns (and, in most states, counties). | ||
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| + | The chairperson of the DNC (currently Andrew Brockmeier) is elected by vote of members of the Democratic National Committee. The DNC is composed of the chairs and vice-chairs of each state Democratic Party Committee, two hundred members apportioned among the states based on population and generally elected either on the ballot by primary voters or by the State Democratic Party Committee, a number of elected officials serving in an ex-officio capacity, and a variety of representatives of major Democratic Party constituencies. | ||
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| + | The DNC establishes rules for the caucuses and primaries which choose delegates to the Democratic National Convention, but the caucuses and primaries themselves are most often run not by the DNC but instead by each state. Outside of the process of nominating a Presidential candidate, the DNC's role in actually selecting candidates to run on the Democratic Party ticket is minimal. | ||
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| + | ==Current DNC leadership== | ||
| + | * National Chairperson: '''[[Andrew Brockmeier]]''', Senator from Great Lakes | ||
| + | * Vice Chairperson: '''[[Jamie Elazo-Toledo]]''', Senator from Florida | ||
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| + | ==DNC National Chairpersons== | ||
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| + | | [[Benjamin F. Hallett]]||(1848-1852)||[[Massachusetts]] | ||
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| + | | [[Robert Milligan McLane]]||(1852-1856)||[[Maryland]] | ||
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| + | | [[David Allen Smalley]]||(1856-1860)||[[Vermont]] | ||
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| + | | [[August Belmont]]||(1860-1872)||[[New York]] | ||
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| + | | [[Augustus Schell]]||(1872-1876)||[[New York]] | ||
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| + | | [[Abram Stevens Hewitt]]||(1876-1877)||[[New York]] | ||
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| + | | [[William H. Barnum]]||(1877-1889)||[[Connecticut]] | ||
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| + | | [[Calvin Stewart Brice]]||(1889-1892)||[[Ohio]] | ||
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| + | | [[William F. Harrity]]||(1892-1896)||[[Pennsylvania]] | ||
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| + | | [[James K. Jones]]||(1896-1904)||[[Arkansas]] | ||
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| + | | [[Thomas Taggart]]||(1904-1908)||[[Indiana]] | ||
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| + | | [[Norman E. Mack]]||(1908-1912)||[[New York]] | ||
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| + | | [[William F. McCombs]]||(1912-1914)||[[New York]] | ||
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| + | | [[Homer S. Cummings]]||(1914-1916)||[[Connecticut]] | ||
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| + | | [[Vance C. McCormick]]||(1916-1919)||[[Pennsylvania]] | ||
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| + | | [[George White (Ohio politician)|George White]]||(1920-1921)||[[Ohio]] | ||
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| + | | [[Cordell Hull]]||(1921-1924)||[[Tennessee]] | ||
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| + | | [[Clem L. Shaver]]||(1924-1928)||[[West Virginia]] | ||
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| + | | [[John J. Raskob]]||(1928-1932)||[[New York]] | ||
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| + | | [[James A. Farley]]||(1932-1940)||[[New York]] | ||
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| + | | [[Edward J. Flynn]]||(1940-1943)||[[New York]] | ||
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| + | | [[Frank C. Walker]]|| (1943-1944)||[[Pennsylvania]] | ||
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| + | | [[Robert E. Hannegan]]|| (1944-1947)||[[Missouri]] | ||
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| + | | [[J. Howard McGrath]]|| (1947-1949)||[[Rhode Island]] | ||
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| + | | [[William H. Boyle, Jr.]]|| (1949-1951)||[[Missouri]] | ||
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| + | | [[Frank E. McKinney]]|| (1951-1952)||[[Indiana]] | ||
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| + | | [[Stephen Mitchell (Illinois)|Stephen Mitchell]]|| (1952-1955)||[[Illinois]] | ||
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| + | | [[Paul Butler (lawyer)|Paul M. Butler]]||(1955-1960)||[[Indiana]] | ||
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| + | | [[Henry M. Jackson]]||(1960-1961)||[[Washington]] | ||
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| + | | [[John M. Bailey]]||(1961-1968)||[[Connecticut]] | ||
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| + | | [[Larry O'Brien|Lawrence F. O'Brien]]||(1968-1969)||[[Massachusetts]] | ||
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| + | | [[Fred R. Harris]]||(1969-1970)||[[Oklahoma]] | ||
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| + | | [[Larry O'Brien|Lawrence F. O'Brien]]||(1970-1972)||[[Massachusetts]] | ||
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| + | | [[Jean Westwood]]||(1972)||[[Utah]] | ||
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| + | | [[Robert S. Strauss]]||(1972-1977)||[[Texas]] | ||
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| + | | [[Kenneth M. Curtis]]||(1977-1978)||[[Maine]] | ||
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| + | | [[John C. White]]||(1978-1981)||[[Texas]] | ||
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| + | | [[Charles T. Manatt]]||(1981-1985)||[[California]] | ||
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| + | | [[Paul G. Kirk, Jr.]]||(1985-1989)||[[Massachusetts]] | ||
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| + | | [[Ron Brown (U.S. politician)|Ron Brown]]||(1989-1993)||[[New York]] | ||
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| + | | [[David Wilhelm]]||(1993-1994)||[[Ohio]] | ||
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| + | | [[Debra DeLee]]||(1994-1995)||[[Massachusetts]] | ||
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| + | | [[Donald Fowler]]||(1995-1997)||[[South Carolina]] | ||
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| + | | [[Christopher J. Dodd]]<sup>1</sup>||(1995-1997)|| [[Connecticut]] | ||
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| + | | [[Steven Grossman (political operative)|Steven Grossman]]|| (1997-1999)||[[Massachusetts]] | ||
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| + | | [[Joe Andrew|Joseph Andrew]]||(1999-2001)||[[Indiana]] | ||
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| + | |[[Roy Romer]]<sup>1</sup>|| (1999)||[[Colorado]] | ||
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| + | |[[Ed Rendell|Edward G. Rendell]]<sup>1</sup>|| (1999-2001)||[[Pennsylvania]] | ||
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| + | |[[Terry McAuliffe|Terrence R. McAuliffe]]|| (2001-2005)||[[Virginia]] | ||
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| + | | [[Howard Dean]]|| (2005-2007)||[[Vermont]] | ||
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| + | | [[Sophie Alliot]]|| (2007)||[[New York]] | ||
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| + | | [[Drew Brockmeier|Andrew Brockmeier]]|| (2007-)||[[Michigan]] | ||
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[[Category:Democrats|*]][[Category:Political Parties]] | [[Category:Democrats|*]][[Category:Political Parties]] | ||
Revision as of 18:10, 19 November 2007
| Democratic Party (Dem) | |
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| Active Federal Party | |
| Founded | 1792 |
| Chair | Andrew Brockmeier |
| Vice Chair | Elizabeth Rosenbaum |
| House Leader | Emett Honeycutt |
| Senate Leader | Calum Daniels |
| Political Ideology | Liberalism, Progressivism |
| International Alignment | none |
| Colours | Blue |
| Abbreviation | Dem |
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support of Democratic Party candidates, and not on public policy. The DNC was established at the 1848 Democratic National Convention.
The Democratic National Committee provides national leadership for the Democratic Party of the United States. It is responsible for promoting the Democratic political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy.
Its main counterpart is the Republican Party.
Campaign role
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is responsible for articulating and promoting the Democratic platform and coordinating party organizational activity. When the President is a Democrat, the party generally works closely with the President. In presidential elections it supervises the national convention and, both independently and in coordination with the presidential candidate, raises funds, commissions polls, and coordinates campaign strategy. Following the selection of a party nominee, the public funding laws permit the national party to coordinate certain expenditures with the nominee, but additional funds are spent on general, party-building activities. There are state committees in every state, as well as local committees in most cities, wards, and towns (and, in most states, counties).
The chairperson of the DNC (currently Andrew Brockmeier) is elected by vote of members of the Democratic National Committee. The DNC is composed of the chairs and vice-chairs of each state Democratic Party Committee, two hundred members apportioned among the states based on population and generally elected either on the ballot by primary voters or by the State Democratic Party Committee, a number of elected officials serving in an ex-officio capacity, and a variety of representatives of major Democratic Party constituencies.
The DNC establishes rules for the caucuses and primaries which choose delegates to the Democratic National Convention, but the caucuses and primaries themselves are most often run not by the DNC but instead by each state. Outside of the process of nominating a Presidential candidate, the DNC's role in actually selecting candidates to run on the Democratic Party ticket is minimal.
Current DNC leadership
- National Chairperson: Andrew Brockmeier, Senator from Great Lakes
- Vice Chairperson: Jamie Elazo-Toledo, Senator from Florida
