Arizona Democratic Party
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AZ Democratic Party
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| Chairperson | Alexis Tameron |
| Senate leader | Katie Hobbs (Arizona Senate) |
| House leader | Rebecca Rios (Arizona House of Representatives) |
| Headquarters | Phoenix, AZ |
| Ideology |
Liberalism Progressivism Social liberalism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
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13 / 30
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| House of Representatives |
25 / 60
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| U.S. Senate |
0 / 2
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| U.S. House of Representatives |
4 / 9
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| www.azdem.org | |
The Arizona Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Arizona. Its headquarters is in Phoenix.
The Arizona Democratic Party is organized into three parts, the state committee, the executive committee, and the executive board.
The state committee is composed of "the chairperson of each county committee of the Democratic Party of Arizona, plus one (1) member of the county committee for every three (3) members of the county committee elected pursuant to statute."(ADPByLaws Art. II Sec. 1) The state committee meets biennially. A state committee member has four duties:
a) Canvass and campaign only on behalf of Democratic candidates. b) Assist in registration programs and in turning out a maximum Democratic vote. c) Support the permanent State Party organization as well as their County and District Party committees. d) Encourage financial support of the State Democratic Party, their County Committees and their districts. (ADP ByLaws Art.II Sec. 3)
The state committee has many officers including: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, First Vice-Chair (who is required to be a different gender and county residence than the chair), three Vice-Chairwomen, three Vice Chairmen, Educational Coordinator, and Affirmative Action Moderator.
The executive committee meets quarterly. The executive committee consists of, "the County Chairperson and the first and second County Vice-Chairpersons from each county; the State Committee-elected National Committeemen, the State Committee-elected National Committeewomen; three (3) members-at-large from each Congressional District; the President or a representative of the President of the Young Democrats of Arizona; the President or representative of the President of the Arizona Federation of Democratic Women's Clubs; and the other State Officers as listed in Article III of these bylaws. The Chair of the State Committee shall serve as Chair of the Executive Committee" (ADP Bylaws Art.IV Sec.1). The executive committee has several duties. "The Executive Committee shall approve the budget and amendments to the budget, approve specific contracts extending beyond the Chair's term, act as the final board of arbitrators for State Committeepersons seeking reinstatement after removal, and perform such duties as assigned by the State Chair" (ADP Bylaws Art. IV Sec.3).
The executive board duties are assigned by the chair. It also, "acts on behalf on the state committee between State Committee meetings" (ADP Bylaws Art.V Sec.2). The executive board meets at least quarterly. Members of the executive board are, "State Chair, First Vice-Chair, Senior Vice-Chair, Vice-Chairwomen, Vice-Chairmen, Secretary, Treasurer, Educational Coordinator, and Affirmative Action Moderator, the State Committee-elected National Committeemen and the State Committee-elected National Committeewomen" (ADP Bylaws Art.V Sec. 1).Current Board Officers: Alexis Tameron, Chair; Bill Roe, First Vice Chairman; Holly Lyon, Senior Vice Chairwoman; Carolyn Warner, National Committeewoman; Doug Ballard, National Committeeman; Luis Heredia, National Committeeman; Danica Oparnica, DNC Ethnic Council Vice Chair; Joseline Mata, Vice Chairwoman; Sue Castner, Vice Chairwoman; Karyn Lathan, Vice Chairwoman; Jevin Hodge, Vice Chairman; Randy Keating, Vice Chairman; Dante Mitchell, Vice Chairman; Anne Greenberg, Secretary; Rick McGuire, Treasurer; Ernesto Fonseca, Affirmative Action Coordinator; Janie Hydrick, Educational Coordinator (http://azdem.org/about/officers/)
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