Hello Prince William Dems,

Saturday, January 11, the DNC will host the first candidate forum for DNC officer elections. The forum will begin at 11:00 a.m. ET, and feature candidates for Chair, Vice Chair, Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation, Secretary, Treasurer, and National Finance Chair. This first forum will be focused on the Southern region and moderated by regional reporters. The virtual forum will be open to the public through a livestream on the DNC’s YouTube channel.

Candidates for national officer positions had until 12:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, January 4 to submit 40 signatures from DNC members to qualify for the January 11 forum. See all participating candidates here. 

DNC Hosts Southern Regional National Officer Forum

WHO:     DNC National Officer Candidates 

WHEN:    Saturday, January 11 at 11:00 a.m.

WHERE:   DNC’s YouTube Channel

Members of the media must RSVP here.

The following reporters will moderate the Southern Regional DNC Officer Forum:

Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution will moderate the forums for Chair candidates.

Loretta Boniti of Spectrum News 1 will moderate the forum for Vice Chair candidates.

Matthew Choi of the Texas Tribune will moderate the forum for Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation candidates.

Jeffrey Schweers of the Orlando Sentinel will moderate the forums for Secretary, Treasurer, and National Finance Chair candidates. 

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Info from Demlist

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) Winter Meeting will take place January 30 – February 1, 2025 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

THE CONTENDERS

Chair

Quintessa Hathaway: Education Consultant, 2022 Democratic Nominee For Congress (AR-02)

Ken Martin: Minnesota Democratic Farm Labor Party Chair, DNC Vice Chair, President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC)

Martin O’Malley: Former Biden Administration Social Security Administration Commissioner, former two-term Governor of Maryland, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA)

Jason Paul: Attorney, Newton, Massachusetts Democratic City Committee Executive Member

James Skoufis: New York State Senator

Nate Snyder: Former US Department of Homeland Security official in the Biden and Obama administrations

Ben Wikler: Wisconsin Democratic Party (WDP) Chair

Marianne Williamson: Best-selling author, candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination

Treasurer

Matt Hughes: Non-profit CEO, Hillsborough Town Commissioner, former chair of the Orange County, North Carolina Democratic Party

Virginia McGregor: DNC Treasurer, Board of McGregor Industries, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine Board Chair

Secretary

Marilyn Davis: Former New Jersey Department of Labor Deputy Commissioner, US Department of Labor African American Engagement Manager in the Obama administration, Senior Advisor to former New Jersey Governor and US Senator John Corzine’s campaigns

Jason Rae: DNC Secretary, President & CEO for the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Partner in Nation Consulting Public Affairs

National Finance Chair

Chris Korge: DNC Finance Chair, former DSCC and DCCC Trustee, former National Finance Chairman for Hillary Clinton for President; attorney, retailer and real estate developer

Christopher Lowe: DNC Deputy National Finance Chair; National Finance Committee, Harris Victory Fund; Board Member and Investment Committee Chair, renewable energy company Cordelio Power; Chief Financial Officer, distributed generation company Dispatch Energy

Southern Regional National Officer Forum

Date: Saturday, January 11 at 11:00am

Time: 11:00am EST

Where: DNC’s YouTube Channel

Moderators: Greg Bluestein, Atlanta Journal-Constitution will moderate the forums for Chair candidates.

Loretta Boniti, Spectrum News 1 will moderate the forum for Vice Chair candidates.

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune will moderate the forum for Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation candidates.

Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel will moderate the forums for Secretary, Treasurer, and National Finance Chair candidates.

Candidate Qualifications: Candidates for national office positions had to submit 40 petition signatures from DNC members by January 4.

Vice Chair for Civic Engagement and Voter Participation

Joyce Beatty: Six-term Congresswoman representing Ohio’s Third Congressional District

Michael Blake: Former New York Assemblyman and previous DNC Vice Chair

Reyna Walters-Morgan: Former DNC Director of Civic Engagement and Voter Protection; former Biden-Harris Administration at DOJ; founder, Walters-Morgan Law

Nikema Williams: Two-term Congresswoman representing Georgia’s 5th Congressional District; Chair, Democratic Party of Georgia

Vice Chair: Three of the following candidates will be chosen as a Vice Chair: Joe Barbuto, Artie Blanco, Waikinya Clanton, Shasti Conrad, Michelle Deatrick, Aisha Dew, Kalyn Free, Adam Frisch, David Hogg, Chris Jones, Malcolm Kenyatta, Joe Paolino, Jeanna Repass and James Zogby

The election for President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) will take place February 2, following the close of the DNC meeting.

Yours in service,

Kerensa Sumers

Correspondence Secretary

Prince William County Democratic Committee