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Association of State Democratic Chairs
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| Association of Democratic State Chairs | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Affiliation: | Democratic National Committee |
| Top official: | Ken Martin, President |
| Website: | Official website |
The Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) is the national organization within the Democratic National Committee (DNC), whose job it is to represent state-level Democratic parties at the DNC and other party affiliates. Membership of the ASDC is composed of state party chairs and vice chairs.[1]
Mission
According to its website, the ASDC's mission is as follows:
| “ | The Association of State Democratic Chairs’ mission is to help build strong state parties in order to elect Democrats from the statehouse to the White House. To accomplish this goal, the ASDC focuses exclusively on the current and future needs of state democratic parties. It acts as a service organization dedicated to supporting and educating its members and state party executive directors and staff.[1][2] | ” |
Background
| Subsidiaries of the Democratic National Committee |
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| • Democratic Governors Association • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • The Association of State Democratic Chairs • Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee • National Lawyers Council • DNC Voting Rights Institute |
The Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) is part of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and acts as the representative for state-level parties. The ASDC represents the local parties before the DNC itself as well as the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic Governors Association, and the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.[1] The ASDC advocates and communicates the needs of state party members, state party executive directors, and their staff. The ASDC also provides educational opportunities.[1] In addition to the 50 states and Washington, D.C., the ASDC also represents territorial parties as well, including American Samoa and Guam. The ASDC also represents Democrats Abroad, which is for Americans living outside the U.S.[3][4]
Governance
The ASDC is composed of state party chairs and vice chairs from all 50 states and the U.S. Territories. The leadership is made up of a president and four vice presidents. The ASDC's leadership also includes regional representatives to the ASDC and regional representatives to the DNC Executive Committee.[5]
Member services
The ASDC provides several services beyond its role as representing state-level party interests. The ASDC offers educational opportunities for its members, that cover subjects such as fundraising, regulation compliance, event management, technology, outreach, grassroots initiatives, and branding among other topics.[6]
Leadership
As of June 2016, the following were members of ASDC's leadership:[5]
- Ken Martin (Minn.), President
- Raymond Buckley, President emeritus
- Susan Swecker (Va.), Vice president
- Debra Kozikowski (Mass.), Vice president
- David Pepper (Ohio), Vice president
- Juan Sanchez (N.M.), Vice president
- Rhine L. McLin (Ohio), Secretary
- Alexandra Gallardo-Rooker (Calif.), Treasurer
- Phil Bartlett (Maine), Eastern region chair
- Lizette Delgado-Polanco (N.J.), Eastern region vice chair
- Belinda Biafore (W.Va.), Southern region chair
- Judy Mount (Fla.), Southern region vice chair
- Kylie Oversen (N.D.), Midwestern region chair
- David Bowen (Wis.), Midwestern region vice chair
- Ana Cuprill (Wyo.), Western region chair
- Van Beechler (Idaho), Western region vice chair
- Gus Bickford (Mass.), Eastern region representative to the DNC
- Nikema Williams (Ga.), Southern region representative to the DNC
- Casey Steinau (Alaska), Western region representative to the DNC
- Sally Boynton Brown (Idaho), ASDC Executive Directors, President
Finances
According to Open Secrets, in 2010, over 80 percent of the ASDC's spending was administrative. The group spent only $8,700 in contributions and $27,300 in strategy and research.[7]
The 2012 election year saw a drop in administrative spending, which made up 60 percent of the groups overall expenditures, while it made $20,200 in contributions to national, state, and local parties. It also spent nearly $52,000 on polling and surveys and spent $46,000 on fundraising events.[8]
In 2014, the group spent $304,000 in administrative costs, which included travel and food costs, legal services, consulting, and data and technology. Only $7,000 was spent on campaign strategy and communications.[9]
The following is a breakdown of The Association of State Democratic Chairs' contributions received and expenditures since 1992, according to Open Secrets.
| Annual reported contributions and expenditures, 1992-2014[10] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Raised | Expenditures |
| 2014 | $455,300 | $420,900 |
| 2012 | $427,100 | $436,600 |
| 2010 | $381,000 | $390,800 |
| 2008 | $369,700 | $351,800 |
| 2006 | $294,400 | $299,100 |
| 2004 | $463,100 | $478,000 |
| 2002 | $414,000 | $377,300 |
| 2000 | $354,000 | $367,600 |
| 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| 1996 | $230,300 | $248,800 |
| 1994 | $257,300 | $247,600 |
| 1992 | $203,600 | $186,500 |
Top influencers by state
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In 2016, Ballotpedia identified Association of State Democratic Chairs as a top influencer by state. We identified top influencers across the country through several means, including the following:
- Local knowledge of our professional staff
- Surveys of activists, thought leaders and journalists from across the country and political spectrum
- Outreach to political journalists in each state who helped refine our lists
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 ASDC, "About," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ ASDC, "State Parties," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Democrats Abroad, "Home," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 ASDC, "Leadership," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ ASDC, "ASDC Training Video archive," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "ASDC Expenditures, 2010," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "ASDC Expenditures, 2012," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "ASDC Expenditures, 2014," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "ASDC Summary," accessed August 8, 2016
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