User:Mtadder/Washoe County Democratic Party

Overview

Headquartered in Reno, Nevada, the Washoe County Democratic Party is responsible for publicizing the platform of the county Democratic Party, the affiliate of the United States and Democratic Democratic Parties. According to the party charter, the State Committee is charged with conducting state-level campaigns for the Democratic Party, coordinating efforts to fill vacancies in nominating candidates to state and congressional offices, and creating and disseminating information regarding official Democratic Party policies and positions. The Committee also engages in fundraising initiatives to support its operations, and coordinates local caucuses and the Democratic State Conventions.

The Washoe County Central Committee comprises 1105 elected members, all of whom must be registered Democrats. Current Executive Board members are elected by a vote of the Central Committee members in April of odd numbered years. Current Executive Board members include Chris Wicker, Chair; Alison Gauldin, Vice-Chair; Matt Dickson, Treasurer; Marsy Kupfersmith, Secretary and Sandy Rodriguez, At Large Member. Amy Curtis-Webber is the Washoe County Democratic Party Executive Director and has served since 2007.

Current Members of the Reno City Council

District	Member	Party	Date First Elected
Mayor	Robert Cashell	Republican	2002
Ward 1	Dan Gustin	Non-Partisan	2004
Ward 2	Sharon Zadra	Republican	2002
Ward 3	Jessica Sferrazza	Democratic	2000
Ward 4	Dwight Dortch	Republican	2002
Ward 5	David Aiazzi	Republican	?
At-Large	Pierre Hascheff	Republican	1993

Affiliate Organizations

• Democratic Latino Coalition
  
• Democratic Women of Washoe County
  
• Stonewall Democrats of Washoe County
  
• Truckee Medows Democratic Allience
  

Executive Board

Current Board

Term 2009-2011

• Chip Evans - Chair
• Dorrie Guy - Vice Chair

OPEN -Treasurer Kathleen Trask - Secretary

• Connie Howard - At-Large

Executive Director

Current

Amy Curtis-Webber

Past Executive Directors

• Blithe Kladney 2005-?2007
• Pam DuPre  ?

Committees

• Communications/PR
• Events
• Field Ops
• Membership
• Voter Regis
• Public Policy

External Links

• Washoe Dems Facebook Page
• Nevada Democratic Party