Leadership
Officers
Chair - Sam Hodge
Vice Chair - D. Michael Dvorchak
Second Vice Chair - Brenda Gevertz
Co-Secretaries - Marcia Becker and Dorothy Heyl
Treasurer - Larry Singer
Committees & Chairs
Candidates & Campaigns - Lee Jamison & Alex Elmarsi
Communications - Joe Ferris
Fundraising - D. Michael Dvorchak & Claire Ackerman
Governance - Brenda Gevertz & Stephen King
Issues - Carl Atkins & Michael Richardson
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Party Building -
State & National Affairs - Mary Murfitt
Town Chairs Committee - Joyce Thompson & Craig Dillon
District Representatives
District 1: Hudson - Verity Smith
District 2: Kinderhook - Mark Leinung
District 3: Claverack - Stephanie Sussman
District 4: Chatham, Ghent - Gunnar Wordon
District 5: Greenport, Stockport, Stuyvesant - Lee Jamison
District 6: Austerlitz, Canaan, Hillsdale, New Lebanon - Craig Dillon
District 7: Copake, Ancram, Gallatin, Taghkanic - Abbie Hodgson
District 8: Clermont, Germantown, Livingston - Pam Kline
Town Democratic Committees:
Chairs & Website or Social Media
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Ancram Mary Murfitt
ancramdemocraticcommittee.org
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Austerlitz Helen Lobel
Canaan Craig Dillon
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Chatham Joanne DelRossi
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Claverack Stephanie Sussman
claverackdemocrats.org
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Clermont Phyllis Heiko
clermontdems.com
Copake Marcia Becker
Gallatin Harry Franklin
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Germantown Lee Wurtzburger
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Ghent David Bly
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Greenport Michael Grisham
Hillsdale Tod Wohlfarth
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Hudson Verity Smith
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Kinderhook Mark Leinung
khookdems.org
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Livingston Steve Blair and Mike Tizekker
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New Lebanon Peg Munves
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Stockport Louise Roback
Stuyvesant Lee Jamison
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Taghkanic Abbie Hodgson and Perry Ascher
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CCDC Mission
The mission of the County Committee is to promote and establish Democratic principles and programs in the County, the State of New York, and the United States, and to provide the best possible government for the people of the County, the State of New York, and the United States.
CCDC PLATFORM
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Bylaws / Rules
The Columbia County Democratic Committee is governed by a specific set of rules. For full details read our Bylaws.
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Ghent, NY 12075
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