DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERSHIP
DNC (DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE)
The DNC is the official governing body of the Democratic Party. It coordinates the party’s overall strategy to support Democratic candidates in local, state, and national elections, helps devise the party platform, and organizes the Democratic National Convention once every four years.

Nadia Ahmad
Alan Clendenin
Grace Carrington
Marcus Dixon
Samantha Hope Herring
Thomas Kennedy
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For complete list of Florida party leaders, see
Sanjay Patel
Terrie Rizzo
Vivian Rodriguez
Sean Shaw
Steve Simeonidis

DNC officers
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Jaime Harrison
DNC Chair
Elected Jan 2021
DNC MEMBERS
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There are 446 DNC Members who also help govern the party. Each state receives a certain amount of members based on the population. Florida has 11 DNC members that help govern the Democratic Party on the national level. In January 2021, the Florida Democratic State Committee elected these DNC members. All members serve a four-year term.
florida DNC MEMBERS
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Vice Chair
Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Vice Chair
Senator Tammy Duckworth, Vice Chair
Rep Filemon Vela Jr, Vice Chair
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For the complete DNC leadership list (with pictures), see
https://democrats.org/who-we-are/leadership-2-2/
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Each county in Florida has a Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) that governs the local party. The state of Florida also has Democratic Executive Committee that governs the state. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) governs the entire Democratic Party.
fdp (floridA DEMOCRATIC party)
The FDP is the official governing body for the Florida the Democratic Party. It coordinates the party’s overall strategy to support Democratic candidates in local, state, and national elections. The FDP writes their own bylaws and creates the rules for the Florida Democratic Party elections.

fdp officers
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state committee MEMBERS
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martin county dec
(democratic executive committee)
The Martin County DEC is the official governing body for the county's Democratic Party. It coordinates the party’s overall strategy to support Democratic candidates in local, state, and national elections.

martin county dec officers
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Mary Higgins
DEC Chair
Elected Feb 2021
Margaret Cox
DEC Vice Chair
Elected Feb 2021
Mary Higgins
State Committeewoman
Elected Dec 2020

Debbie Kent
DEC Secretary
Elected Dec 2020

Bill Smithson
DEC Treasurer
Elected March 2021

David Dew
State Committeeman
Elected Dec 2020
FDP CHAIR
Manny Diaz, Miami-Dade County
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Marcus Dixon, Miami-Dade County
FIRST VICE CHAIR
Judy Mount, Jackson County
SECRETARY
Casmore Shaw, Osceola County
TREASURER
Francine Garcia, Lake County
There are 137 Florida State Committee Members who also help govern the party. The State Committee Members vote on the Party's rules & bylaws, and they also elect the state chair and the state officers. The State Committee Members act as a liaison between the county party and the state party. The State Committee members are elected by their local DEC (Democratic Executive Committee) and they serve a four-year term.
Martin County's State Committee Members
Mary Higgins
David Dew
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martin county dec - Precinct captains
The Precinct Captains support Democratic candidates and increase voter engagement, registration, and turnout.