North Carolina Democratic Party
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The North Carolina Democratic Party is the North Carolina affiliate of the national Democratic Party. The current chair is Jerry Meek [1], a Fayetteville attorney. The chair is elected by and leads the state Executive Committee, a body of more than 700 Democratic Party leaders and activists from all 100 counties, which governs the party.[2]
Meek has used his position in the organization to rework the party's operations in the state from the ground up. He has emphasized "precinct-based activism," in which precincts would have a great deal of autonomy and financial support from the state party.
North Carolina Democrats scored impressive victories in the 2006 general elections, increasing their majorities in both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly and defeating incumbent Republican Congressman Charles Taylor. In addition, most candidates backed by Democrats in the non-partisan races for the North Carolina Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals were elected.
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[edit] Current Statewide Democratic Officeholders
- Governor: Mike Easley
- Lieutenant Governor: Beverly Perdue
- Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
- State Treasurer: Richard Moore
- Attorney General: Roy Cooper
- Superintendent of Public Instruction: June Atkinson
- Commisioner of Insurance: Jim Long
[edit] Current NC Democrats in the U.S. Congress
- U.S. Representative G.K. Butterfield (1st Congressional District)
- U.S. Representative Bob Etheridge (2nd Congressional District)
- U.S. Representative David E. Price (4th Congressional District)
- U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre (7th Congressional District)
- U.S. Representative Heath Shuler (11th Congressional District)
- U.S. Representative Mel Watt (12th Congressional District)
- U.S. Representative Brad Miller (13th Congressional District)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- North Carolina Democratic Party
- Wake County Democratic Party (Raleigh)
- Mecklenburg County Democratic Party (Charlotte)
- List of NC County Democratic Parties
- Official Website of Governor Easley
- Find Your NC House and Senate Representatives
- African American Caucus of the NC Democratic Party
- Hispanic Democrats of North Carolina
- Young Democrats of North Carolina
- Young Democrats of North Carolina Women's Caucus
- NC Senior Dems
- NC Teen Dems
