Young Democrats of America

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Young Democrats of America
President	Rod Snyder
Founded	1932
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Mother party	Democratic Party
International affiliation	International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY)
Website	www.yda.org

The Young Democrats of America (YDA), founded in 1932, is the official youth arm of the Democratic Party of the United States, although it severed official ties with the Democratic National Committee following passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 and became an independent 527 group.^[1] The group's membership consists of those Democrats under the age of 36 (although two chapters allow members under the age of 40), and its political activities tend to concentrate on increasing the voter turnout of young Democrats and affecting the issues impacting that demographic group. It tends to be somewhat more focused on political activism than the party at large.

Contents 1 2009-2011 YDA Leadership 1.1 National Elected Officers 1.2 Caucus Chairs 1.3 Other Elected Leaders 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[edit] 2009-2011 YDA Leadership

YDA membership elects seven national officers biannually at the organization's National Conventions and two DNC representatives in even-numbered years. These officers, as well as six "stakeholders" who are leaders in other related organizations form the national board of directors, which deals with day-to-day management of the organization. The officers were elected at the 2009 YDA National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Along with the national officers, YDA's national executive committee includes chairs of the nine constituency caucuses, eight regional directors, and a variety of appointed officers.

The President, Democratic National Committeeman, and Democratic National Committeewoman are automatic members of the Democratic National Committee, and superdelegates to any Democratic National Convention occurring during their terms.^[2]

[edit] National Elected Officers

• President: Rod Snyder of West Virginia
• Executive Vice President: Colmon Elridge of Kentucky
• Democratic National Committeeman: Francisco Domenech of Puerto Rico (serving 2010-2012)
• Democratic National Committeewoman: Hon. Stephanie Hausner of New York (serving 2010-2012)
• Secretary: Emily Robinson of Illinois
• Treasurer: Mark Newman of North Carolina

[edit] Caucus Chairs

• College Caucus Chair: Chris Stergalas of Michigan
• Disability Issues Caucus Chair: Ben Spangenberg of Virginia
• High School Caucus Chair: Sania Rahim of West Virginia
• Jewish Caucus Chair: Sarah Holstine of Maryland
• Labor Caucus Chair: Mike Corbett of New York
• LGBT Caucus Chair: Kyle Bailey of Georgia
• Minority Caucus Chair: Shanay Watson-Whittaker of Michigan
• Rural Caucus Chair: Cassi Peters of Oklahoma
• Veterans and Military Affairs Caucus Chair: Lakisha Watson-Moore of Tennessee
• Women's Caucus Chair: Maria Childress of Virginia

[edit] Other Elected Leaders

• Chair - State Presidents Association: Kristin Aschenbrenner (SD)
• Secretary - State Presidents Association: Yaakov "Jake" Weissmann (MD)

[edit] See also

• College Democrats
• Young Democrats of America High School Caucus
• Young Republican National Federation

[edit] External links

• Young Democrats of America - national website
• YDA Facebook Page
• YDA Twitter account
• YDA YouTube channel
• YDA MySpace page
• whYDA.org - Why I'm Voting Democrat - A YDA Project

[edit] References