North Carolina Democratic Party
The North Carolina Democratic Party is the North Carolina affiliate of the national Democratic Party. It is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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[edit] Recent electoral results
[edit] 2006
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. These victories came despite controversies surrounding Jim Black, a Democrat and former Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives. The State Board of Elections ruled that Black's campaign illegally accepted corporate contributions and checks with the payee line left blank. He pleaded guilty to a federal corruption charge, after denying charges through the November 2006 election. He won re-election by just seven votes in a heavily Democratic district, but resigned from office in 2007.[1][2]
[edit] 2008
In 2008, the North Carolina Democratic Party once again saw major victories in state and federal elections. For the first time since 1976, the Democratic nominee carried North Carolina in the presidential election. Meanwhile, Kay Hagan was elected to the U.S. Senate over incumbent Elizabeth Dole, and Beverly Perdue was elected governor to succeed fellow Democrat Mike Easley.
[edit] Chair
The current chair is David Young, who was elected in 2009.[3] 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.[4]
[edit] Current Statewide Democratic Officeholders
- Governor: Beverly Perdue
- Lieutenant Governor: Walter H. Dalton
- Secretary of State: Elaine Marshall
- State Treasurer: Janet Cowell
- Attorney General: Roy Cooper
- Superintendent of Public Instruction: June Atkinson
- Commissioner of Insurance: Wayne Goodwin
- State Auditor: Beth Wood
[edit] Current Leaders in General Assembly
- Senate President Pro Tempore: Marc Basnight
- Senate Majority Leader: Martin Nesbitt
- Speaker of the House: Joe Hackney
- House Majority Leader: Hugh Holliman
[edit] Current NC Democrats in the U.S. Congress
- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan
- 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 Larry Kissell (8th 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] Notes
[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
