The District of Columbia Democratic State Committee (DC Dems) is the affiliate of the

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in the

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. As of March 31, 2016, Democrats make up 76 percent of the registered voters in the District of Columbia, while 6 percent are registered with the Republican Party (represented by the

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), 1 percent with the D.C. Statehood Green Party, less than 1 percent with the

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(represented by the

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), and 17 percent with no party or

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Current elected officials

U.S. House of Representatives

The District of Columbia is not a U.S. state and therefore has no voting representation. Instead, constituents in the district elect a non-voting delegate to the

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. The current delegate is a Democrat. * :

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('' Delegate to Congress'')

City-wide executive officials

District of Columbia has two city-wide elected executive officials: the Mayor & the Attorney General. Both officials are Democrats. *

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* Attorney General:

Karl Racine Karl Anthony Racine (born December 14, 1962) is a Haitian-American lawyer and politician. He is the first independently elected Attorney General of the District of Columbia, a position he has held since January 2015. Before that, he was the mana ...

City Council

The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of the District of Columbia. Democrats hold 11 of the 13 seats in the council. * Council Chairman:

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* At-large:

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* At-large: Robert White * Ward 1: Brianne Nadeau * Ward 2:

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* Ward 3:

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* Ward 4:

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* Ward 5:

Kenyan McDuffie Kenyan R. McDuffie (born c. 1975) is an American lawyer and independent politician in Washington, D.C..Charles Allen * Ward 7: Vincent C. Gray * Ward 8:

Trayon White Trayon White (born May 11, 1984) is an American Democratic politician, currently serving as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, representing Ward 8 of the District of Columbia. Before entering politics, he worked as a grassroot ...

Shadow congressperson

The posts of shadow United States Senator and shadow United States Representative (not to be confused with the non-voting delegate) are held by elected or appointed government officials from subnational polities of the

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that lack congressional vote. While these officials are not seated in either chamber of Congress, they seek for their subnational polity to gain voting rights in Congress. In District of Columbia, such officeholders are elected. All of them are Democrats. *Senior United States shadow senator:

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(Class II) *Junior United States shadow senator: Mike Brown (Class I) *Shadow representative:

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Officers

As of January 2020, the committee's officers are: *Chair: Charles Wilson *Vice Chair: Linda Gray *Executive Director: Claudette David *Recording Secretary: Allen Karnofsky *Corresponding Secretary: Alexa Wertman-Brown *Treasurer: Brandon Frye *National Committeewoman: Silvia Martinez *National Committeeman: Jack Evans

References

External links

District of Columbia Democratic State Committee

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