Young Democrats of America

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The Young Democrats of America, 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. 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 issues impacting that demographic group. It tends to be somewhat more focused on political activism than the party at large.

1 2005-2007 YDA Leadership
- 1.1 Regional Directors
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] 2005-2007 YDA Leadership

YDA's nine national officers and the chairs of the organization's six constitutency caucuses, including the newly formed Rural Issues Caucus, were elected at the 2005 YDA National Convention in San Francisco, California. In addition, YDA's eight regional directors were elected at regional conferences during the spring and summer of 2005. The two newest YDA caucuses, High School and College, were created in Philadelphia in February of 2006.

President: Chris Gallaway of Virginia
Executive Director: Jane Fleming
Executive Vice President: Alexis Tameron of Arizona
Democratic National Committeeman: C. Giovanni Garibay of Texas
Democratic National Committeewoman: Lauren B. Goode of Ohio
Vice President for Programs: Chris Anderson of Tennessee
Vice President for Development: Francisco Domenech of Puerto Rico
Secretary: Rob Dolin of Washington
Treasurer: Kristopher Anderson of Illinois
Vice President for Students and Youth: Jeff Leanna of Nebraska
Women's Caucus Chair: Jill Habig of California
Minority Caucus Chair: Tashea Brodgins of Maryland
Disability Issues Caucus Chair: Daniel Davis of Virginia
GLBT Caucus Chair: Jeremy Slaughter of West Virginia
Jewish Caucus Chair: Josh Pasek of Pennsylvania
High School Caucus Chair: Jonathan M. Padilla of California
College Caucus Chair: Luther Lowe of Arkansas

[edit] Regional Directors

Northeast (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont): Michael Gilberg of New York
Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Young Democrats Abroad): Adam Neary of New Jersey
Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virgin Islands): Mark Newman of North Carolina
Great Lakes (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio): Jason Ervin of Illinois
Midwest (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin): Kristin Hedger of Nebraska
Southcentral (Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas): David Wilkins of Texas
Southwest (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming): Ruben Alonzo of Arizona
Pacific (Alaska, America Samoa, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington): Ben Spangenberg of California