Young Democrats of America High School Caucus
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| Young Democrats of America High School Caucus/ Teenage Democrats of America | |
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| Founded | Officially Centralized December 2005 |
| Headquarters | None |
| Mother party | Young Democrats of America/Democratic Party |
| International affiliation | International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY)[Through the YDA] |
| Website | highschool.yda.org |
The Young Democrats of America High School Caucus is the official national organization for high school students in the Democratic Party of the United States.
As part of the Young Democrats of America[1][2] the members of the YDAHSC organization represent high school students at all levels of the Democratic Party.
Although State Chapters for the organization and idea existed beforehand, the official national combination of the state groups was founded in December of 2005, by Ahmed Kokon (NY) and Jonathan Padilla (CA). The caucus was approved by the YDA National Committee on December 2nd, 2005 in Phoenix, Arizona.
It's main rival organization is the Teenage Republicans.
The organization claims a quarter of the YDA's membership, or around 15,000.[3]
[edit] Current Officers
National Chair: Alicia Froio
Executive Vice-Chair: Julian Allen
Vice Chair of Political Affairs: Charlie Dann
Vice Chair for High School Outreach: Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons
Executive Director: Erich Reimer
Northeast Regional Director: Sadaf Shahid
Mid-Atlantic Regional Director: Matt Connolly
Pacific Director: Evan Larson
Great Lakes Director: Julia Aromaporio
Southeast Regional Director: Stephen Ratner
