CCDC Executive Committee Officers

Matt Roan

Chair

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Liz Reilly

First Vice Chair

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Karl Marchut

Second Vice Chair

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Don Dissinger

Treasurer

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JP Shaw

Secretary

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CCDC State Committee Members

The Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee (PADSC) is the governing body of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. Founded in 1792, the PADSC is charged with steering the direction of your party and organizing for Democrats across the ballot!

PADSC members, who are elected to four-year terms, meet in full three times each year. PADSC members elect party leadership, hold nominating conventions, pass and promote a party platform, and help lead organizing efforts all across the commonwealth.

With the exception of CCDC chair, who becomes an automatic member of State Committee, PADSC members are elected during the Primary. The following were elected during the 2022 Primary:

Jacqueline Smith-Bennet
Thomas E. Fink
Sean Quinlan

Matt Roan (CCDC Chair)
Sandy Wolfe

Members at Large

Nick Sones – Chair, Cumberland County Young Dems
JL Bruner – Chair, CCDC Buildings Subcommittee

Robin Agerton – Co-chair, CCDC Communications Subcommittee
Judy Gilroy – Precinct Committee Person Representative

CCDC Standing SubCommittees and Chairs

Campaign/Candidate Recruitment

The mission of the Campaign/Candidate Recruitment subcommittee is to find, train, and support Democratic candidates across Cumberland County in local, county, state, and federal elections.

Main duties:

Outreach/contact with candidates
Build robust field plan, canvass launches
Data management
Training on finance/compliance, VoteBuilder/MiniVAN, campaign101, fundraising

Communications

The mission of the Communications subcommittee is to spread the message of the Cumberland County Democratic Committee to the public through our website, social media, traditional media, e-newsletter, and emails. The Communications subcommittee has four working groups and always welcomes new members.

The four working groups are:

Website
Social Media
Traditional Media
Email/Newsletter

Jo Bitzer

Chair

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Building

The mission of the Building Subcommittee is to maintain and preserve our headquarters so CCDC has a solid, accessible, and functional space in which to achieve our mission. CCDC Headquarters is located at 46 W. Louther St. in Carlisle.

Main duties:

Routine maintenance
Renovations
Trash removal/Cleaning
Snow removal

JL Bruner

Chair

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Events

The mission of the Events Subcommittee is to plan and execute events (in-person and virtual) to engage CCDC members, promote our Democratic candidates, and raise money for CCDC.

Main duties :

• Working with Executive Committee to create new events
• Locating and securing event venues
• Coordinating with venue staff
• Creating/sending invitations
• Event set-up/tear-down

JENIFER JOHNSON

Acting Chair

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FUNDRAISING

The mission of the Fundraising Subcommittee is to raise the funds needed to operate all aspects of the Committee (candidates/campaigns, communication, infrastructure, outreach).

Main duties:

• Responsible for the annual Presidents Club appeal
• Identifying potential donors
• Maintain donor database
• Outreach to potential donors
• Coordinate with Events Committee

MATT ROAN

Chair

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VOTER REGISTRATION

The mission of the Voter Registration Subcommittee is to register and empower more Democratic voters.

Main duties:

Serve as a conduit for Voter Registration events in all areas of the County
Attend community events and organize neighborhood door-knocking for direct voter registration outreach

Kathleen Keadan

Chair

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CCDC Areas and Area Leaders

The Cumberland County Democratic Committee is divided into 11 Areas. These Areas correspond with the local school district serving those areas.

Area Leaders coordinate and promote Democratic voter registration and campaign activities in their area. They work with the Precinct Committee Persons (PCPs) in their area and keep them informed of the actions of the CCDC Executive Committee. Area Leaders also report monthly to the CCDC Executive Committee on the programs and projects being conducted in their area.

Precinct Committee Person (PCP)

The precinct is the most important voting and organizational unit within the Democratic party. Each precinct corresponds to one polling place where residents of that precinct go to vote. The precinct is YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD and YOUR NEIGHBORS. Cumberland County has 118 precincts. Each precinct can elect two PCPs every 4 years. PCP’s are elected in gubernatorial years on the Primary ballot. If a vacancy occurs during those 4 years, PCPs can be appointed by the County Chair.

Precinct Committee Persons work with their Area Leader and are responsible for delivering the Democratic party message to voters and delivering voter’s concerns back to the party.

Duties include:

Maintaining and increasing Democratic registration
Maintaining and increasing Democratic turn out
Distributing vital voter information to voters in their neighborhood
Recruit and train volunteers in their precinct
Provide representation of CCDC at the polls on election day
Attend meetings of the precinct and CCDC
Communicate with Democratic voters in their precinct and promote Democratic candidate