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CCDC Mission‍ ‍To elect Democrats and work for the benefit of All

CCDC Vision: Columbia County, where we care for each other and our environment; where everyone has access to food, a home, education, health care and a job.

CCDC PLATFORM. Read the CCDC Platform and Values

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Leadership

Officers

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Co-Chairs - D. Michael Dvorchak & Abbie Hodgson
First Vice Chair - Claire Ackerman
Second Vice Chair - Victoria Seipp
Secretary - Marcia Becker
Treasurer - Larry Singer

Candidates & Campaigns - Alex Elmasri
Communications - Bart Ziegler
Fundraising - D. Michael Dvorchak & Claire Ackerman
Governance - Brenda Gevertz & Stephen King
Issues - Carl Atkins
Click here to learn more about our Issues Committee
Party Building - open
State & National Affairs - Mary Murfitt
Town Chairs Committee - Joyce Thompson & Craig Dillon

Committees & Chairs

District 1: Hudson - Verity Smith
District 2: Kinderhook - Mark Leinung
District 3: Claverack - Stephanie Sussman
District 4: Chatham, Ghent - Joanne DelRossi
District 5: Greenport, Stockport, Stuyvesant - Lee Jamison
District 6: Austerlitz, Canaan, Hillsdale, New Lebanon - Craig Dillon
District 7: Copake, Ancram, Gallatin, Taghkanic - Abbie Hodgson
District 8: Clermont, Germantown, Livingston - Pam Kline

District Representatives