Democratic Party Overview

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NY Democratic Party Structure

Federal

National Democratic Party & Structure

The Federal branch of government is made up of three branches of government: Legislative branch (Senate and House of Representatives), Judicial branch (Courts) and Executive branch (President).

The following elected US Federal officials represent the district that VID is located in:

The legislative branch focuses on crafting bills and voting them into law.

The US Senate in the federal government is made up of 2 senators from each state, regardless of population. There are 100 senators and they are elected every 6 years.

The House of Representatives in the Federal Government is made up of 435 voting members each of whom represent a congressional district.  Apportionment of seats among the 50 states is determined by state populations, and it is updated after each decennial U.S. Census. Each member serves a two-year term.

For more info: https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government

STATE

New York State Democratic Party & Structure – Overview

NY State Party Leadership: Governor Kathy Hochul

Senate Majority Leader - State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins

NY Assembly Speaker -Assemblymember Carl Heastie

NY State Democratic Party Chair , Jay Jacobs

NY State County Leaders

NY State Committee Members

NY District Leaders

Democratic Clubs

County Committee Members

NY State Representation Structure

The NY State Government is structured like the Federal Government: The Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch and Executive Branch.  The NY State legislature consists of the State Senate and the State Assembly.

Governor, Lt. Governor, State Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Legislature (Senate, Assembly), NY State Committee, County Leaders, District Leaders, County Committee Members

For specific office holders, refer to the our Elected Officials page.

NEW YORK STATE SENATE

The following State Senators represent the district that VID is located in.

The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature. Its members represent New York State and its citizens. Alongside the ​New York State Assembly​, it forms the legislative branch of the New York state government and works alongside the ​governor of New York​ to create laws and establish a state budget.

  • There are 63 seats in the State Senate. State Senators serve two-year terms without term limits.
  • Senate Majority Leader - State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins

Find your NY State Senator here
New York State Senate /Legislation search

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY

The following NY State Assemblyperson represents the district VID is located in.

The New York State Assembly is the ​lower chamber​ of the ​New York State Legislature​. Alongside the ​New York State Senate​, it forms the legislative branch of the New York state government and works alongside the ​governor of New York​ to create laws and establish a state budget. Legislative authority and responsibilities of the New York State Assembly include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes. 

  • There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
  • Speaker of the Assembly -  Assemblymember  Carl E. Heastie.

Find your NY State Assemblymember here.
New York State Assembly/Legislation search

Assembly Districts

Your representation in the Democratic Party happens at the Assembly District (AD) level. Manhattan is divided into 12 Assembly Districts. Every Assembly District has between one and four “Parts”, labeled A through D. Find your Assembly District number here . Find out who your NY Assemblymember is here.

NY State Committee – is an elected body that represents all of the NY State counties and works with the NY State Party Democratic Chair:

NEW YORK CITY

NYC Democratic Party & Structure:

Please note: Each of NYC’s 5 boroughs has its own County leadership and infrastructure. Countywide (Manhattan) officials represent all of Manhattan. 

Elected City Officials (non-countywide) who represent the VID area:

For more info click here and here

MANHATTAN COUNTY

DISTRICT LEADERS & COUNTY COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Assembly and Election Districts

Assemblymember Deborah Glick represents the VID area.  

VID is located in the 66th AD. Click here for a map of the AD. 

Your representation in the Democratic Party happens at the Assembly District (AD) “Part” level. Manhattan is divided into 12 Assembly Districts. Every Assembly District has between one and four parts, labeled A through D. 

  • Additionally, every AD is composed of Election Districts (ED). These are generally about one to three blocks large. There are 74 EDs in Manhattan County. Click here for a map of EDs in the 66th AD.
  • Each ED has between 2-4 elected County Committee members who represent you to the (Manhattan) County Party governing committee
  • Each AD Part has two elected District Leaders who represent you to the (Manhattan) County Party Executive Committee. The Executive Committee manages the day-to-day operations of the Manhattan Democratic Party and is made up of officers (Chairperson, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, etc.)
  • Each District Leader has a Democratic Club which works with them to run people for County Committee and organize all the voters in an AD Part

Look up your Assembly District/Part (AD) and Election District (ED) number here. 

District Leaders – elected every 2 years

Each AD “Part” has 2 District Leaders. A “male” and “female” leader with the same responsibilities. Thanks to VID’s efforts, as of 2023, an individual can now run as a “non-binary” District Leader. The District Leaders and the Manhattan County Party Leader, together, make up the Executive Committee of the Manhattan County Committee (the governing board of the county party). There are currently 70 District Leaders in Manhattan. In addition to the District Leaders responsibilities, they also are responsible for choosing the Democratic Party Chair (Manhattan). For more information read What is a District Leader?

The elected District Leaders in the VID assembly district are:

Jen Hoppe  & Arthur Schwartz

County Committee Members – elected every 2 years

  • The Manhattan Democratic Party is the County Party. The Party Leader is Keith L.T. Wright. 
  • The County Committee is the ground floor, grassroots level of the Democratic Party and members are elected.
  • Each Election District (ED) has 2-4 representatives. There are over 2,000 County Committee members in Manhattan. Each member represents approximately between 1-3 blocks of their Election District.
  • What does a County Committee member do? No experience necessary!
    • Attend one meeting every two years
    • Elect party leadership
    • Approve Party Rules
    • Help fill judicial vacancies
    • Choose Democratic nominee in state special elections*
    • Vote on resolutions of public concern submitted by members
    • Engage with your community

*County Committee members select the Democratic nominee for the general election when a vacancy occurs during a specific time frame as defined by law. For example: in 1992, after Representative Ted Weiss died, Jerrold Nadler was chosen by the County Committee to be the Democratic nominee. He went on to win the general election and has served his district in the US Congress ever since

Look up your Assembly District and Election District here. Then you can click here to look up who your County Committee Member is and what “Part” they represent.

Running for County Committee is a great way to engage with your local community an offers the opportunity to build stronger ties between your neighborhood and the local Democratic Party. 

For more information about running for County Committee click here.

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