DemDaily: The Party’s Farm Team

As a part of DemList's mission to profile the good work of the democratic family, we are happy to highlight one of the DNC's most important constituency organizations -- the Democratic Municipal Officials (DMO).

The Democratic Municipal Officials (DMO) is a non-profit (527) political organization that represents the interests of over 40,000 elected Mayors, City Council Members, and other elected Democratic Municipal Officials.

DMO was founded in 1988 and is a rapidly growing organization with over 6,000 active members, and state chapters in more than 30 states.

Locally elected Democrats are the "farm team" of the party and often have the most direct impact on their voters' daily lives. DMO is a tremendous resource for those who serve in local office - and those who wish to serve.

DMO offers a suite of resources, including political trainings, education, webinars, strategy and policy counsel to its members.

DMO Office	Board Member	Home City/State
President	Mayor Cindy Lerner	Pinecrest, Florida
President Emeritus	Alderman Joe Moore	Chicago, Illinois
Vice President	City Council Member Joe Buscaino	Los Angeles, California
Representative to the DNC	Mayor Pro-Tem Greg Pettis	Cathedral City, California
Treasurer	Alderman Ian Pfeiffer	Annapolis, Maryland
Finance Chair	Council Member Pam O'Connor	Santa Monica, California
Deputy Finance Chair	Mayor David Mayer	Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Secretary	City Council Member Patsy Kinsey	Charlotte, North Carolina
Policy Council Chair	Mayor Debbie Goettel	Richfield, Minnesota
State Chapter Council Chair	City Council Member Suzie Nakasian	Northfield, Minnesota
Alumni Council Chair	Council President Chuck Lesnick	Yonkers, New York
DMO Board Member	City Council Member Leland Cheung	Cambridge, Massachusetts
DMO Board Member	Council Member Jim Clarke	Culver City, California
DMO Board Member	Mayor Van R. Johnson II	Savannah, Georgia
DMO Board Member	Council Member James Mitchell Jr.	Charlotte, North Carolina
DMO Board Member	Mayor Bill Peduto	Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
DMO Board Member	Council Member Curren D. Price	Los Angeles, California
DMO Board Member	Council Member Luis A. Quintana	Newark, New Jersey
DMO Board Member	Mayor Jeffrey Slavin	Somerset, Maryland
DMO Board Member	City Council Member Mike Suarez	Tampa, Florida

DMO is staffed by Executive Director Barbara Moore and Communications Director Nils Robbins and supported by a national Board of Directors, state chapters, political and labor councils. Funding is provided through DMO's Advisory Board comprising corporate, labor and policy organizations.

Any Democrat can sign up to support DMO as a Democratic Leader!

State Chapter:  Find your state chapter!