DemDaily: Your Guide to The Democratic National Committee
December 8, 2025
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is holding its Winter meeting this week in Los Angeles, on the heels of the party's triumphant blue sweep in the November 4 elections. The crowning success was the overwhelming passage of California's Prop 50 special election, the "Election Rigging Response Act" -- a direct rebuke to Donald Trump's mid-term redistricting war.
The City of Angels will host the official gathering and celebration, which will be held at the Downtown InterContinental and will kick off the evening of Wednesday, December 10 with Chairman Ken Martin's welcome reception.
The three-day political summit will bring together more than 800 members, staff and guests from every corner of the country, including the territories and a delegation from Democrats Abroad, to determine the course that will steer the national party to victories in the 2026 midterm elections and 2028 presidential.
The meeting will address formal party business, including regional and constituency caucus and council meetings, high-level campaign and tech trainings, standing committee reports, and consideration of any changes to the DNC Charter and Bylaws. Members will also vote on some 25 proposed resolutions on topics from voting rights, healthcare, disaster relief and appreciation for federal employees, to condemnation of Trump’s ICE Raids, use of lethal force in international waters and Republican attacks on labor and working Americans.
For those uninitiated in the ways of the Party, we are providing a primer!
| The DNC, formed in 1848, is the formal governing body for the Democratic Party, responsible for establishing and promoting the Party's principles, coordinating strategy, and activating support for the election of Democratic candidates at the local, state, and national levels. It organizes the Democratic National Convention, held every four years to nominate a presidential candidate, and formulates and approves the Party's official platform. |
Leadership
The Democratic National Committee is led by a team of national officers who are elected by members of the DNC every four years. Internally, the DNC's agenda, rules and operations are governed by a series of committees, including the Rules & Bylaws, Budget & Finance, Credentials, and Resolutions Committees.
DNC Members
There are a total of 452 DNC member positions that cast 448 votes (the 8 members from Democrats Abroad have 1/2 vote each).
Members are elected or appointed as delegates to a four-year term from four categories. Some are elected on the ballot as part of the state's Democratic primary, while in other states, members are elected by the State Democratic Committee or the State Convention. Membership is equally divided between men and women as determined by gender self-identification, while gender nonbinary members are not counted as male or female. Member groups include:
* State-Elected (214) Based on population and Democratic electoral performance, a minimum of two members are elected from each state, DC and Puerto Rico, as well as Democrats Abroad, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands.
* State Chairs and Vice-Chairs (114)
* Official Party Committee Representatives from affiliated Party Committees that provide resources and focus on electing and reelecting lawmakers at specific levels of office.
* At-Large Members: No more than 75 individual members who represent different constituencies and are leaders "at-large," nominated by the DNC Chair and approved by a vote of DNC members. Of those, 15 nominees come from the caucuses.
| The DNC is the umbrella for officially-affiliated Party Committees and organizations, including: The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Democratic Governors Association (DGA), Association of State Democratic Committees (ASDC), Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), Democratic Mayors Association (DMA), Democratic Municipal Officials (DMO), National Democratic County Officials (NDCO), Democratic Association of Secretary of States (DASS), Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA), Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association (DLGA), Democratic Treasurers Association (DTA), National Federation of Democratic Women (NFDW), National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Council (NDECC), National Democratic Seniors Coordinating Council (NDSCC), College Democrats of America (CDA), Young Democrats of America (YDA) and High School Democrats of America (HSDA) |
Regional Caucuses: Eastern, Midwestern, Southern, Western DNC members from the states within each region. Regional caucuses elect officers and four representatives to serve on the DNC Executive Committee.
Constituency Caucuses: AAPI, Black, Hispanic, LGBTQ, Disability, Women's, and Native American. The caucuses are comprised of DNC members who share an inherent or immutable trait, and must represent a minimum of 2% of the general membership and a constituency that has been historically underrepresented in Democratic Party affairs.
DNC Councils: Created to represent certain communities that do not meet the requirements for Constituency Caucuses and/or are organized around an issue or cause. Membership on DNC Councils includes both DNC members and non-DNC members.
They include Labor, Veterans & Military Families, Ethnic, Rural, Small Business Owners, Environmental & Climate Crisis, Poverty, Interfaith, Youth, and Seniors Coordinating Council.
DNC Meeting Schedule
Regional Caucus and Council Meeting Agendas
Proposed Resolutions
Watch The Meeting: DNC's YouTube Channel
Press & Guests: The DNC meeting is open to the press and the public
except for the Budget, Oversight and Review Committee Meeting.
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