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Party</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />June 17, 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">John Currie</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey General Assembly</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_27th_legislative_district" title="New Jersey's 27th legislative district">27th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 11, 1994 – January 8, 2002</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Robert Brown <br /> Quilla Talmadge</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mims_Hackett" title="Mims Hackett">Mims Hackett</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_F._McKeon" title="John F. McKeon">John F. McKeon</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1957-09-05</span>) </span>September 5, 1957<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 67)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Orange,_New_Jersey" title="Orange, New Jersey">Orange, New Jersey</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_University" title="Seton Hall University">Seton Hall University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Institute_of_Technology" title="New Jersey Institute of Technology">New Jersey Institute of Technology</a> (<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Business_Administration" title="Master of Business Administration">MBA</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>LeRoy J. Jones Jr.</b> (born September 5, 1957) is an American politician who served four terms in the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey General Assembly</a>, where he represented the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_27th_legislative_district" title="New Jersey's 27th legislative district">27th Legislative District</a>. He currently serves as Chair of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Democratic_State_Committee" title="New Jersey Democratic State Committee">New Jersey Democratic Party</a>, as well as the Democratic Party chair for both <a href="/wiki/East_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="East Orange, New Jersey">East Orange</a> and <a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Essex County, New Jersey">Essex County, New Jersey</a>. He is also a partner at 1868 Public Affairs, a government and public affairs consultancy.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LeRoy_J._Jones_Jr.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jones received his undergraduate degree from <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_University" title="Seton Hall University">Seton Hall University</a>, with a major in accounting.<sup id="cite_ref-NJLEG_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJLEG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned a master's degree in Business Management from the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Institute_of_Technology" title="New Jersey Institute of Technology">New Jersey Institute of Technology</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LeRoy_J._Jones_Jr.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_career">Early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LeRoy_J._Jones_Jr.&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jones served as the City Administrator of <a href="/wiki/East_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="East Orange, New Jersey">East Orange, New Jersey</a> for seven years, where he was responsible for developing the city's $100 million operating budget. Jones also served in various positions at Public Service Electric and Gas, including Business Development Manager, Director of Workforce Diversity and Public Affairs Manager. </p><p>Jones is currently a founding partner of 1868 Public Affairs a full-service government and public affairs consultancy with offices in <a href="/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Trenton, New Jersey">Trenton, New Jersey</a> </p><p>Jones served two terms on the Essex County <a href="/wiki/Board_of_County_Commissioners_(New_Jersey)" title="Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)">Board of Chosen Freeholders</a> from 1988 to 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-NJLEG_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJLEG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and four-terms in the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey General Assembly</a>, where he represented the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_27th_legislative_district" title="New Jersey's 27th legislative district">27th Legislative District from 1994 to 2000</a>. As a member of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/">New Jersey General Assembly</a>, <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jones served on the Solid and Hazardous Waste Committee and was Deputy Minority Leader from 1996 to 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-NJLEG_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJLEG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was first elected in 1993 along with <a href="/wiki/Nia_Gill" title="Nia Gill">Nia Gill</a>, and the pair won re-election in 1995, 1997 and 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jones proposed legislation in the Assembly in 1995 that would ban the sale of box cutters to those under 18 years old, with a fine of up to $7,000 and 18 months in jail imposed on those violating the ban.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1998, Jones proposed legislation that would require children up to the age of 14 to wear <a href="/wiki/Ski_helmet" title="Ski helmet">ski helmets</a> and would require ski areas to make them available for use by all underage skiers.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LeRoy_J._Jones_Jr.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 18, 1998, Jones and <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Turner" title="Shirley Turner">Senator Shirley Turner</a> requested <a href="/wiki/Donald_DiFrancesco" title="Donald DiFrancesco">Senate President Donald DiFrancesco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Collins_(politician)" title="Jack Collins (politician)">Assembly Speaker Jack Collins</a> to impanel a bicameral legislative task force to review the issue of racial profiling. Their request was denied. On May 28, 1998 Assemblyman Jones and Senator Turner introduced legislation to create a joint legislative task force to hold public hearings to investigate racial profiling and minority employment discrimination within the State Police. Jones said, "If you know something is wrong . . . you are duty bound to challenge that procedure, particularly when you know it is wrong," he said. </p><p>In August 1999, LeRoy Jones Jr. was one of fifteen Assembly members and five state senators who made up the "New Jersey Legislative Black and Latino Caucus". On April 13, 20 and 27, 1999, the Caucus held regional public hearings - in Trenton, Newark and Blackwood and in August 1999 produce a report titled, "A Report on Discriminatory Practices Within the New Jersey State Police". In preparation for the hearings, the Caucus established a toll-free telephone number to enable the public to report incidents of abuse of power by the State Police. Hundreds of telephone calls were received from persons who were either victims of, or witnesses to racial profiling. </p><p>Redistricting following the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000 United States census</a> put both Gill and Jones in the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey%27s_34th_legislative_district" title="New Jersey's 34th legislative district">34th Legislative District</a>. In 2001, Jones unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of East Orange. In the 2003 primaries for the district's seat in the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">New Jersey Senate</a>, Jones was given the party line opposing Gill. Despite outspending Gill in the heavily Democratic district, Gill won with 55% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Jones is the Democratic Chairman of both East Orange and Essex County. In 2002, Jones was elected to serve as the East Orange Democratic Municipal Committee Chairman which is a position he still holds today. In October 2013, Jones was elected as Essex County Democratic Chairman, following the death of Phil Thigpen.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jones served as the Essex County Campaign Director for Governor Jon Corzine's 2009 re-election campaign, where he helped lead Governor Corzine to one the largest Democratic vote pluralities in the history of New Jersey. He also served as Co-Campaign Chairman for Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo. </p><p>In 2012, Jones was appointed by <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey Assembly</a> Speaker <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Oliver" title="Sheila Oliver">Sheila Oliver</a> as a Commissioner of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Sports_and_Exposition_Authority" title="New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority">New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In June 2021, Jones was elected Chair of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Democratic_State_Committee" title="New Jersey Democratic State Committee">New Jersey Democratic State Committee</a>, replacing <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Currie_(American_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Currie (American politician) (page does not exist)">John Currie</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was re-elected to serve a full two-year term in January 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Controversy">Controversy</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LeRoy_J._Jones_Jr.&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2015, Jones was charged with misdemeanor <a href="/wiki/Simple_assault" class="mw-redirect" title="Simple assault">simple assault</a> after allegedly punching a poll worker on primary election day in June, in an incident that was recorded on video. Jones stated that he had come down to the polling place to confront the poll worker, who had been in an argument with Jones' wife, who was also there as a poll worker at that location. But Jones had an explanation. 'This man threatened my wife,' Jones said. 'This man assaulted my wife. This man charged at my wife.'"<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LeRoy_J._Jones_Jr.&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jones lives in East Orange with his wife, Jacqueline and their children. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LeRoy_J._Jones_Jr.&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.apportionmentcommission.org/Jones.asp">"LeRoy J. 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"Leroy Jones, the head of the Essex County Democratic Committee, is seen in the video throwing several punches at Bill Graves, a poll worker.... Graves claimed he did not know what led to the incident, saying, 'If you can answer that, we wouldn't be sitting here.' But Jones had an explanation. 'This man threatened my wife,' Jones said. 'This man assaulted my wife. This man charged at my wife.'"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mazzola, Jessica. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/07/caught_on_tape_nj_political_leader_punches_poll_wo.html">"Caught on tape: N.J. political leader punches 74-year-old poll worker, defends it, report says"</a>, NJ Advance Media for <a href="/wiki/NJ.com" title="NJ.com">NJ.com</a>, July 9, 2015. Accessed November 4, 2015. "According to a CBS News report, LeRoy Jones, the head of the Essex County Democratic Committee, is seen in the video throwing several punches at 74-year-old poll worker Bill Graves.... But, Jones told CBS he was defending his wife, who was also working at the polls. Graves got aggressive with Jones's wife during an argument, and she called her husband, Jones told CBS."</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Currie_(American_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Currie (American politician) (page does not exist)">John Currie</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Chair of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Democratic_State_Committee" title="New Jersey Democratic State Committee">New Jersey Democratic Party</a> </b><br />2021–present </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>Incumbent</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div 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href="/wiki/Jaime_Harrison" title="Jaime Harrison">Jaime Harrison</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left; padding:0em 0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 20em;"> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Democratic_Party" title="Alabama Democratic Party">AL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Randy_Kelley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Randy Kelley (page does not exist)">Randy Kelley</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Alaska_Democratic_Party" title="Alaska Democratic Party">AK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Wenstrup" title="Mike Wenstrup">Mike Wenstrup</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Democratic_Party" title="Arizona Democratic Party">AZ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Bejarano" title="Yolanda Bejarano">Yolanda Bejarano</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Arkansas" title="Democratic Party of Arkansas">AR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Grant_Tennille" title="Grant Tennille">Grant Tennille</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Hicks" title="Rusty Hicks">Rusty Hicks</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Democratic_Party" title="Colorado Democratic Party">CO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Shad_Murib" title="Shad Murib">Shad Murib</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Connecticut" title="Democratic Party of Connecticut">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nancy_DiNardo" title="Nancy DiNardo">Nancy DiNardo</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Democratic_Party" title="Delaware Democratic Party">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Betsy_Maron" class="mw-redirect" title="Betsy Maron">Betsy Maron</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Democratic_Party" title="Florida Democratic Party">FL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Fried" title="Nikki Fried">Nikki Fried</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Georgia" title="Democratic Party of Georgia">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nikema_Williams" title="Nikema Williams">Nikema Williams</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Hawaii" title="Democratic Party of Hawaii">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Derek_Turbin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Derek Turbin (page does not exist)">Derek Turbin</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Democratic_Party" title="Idaho Democratic Party">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Necochea" title="Lauren Necochea">Lauren Necochea</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Hernandez_(politician)" title="Elizabeth Hernandez (politician)">Elizabeth Hernandez</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Democratic_Party" title="Indiana Democratic Party">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmuhl" title="Mike Schmuhl">Mike Schmuhl</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Democratic_Party" title="Iowa Democratic Party">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ross_Wilburn" title="Ross Wilburn">Ross Wilburn</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Democratic_Party" title="Kansas Democratic Party">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Jeanna_Repass" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeanna Repass">Jeanna Repass</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Democratic_Party" title="Kentucky Democratic Party">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colmon_Elridge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Colmon Elridge (page does not exist)">Colmon Elridge</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Democratic_Party" title="Louisiana Democratic Party">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Randal_Gaines" title="Randal Gaines">Randal Gaines</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Democratic_Party" title="Maine Democratic Party">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bev_Uhlenhake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bev Uhlenhake (page does not exist)">Bev Uhlenhake</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Democratic_Party" title="Maryland Democratic Party">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Ulman" title="Kenneth Ulman">Kenneth Ulman</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Democratic_Party" title="Massachusetts Democratic Party">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerrigan" title="Steve Kerrigan">Steve Kerrigan</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Democratic_Party" title="Michigan Democratic Party">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lavora_Barnes" title="Lavora Barnes">Lavora Barnes</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party" title="Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Martin_(politician)" title="Ken Martin (politician)">Ken Martin</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Democratic_Party" title="Mississippi Democratic Party">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Cheikh_Taylor" title="Cheikh Taylor">Cheikh Taylor</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Democratic_Party" title="Missouri Democratic Party">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Russ_Carnahan" title="Russ Carnahan">Russ Carnahan</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Democratic_Party" title="Montana Democratic Party">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Robyn_Driscoll" title="Robyn Driscoll">Robyn Driscoll</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Democratic_Party" title="Nebraska Democratic Party">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Jane_Kleeb" title="Jane Kleeb">Jane Kleeb</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Democratic_Party" title="Nevada Democratic Party">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Daniele_Monroe-Moreno" title="Daniele Monroe-Moreno">Daniele Monroe-Moreno</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Democratic_Party" title="New Hampshire Democratic Party">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Buckley" title="Raymond Buckley">Raymond Buckley</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Democratic_State_Committee" title="New Jersey Democratic State Committee">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">LeRoy Jones</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_New_Mexico" title="Democratic Party of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Velasquez" title="Jessica Velasquez">Jessica Velasquez</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Democratic_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="New York State Democratic Committee">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jay_Jacobs_(New_York_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jay Jacobs (New York politician) (page does not exist)">Jay Jacobs</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Democratic_Party" title="North Carolina Democratic Party">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Anderson_Clayton" title="Anderson Clayton">Anderson Clayton</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Democratic%E2%80%93Nonpartisan_League_Party" title="North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adam_Goldwyn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adam Goldwyn (page does not exist)">Adam Goldwyn</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Democratic_Party" title="Ohio Democratic Party">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Walters_(politician)" title="Elizabeth Walters (politician)">Liz Walters</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Democratic_Party" title="Oklahoma Democratic Party">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Alicia_Andrews" title="Alicia Andrews">Alicia Andrews</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Oregon" title="Democratic Party of Oregon">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rosa_Colquitt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rosa Colquitt (page does not exist)">Rosa Colquitt</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Democratic_Party" title="Pennsylvania Democratic Party">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Sharif_Street" title="Sharif Street">Sharif Street</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Democratic_Party" title="Rhode Island Democratic Party">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Liz_Beretta-Perik" title="Liz Beretta-Perik">Liz Perik</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Democratic_Party" title="South Carolina Democratic Party">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Christale_Spain" title="Christale Spain">Christale Spain</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Democratic_Party" title="South Dakota Democratic Party">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shane_Merrill&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shane Merrill (page does not exist)">Shane Merrill</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Democratic_Party" title="Tennessee Democratic Party">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hendrell_Remus_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hendrell Remus (politician) (page does not exist)">Hendrell Remus</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Democratic_Party" title="Texas Democratic Party">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Gilberto_Hinojosa" title="Gilberto Hinojosa">Gilberto Hinojosa</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Democratic_Party" title="Utah Democratic Party">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Diane_Lewis_(politician)" title="Diane Lewis (politician)">Diane Lewis</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Democratic_Party" title="Vermont Democratic Party">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/David_Glidden" title="David Glidden">David Glidden</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a 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Barbuto">Joseph M. Barbuto</a></div></div> <div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Federal districts:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Democratic_State_Committee" title="District of Columbia Democratic State Committee">DC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_Wilson_(Washington,_D.C._politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Wilson (Washington, D.C. politician) (page does not exist)">Charles Wilson</a></div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Democratic_Party" title="American Samoa Democratic Party">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ti%E2%80%99a_Reid&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ti’a Reid (page does not exist)">Ti’a Reid</a></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; 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