The Executive Committee, comprised of the elected Officers and Subcommittee chairs, is charged with administering the functions of the County Committee.
The Executive Board, comprised of the elected Officers, Subcommittee chairs, State Committee persons, elected officials, District Leaders, and Caucus chairs, is an advisory body that assists the Executive Committee in the administration of the County Committee.
Diane Topakian
Chair
Mary Auker-Endres
Vice-Chair
Ismail (Izzy) Smith-Wade-El
Vice-Chair
Lauren Slesser
Secretary
Tracey Lynn Arriola
Treasurer
Working in small groups, subcommittees are tasked with handling various aspects of County Committee administration. Each subcommittee chair is a member of the Executive Committee. Subcommittee membership is open to any registered Democrat in Lancaster County. If you are interested in joining, please contact the listed chair for more information.
Caucuses are established by action of the LCDC Chair to represent various constituencies the Democratic Party serves and help organize in those constituencies. Caucus Chairs, who are members of the Executive Board, are listed below.
Bruce Beardsley, Chair
Carl Feldman, Chair
DJ Ramsay, Chair
Lauren Slesser, Chair
Tom O’Brien, Chair
Jean Martin, Chair
Chad Moore, Chair
Kristy Moore, Chair
Jim Sandoe, Chair
Sam Droke-Dickinson, Chair
The PA Democratic State Committee members are elected in the years even years between Presidential elections, when Pennsylvania regularly elects a Governor. The State Committee convenes three times each year in Harrisburg to endorse candidates for state-wide office, adopt party platform positions on issues affecting Pennsylvania, approve the state party budget, and conduct other Democratic Party business.
The following individuals represent the Lancaster County Democratic Committee on the PA Democratic State Committee.
Scott Althouse
Mary Auker-Endres
Janet Diaz
Lauren Edgell
Tom O’Brien
Ismail (Izzy) Smith-Wade-El
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