Democratic Committees-Organization and Finances
2002 Election Cycle
Information on party committee finances from Federal Election Commission release of March 20, 2003, "Party Committees Raise Over $1 Billion in 2001-2002"
 
Democratic National Committee
442 Members of the DNC

Executive Committee: 67 Members >

Officers:
Chairman: Terry McAuliffe
Vice Chairs: Joe Carmichael, Linda Chavez-Thompson, Bill Lynch, Gloria Molina, Lottie Shackelford
Treasurer: Andrew Tobias
Secretary: Alice Travis Germond
National Finance Chair: Maureen White

Top Political Staff:
Chief Operating Officer: Josh Wachs
Chief of Staff: Leah Daughtry
Political Director: Gail Stoltz
Base Vote Director: Mark Spengler
Director of Elections: George Rakis
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs: Ted Nakata
Communications Director: Maria Cardona
Press Secretary: Jennifer Palmieri
Research Director: Jason Miner
Director of Technology and Infrastructure: Doug Kelly
Finance Director: Jay Dunn
General Counsel: Joseph E. Sandler
Senior Counselor/Dir. of Message Dev. and Polling: Michael Meehan
National Chair, Voting Rights Institute: Donna Brazile


 
 
DNC Financial Activity
2001-2002 through to end of the election cycle
FEDERAL
NON-FEDERAL
Receipts
Disbursements
Cash-on-Hand
Debts By
$67,497,257
$73,313,094
$1,559,645
$1,666,350
$94,564,827
$97,011,665
$47,001

receipts: 41.6% federal - 58.4% non-federal

Democratic Governors Association
Chairman: Parris N. Glendening (MD)
Vice Chairman: Gary Locke (WA)
Executive Director: B.J. Thornberry
Deputy Director: Maureen Garde
Director of Campaigns & Elections: Pam Womack
Director of Policy and Compliance: Cheryl Parker Rose
National Finance Director: John Blandford
Communications Director: Ramona Oliver
 


Democratic CongressionalCampaign Committee 
Chairwoman: Rep. Nita M. Lowey (NY) 
Executive Director: Howard Wolfson 
Political Director: Michael Matthews 
National Field Director: Cathy Duvall 
Finance Director: Jonathan Mantz 
Washington Finance Director: Erin Graefe 
Communications Director: Jenny Backus 
Research Director: Jamison Foser 
CFO: Ann Marie Habershaw 
Legal: Judy Corley of Perkins Coie 
DCCC Financial Activity
2001-2002 through to end of the election cycle
FEDERAL
NON-FEDERAL
Receipts
Disbursements
Cash-on-Hand
Debts By
$46,442,229
$47,011,986
$1,150,753
$6,080,908
$56,446,802
$56,764,345
$0


Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee 
Chairwoman: Sen. Patty Murray (WA) 
Executive Director: Jim Jordan 
Political Director: Andrew Grossman 
Finance Director: Diana Rogalle 
Communications Director: Tovah Ravitz 
Research Director: Michael Gehrke 
Legal: Marc E. Elias of Perkins Coie 
DSCC Financial Activity
2001-2002 through to end of the election cycle
FEDERAL
NON-FEDERAL
Receipts
Disbursements
Cash-on-Hand
Debts By
$48,391,653
$49,791,913
$37,704
$6,195,089
$95,049,520
$96,890,473
$0


Democratic State and Local 
Financial Activity
2001-2002 through to end of the election cycle
FEDERAL
 
Receipts
Disbursements
Cash-on-Hand
Debts By
$114,175,460
$97,803,479
$14,452,341
$1,481,060


Total Democratic 
Republican committees raised a total of $463.3 million, $217.2 million in federal ("hard") dollars and $246.1 million in non-federal ("soft") dollars.
Financial Activity
2001-2002 through to end of the election cycle
FEDERAL
NON-FEDERAL
Receipts
Disbursements
Cash-on-Hand
Debts By
$217,251,321
$208,665,194
$17,200,443
$15,423,407
$246,061,149
$250,666,483
$47,001

Copyright © 2003  Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action