This afternoon, Congressman John Murtha (D-PA) passed away at age 77. First elected in 1974, Congressman Murtha was Pennsylvania’s longest-serving representative and the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress.
On his passing today, President Obama said that following Murtha’s career in the Marines, “Jack’s tough-as-nails reputation carried over to Congress, where he became a [...]

DNC Chairman Tim Kaine and DNC Vice Chair for Voter Registration and Participation Donna Brazile issued the following statement on yesterday’s ruling by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey keeping in place a consent decree barring the Republican National Committee from voter intimidation and asserting that Republicans still have an [...]

In Louisiana Norby Chabert won a special election runoff to hold onto the 20th Senate district seat for the Louisiana Democratic Party. Democrats continue to hold a 23-16 advantage in the state Senate. Chabert’s 54-45% victory drew considerable attention and participation from voters;
“About 26 percent of the district’s 67,950 eligible voters turned out [...]

In Kentucky

Wyoming Vice-Chairman Mike Bell was born in Washington State but grew up in Minnesota. Mike caught the “political bug” when he was only eleven years old, when he called the Carter/Mondale campaign to see if he could volunteer at the Campaign headquarters. Since then, he has worked on a number of local, state and national [...]

Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) provides guidance, support, and technical assistance to State Democratic Parties. It trains new State Chairs, Vice Chairs, Executive Directors, and staff. It serves as a liaison for state parties and coordinates meetings and forums. A list of current state chairs, state party headquarters, and Executive Directors is available from [...]