STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

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DNC Members

Scott BrennanDNC Member
Jodi ClemensDNC Member
Jan BauerDNC Member At-Large
Sandy OpstvedtDNC Member At-Large

First District

Kelcey Brackett
John Dabeet
Scott DeVries
Sandy Dockendorff
Ryan Drew
Kathy Focht
Deb VanderGaast
Ann Ring

Second District

Mary Burke
Catherine Crist
Sarah Eastman
Nate Gruber
Laura Hubka
Bret Nilles
Peter Olafsen
Drew Stensland

Third District

Zebulon Beilke-McCallum
Mary McAdams
John McCormally
Jan Norris
Melinda Padley-Jones
LuAnn Pedrick
Michael Ramirez
Hugh Stone

Fourth District

Sandi Bass
John Clough
Jeremy Dumkrieger
Karen Mackey
Blaine Reisberg
Penny Rosfjord
Jennifer Winn
Tim Winter

Constituency Caucuses

Arab-American Caucus

Newman AbuissaChair
Maher JosephsonVice Chair

Armed Forces/Veterans Caucus

Shelly Servadio-EliasChair
James MarrenVice Chair

Asian/Pacific Islander Caucus

Prakash KopparapuChair
Kiran PatelVice Chair

Black Caucus

Al WombleChair
Tiara MayesVice Chair

Climate Change Caucus

Rob HoggChair
Emma SchmitVice Chair

College and Young Democrats of Iowa

Anton BenjegerdesPresident

Disability Caucus

Julie Russell-SteuartChair
Garrett FreyVice Chair

Labor Caucus

Paula MartinezChair
Matt RiedellVice Chair

Latinx Caucus

Steve VillatoroChair
Maria AlonzoVice Chair

Native American Caucus

Sarah Young Bear-BrownChair
Karen MackeyVice Chair

Progressive Caucus

Brian McLainChair
Tracy MurphyVice Chair

Rural Caucus

Glenn HurstChair
Denise O'BrienVice Chair

Senior/Retiree Caucus

Terry StewartChair
Julie GeopfertVice Chair

Stonewall Caucus

C.J. PetersenChair
Carter SmithVice Chair

Women’s Caucus

Mary WeaverChair
Sarah ElgatianVice Chair

DEI, Platform, and Rules Chairs

Demarcus CarterDiversity/Equity/Inclusion
Holly HerbertPlatform Chair
Ed CranstonRules Co-Chair
Catherine CristRules Co-Chair