Vox Populi – 3-24-2017

Democratic National Committee

Democratic National Committee

Founded	1848; 169 years ago[1]
Headquarters	430 South Capitol St SE, Washington, D.C. 20003, U.S.
Key people	Chair: Tom Perez Deputy Chair: Keith Ellison Officials: Bill Derrough – Treasurer Jason Rae – Secretary
Website	democrats.org

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the formal governing body for the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office. It organizes the Democratic National Convention held every four years to nominate and confirm a candidate for president, and to formulate the party platform. While it provides support for party candidates, it does not have direct authority over elected officials.^[2]

The DNC is composed of the chairs and vice-chairs of each state Democratic Party committee and over 200 members elected by Democrats in all 50 states and the territories. Its chairperson is elected by the committee. It conducts fundraising to support its activities.^[2]

The DNC was established at the 1848 Democratic National Convention.^[1] The DNC’s main counterpart is the Republican National Committee.

1. ^ ^{a b} Party History. Retrieved February 17, 2007. Archived November 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
2. ^ ^{a b} https://www.democrats.org/organization/the-democratic-national-committee. Missing or empty |title= (help)