Washtenaw County Democratic Party

Making the difference in local, state and national elections.

About the WCDP

The Washtenaw County Democratic Party (WCDP) is an organization committed to supporting Democratic Party efforts in Washtenaw County, the State of Michigan and the United States of America

"Election by election, state by state, precinct by precinct, door by door ... we're going to lift our Party up and take this country back for the people who built it." - Former DNC Chair Howard Dean

Washtenaw County Democratic Party Officers and Executive Board

Chair Stu Dowty 734-572-9243
Vice Chair Erane Washington-Kendrick 734-913-9618
Treasurer Jim McIntosh 734-623-2650

Secretary Vacant  
Vice Chair for Fundraising Phil Volk 734-340-4868
Vice Chair for Communications Douglas McClure
734-646-9832
Vice Chair for Outreach Kathy Wyatt 734-678-8623
Vice Chair for Precinct Organization Frank Parkinson 734-944-1324
Vice Chair for Resolutions, By-Laws and Policy Fran Brennan 734-330-5225
Co Vice Chairs for Programs Roderick Casey and Mashif White 734-483-0365 (Roderick); 734-547-9169 (Mashif)
Vice Chair for Visibility Patrick Boeheim 734-945-8557
Vice Chair for Legislative Programs Andy LaBarre 734-945-1298
Vice Chair for Membership Douglas Kelley 734-662-1731

Washtenaw County Democratic Party Executive Committee


The Executive Committee is made up of 78 total members. 48 are elected from regions of the county, with representation apportioned according to each region's voting performance in the most recent presidential election. 24 are elected officials or Democratic candidates for office in the county. The final 4 are the Chair, Vice-Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary of the County Party itself.

Executive Committee - Regional Representatives (48)
  • Carl Akerlof
  • John Becic
  • Jan Bendor
  • Anne Brown
  • Kent Brown
  • LuAnne Bullington
  • Roderick Casey
  • Cleveland Chandler
  • Shoshana DeMaria
  • Keith Dumas
  • Barbara Fuller
  • Diane Giannola
  • Kathy Giszczak
  • Janet Goldwasser
  • Kathy Griswold
  • Mary Hall-Thiam
  • Marcia Higgins
  • Patricia Honton
  • Doug Kelley
  • Jean King
  • Thomas Knox
  • Karen Kostamo
  • Carol Kuhnke
  • Mary Lirones
  • Linda Lombardini
  • Joanne Marbut
  • Mike Martin
  • James McIntosh
  • Jane Michener
  • Jennie Needleman
  • Jane Pacheco
  • Kerri Pepperman
  • John Reiser
  • Roy Schmidt
  • Liz Sol
  • Jeffrey Souza
  • Ned Staebler
  • Trevor Staples
  • Fred Strack
  • Michael Strother
  • Kathy Stroud
  • Margie Teal
  • Lyle Tindall
  • Dennis Tokarski
  • Ena Weathers
  • Katherine Weathers
  • Bill Worzel
  • Kathy Wyatt
Executive Committee - Democratic Office-Holders and Candidates (24)
  • Congress 7th - Mark Schauer
  • Congress 15th - John Dingell
  • State Sentator - Liz Brater
  • State Senator - Bob Schockman
  • State Rep - Pam Byrnes
  • State Rep - Rebekah Warren
  • State Rep - Alma Smith
  • State Rep - Kathy Angerer
  • Prosecuting Attorney - Brian Mackie
  • Sheriff - Jerry Clayton
  • Clerk - Larry Kestenbaum
  • Treasurer - Catherine McClary
  • Drain Comm - Janice Bobrin
  • County Comm - Erick Borregard
  • County Comm - Ken Schwartz
  • County Comm - Frank Parkinson
  • County Comm - Wesley Prater
  • County Comm - Rolland Sizemore Jr.
  • County Comm - Ronnie D. Peterson
  • County Comm - Kristin Judge
  • County Comm - Barbara Levin Bergman
  • County Comm - Leah Gunn
  • County Comm - Conan Smith
  • County Comm - Jeff Irwin
Executive Committee - County Party Officers (4)
  • Chair - Stu Dowty
  • Vice-Chair - Erane Washington-Kendrick
  • Treasurer - Jim McIntosh
  • Secretary - Vacant

Washtenaw County Members of the Democratic State Central Committee


The Washtenaw County Democratic Party's representation on the State Central Committee consists of 6 delegates (apportioned between the Congressional districts in the county), 1 at-large member, and 8 alternates (also apportioned between the Congressional districts in the county).

State Central Committee - Delegates (6)
  • Doug Kelly - MI-15th
  • Michael Koen - MI-15th
  • Mike Martin - MI-15th
  • Brenda McKinney - MI-15th
  • Jennie Needleman - MI-15th
  • Gloria Peterson - MI-15th
State Central Committee - At-Large (1)
  • Phil Volk - At Large
State Central Committee - Alternates (8)
  • Fran Brennan - MI-7th
  • Roderick Casey - MI-15th
  • Stuart Dowty - MI-15th
  • Frank Grohnert - MI-7th
  • Derrick Jackson - MI-15th
  • Carol Kuhnke - MI-15th
  • Oma J. Pittman - MI-15th
  • Lynne Schwartz - MI-15th