Orleans Parish Democratic Party

 

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Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee 2008-2012

Regular Monthly Meeting  Notice

The Committee meets the first Thursday of each month in the 3rd floor Jury Pool Room of Civil District Court at 6:00 P.M..

OPDEC 2008-2012 is committed to building a strong neighborhood-based Democratic Party by using the civic involvement fostered in post-Katrina rebuilding to serve the Democratic community in New Orleans.

With 184,317 Democrats currently registered to vote in Orleans Parish, OPDEC is the largest of Louisiana’s 64 Democratic Parish Executive Committees and begins the term eagerly. 

OPDEC’s diverse membership, including leaders in government and business, student, community, and party leaders of all ages, elected the following leaders:

                        Chairman                  James A. Gray II

                        1st Vice-Chair            Deborah J. Langhoff

                        2nd Vice-Chair           Michon Copelin

                        3rd Vice-Chair            Julius Feltus

                        Secretary                  Sabrina Mays Montana

                        Parliamentarian         Morris Reed

                        Sergeant-at-Arms      Ambrose J. Pratt III

                        Chaplain         Rev. Skip Alexander, appointed by Chair James Gray

In 5 District caucuses, District-level Chairs were elected:

                        District A        Kimberly Marshall

                        District B        Jay Banks

                        District C        Troy Carter

                        District D        Christian Rhodes

                        District E        Brian Egana

OPDEC Committees Forming

subject to ratification by OPDEC 

as of May 15, 2008

Rules and By-Laws Committee – Chair, Dana Henry

Kimberly Marshall, Michael McKenna, Jason Hughes, Maurice Ruffin

 Finance Committee – Chair, Ed McGinnis

Sabrina Mays Montana, Jason Hughes, Arthur Morrell, Jack Sullivan

Political Action Committee – Chair, Lisa Gagliano Dawson

Jason Hughes, Jay Banks, Felicia Kahn

 Special Activities Committee – Chair, Deborah Langhoff

Yolanda Evans, Felicia Kahn, Megan Langhoff

 Resolutions Committee -  Chair, Maurice Ruffin

Carl Haydel, Jason Hughes

 Ad Hoc Committee – Senior Voters – Chair, Julius Feltus

Charmaine Baker-Fox