Kings County Democratic County Committee | |
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| Chairperson | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn |
| Executive Director | Yamil R. Speight-Miller |
| Headquarters | Brooklyn, NY |
| Ideology | Modern American liberalism Progressivism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| New York State Assembly (Brooklyn Seats) | 17 / 21 |
| New York State Senate (Brooklyn Seats) | 10 / 10 |
| Citywide Executive Offices | 1 / 5 |
| New York City Council (Brooklyn Seats) | 12 / 15 |
| Website | |
| brooklyndems.com | |
The Brooklyn Democratic Party, officially the Kings County Democratic County Committee, is the county committee of the Democratic Party in the New York City borough of Brooklyn (Kings County). It is the most local level of party governance in New York. Kings County Democratic County Committee is one of the largest Democratic county organizations in the United States, and the largest that is not its own city.[1]
In New York, county executive committees typically select candidates for local public offices, with the county committees ratifying the selections,[2] including judicial candidates and the Democratic Party's nominee in special elections. County committees are composed of at least two members elected from each election district as well as two members elected from each assembly district within the county (assembly district leaders).[3][2]
Every two years, Democrats in each assembly district elect two district leaders: one male, one female. In principle, county committee members select the county committee chair, but in New York City the practice is that the district leaders control the choice.[4] The district leaders and chair make up the executive committee of the county committee. There are 21 assembly districts in Brooklyn, so when all seats are filled, the executive committee has 42 members. Each election district is made up of a small number of city blocks. Each election district has 2 to 4 seats in the general membership of the county committee, so when all the seats are filled, there are approximately 3000 members. However, a vast number of these are left unfilled, undermining broad participation in county decision-making.[5][6]
- ^ "BP Markowitz Calls on Democratic Party to Select Frank Seddio as New Kings County Democratic Chair" (Press release). August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013.
- ^ a b Zimmerman 2008, p. 55.
- ^ Election Law § 2-104
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
handbookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Khan, Yasmeen (September 20, 2018). "Ask A Reporter: What's Up With NYC's County Committees?". Gothamist. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "FAQ".