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President Ken Martin Association of State Democratic Committees 430 South Capitol St., SE Washington, DC 20036 President Ken Martin Association of State Democratic Committees 430 South Capitol St., SE Washington, DC 20036 Dear President Martin; As an expression of our support and confidence in your leadership, we, the membership of the Association of State Democratic Committees, respectfully ask that you seek reelection as our president. We pledge our full support for your reelection and further pledge to work cooperatively with you in order to ensure success in the upcoming election cycle and beyond. Your understanding of our needs coupled with your relentless advocacy for our Association and all 57 states and territories have brought us increased support as we work to strengthen state parties across the country. We believe you are uniquely equipped to represent us with the incoming Administration, new DNC Chair and DNC staff. The Association of State Democratic Chairs has seen unprecedented growth under your steadfast leadership. The staff has more than doubled in size, allowing for better and more efficient communication, training, support for our programs, and coordination between state parties and the DNC. You have negotiated several unprecedented agreements and programs with the Democratic National Committee that have led to additional access to voter data, resources, grant money and respect. We know that there is more to do and continuity is key to ensuring we have an advocate working on our behalf as we build toward the mid-term elections in 2022 and beyond. Ken, we need you to run again as our President! We proudly support your continued leadership and look forward to casting our ballots for you at the upcoming ASDC leadership elections. Sincerely, Ray Buckley President Emeritus, ASDC Christopher England Chair, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair, Alabama Democratic Party Casey Steinau Patricia Todd Chair, Alaska Democratic Party Vice Chair, Alabama Democratic Party Ti’a Reid Michael Wenstrup Chair, American Samoa Democratic Party Vice Chair, Alaska Democratic Party Petti Matila Terrie Rizzo Vice Chair, American Samoa Democratic Party Chair, Florida Democratic Party Felecia Rotellini Casmore Shaw Chair, Arizona Democratic Party Secretary, Florida Democratic Party Patrick Burns Nikema Williams Vice Chair, Arizona Democratic Party Chair, Democratic Party of Georgia Michael John Gray Ted Terry Chair, Arkansas Democratic Party Vice Chair, Democratic Party of Georgia Nicole Hart Tyler Dos Santos-Tam Vice Chair, Arkansas Democratic Party Chair, Democratic Party of Hawai’i Rusty Hicks Colleen Kelly Chair, California Democratic Party Vice Chair, Democratic Party of Hawai’i Alex Gallardo-Rooker Evangeline Beechler Vice Chair, California Democratic Party Chair, Idaho Democratic Party Morgan Carroll Jesse Maldonado Chair, Colorado Democratic Party Vice Chair, Idaho Democratic Party Howard Chou Karen Yarbrough Vice Chair, Colorado Democratic Party Vice Chair, Democratic Party of Illinois Nancy DiNardo John Zody Chair, Connecticut Democratic Party Chair, Indiana Democvratic Party Erick Russell Cordelia Lewis Burks Vice Chair, Connecticut Democratic Party Vice Chair, Indiana Democratic Party Charles Wilson Mark Smith Chair, District of Columbia Democratic Party Chair, Iowa Democratic Party Linda Gray June Owens Vice Chair, District of Columbia Democratic Vice Chair, Iowa Democratic Party Party Vicki Hiatt Betsy Maron Chair, Kansas Democratic Party Chair, Delaware Democratic Party Brandon Johnson Jim Hussey Vice Chair, Kansas Democratic Party Vice Chair, Delaware Democratic Party Julia Bryan Colmon Elridge Chair, Democrats Abroad Chair, Kentucky Democratic Party Kathleen Marra Marty Ann McGarry Chair, Maine Democratic Party Vice Chair, Nevada Democratic Party Erik Gundersen Martha Fuller Clark Vice Chair, Maine Democratic Party Vice Chair, New Hampshire Democratic Party Yvette Lewis John Currie Chair, Maryland Democratic Party Chair, New Jersey Democratic State Committee Cory McCray Peg Schaffer Vice Chair, Maryland Democratic Party Vice Chair, New Jersey Democratic State Committee Gus Bickford Chair, Massachusetts Democratic Party Marg Elliston Chair, Democratic Party of New Mexico Deb Kozikowski Vice Chair, Massachusetts Democratic Party Marcus Porter Vice Chair, Democratic Party of New Mexico Lavora Barnes Chair, Michigan Democratic Party Jay Jacobs Chair, New York Democratic State Committee Mark LaChey Vice Chair, Michigan Democratic Party Wayne Goodwin Chair, North Carolina Democratic Party Marge Hoffa Vice Chair, Minnesota DFL Party Bobbie Richardson Vice Chair, North Carolina Democratic Party Tyree Irving Chair, Mississippi Democratic Party Kylie Oversen Chair, North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Vicki Slater Vice Chair, Mississippi Democratic Party Patrick Hart Vice Chair, North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party Robyn Driscoll Chair, Montana Democratic Party Nola Kileleman Hix Chair, Democratic Party of the Northern Max Croes Mariana Islands Vice Chair, Montana Democratic Party Daniel O. Quitugua Jane Kleeb Chair, Democratic Party of the Northern Chair, Nebraska Democratic Party Mariana Islands Richard Register David Pepper Vice Chair, Nebraska Democratic Party Chair, Ohio Democratic Party William McCurdy Rhine McLin Chair, Nevada Democratic Party Vice Chair, Ohio Democratic Party Alicia Andrews Gilberto Hinojosa Chair, Oklahoma Democratic Party Chair, Texas Democratic Party Dave Ratcliff Dr. Carla C. Brailey Vice Chair, Oklahoma Democratic Party Vice Chair, Texas Democratic Party Carla “KC” Hanson Jeff Merchant Chair, Democratic Party of Oregon Chair, Utah Democratic Party Pete Lee Nadia Mahallati Vice Chair, Democratic Party of Oregon Vice Chair, Utah Democratic Party Nancy Patton Mills Bruce Olsson Chair, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair, Vermont Democratic Party Sharif Street Tess Taylor Vice Chair, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Vice Chair, Vermont Democratic Party Charles Rodriguez Susan Swecker Chair, Puerto Rico Democratic Party Chair, Democratic Party of Virginia Johanne Velez Garcia Marc K. Broklawski Vice Chair, Puerto Rico Democratic Party Vice Chair, Democratic Party of Virginia Joseph McNamara Glen J. Smith Chair, Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair, Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands Grace Diaz Tina Podlodowski Chair, Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair, Washington State Democrats Trav Robertson, Jr. David Green Chair, South Carolina Democratic Party Vice Chair, Washington State Democrats Lessie Price Belinda Biafore Vice Chair, South Carolina Democratic Party Chair, West Virginia Democratic Party Randy Seiler Rod Snyder Chair, South Dakota Democratic Party Vice Chair, West Virginia Democratic Party Nikki Gronli Ben Wikler Vice Chair, South Dakota Democratic Party Chair, Wisconsin Democratic Party Mary Mancini Felesia Martin Chair, Tennessee Democratic Party Vice Chair, Wisconsin Democratic Party Bob Cowan Joe Barbuto Vice Chair, Tennessee Democratic Party Chair, Wyoming Democratic Party Erin O’Doherty Vice Chair, Wyoming Democratic Party .
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