When?
April 26, 2025
11am – 3pm
Who?
Delegates elected by their precinct have voting power.
Other Durham Democrats are welcome to attend but cannot vote in elections or on resolutions.
Where?
Shepard Magnet Middle School
2401 Dakota St
Durham, NC 27707
Welcome to the Durham County Democratic Convention
where we organize and set the Democratic agenda for the next two years!
Explore the county convention information below regarding election of county officers, election of delegates to the State Executive Committee, and passage of policy resolutions that guide the party’s platform development.
Scroll down to find:
– Candidates for County Officer Positions*
– Candidates for State Executive Committee*
– Resolutions (will be posted after Resolutions Committee completes its report)
*Interested candidates are encouraged but not required to submit their names and information ahead of the convention. All names received in advance will be placed in nomination at the convention, but additional nominations will also be taken from the floor of the convention.
Candidates for County Officers
Candidates for Chair
Candidates for First Vice Chair
Candidates for Second Vice Chair
Candidates for Third Vice Chair
Jake Baldridge
Candidates for Treasurer
Note: Under the NCDP Plan of Organization, the Treasurer position is appointed by the Chair rather than elected. There will be no vote at the Convention on this office, but we did want to publicize interest in it because of the position’s importance.
Candidates for State Executive Committee
Durham County needs to elect members of the State Executive Committee. The State Executive Committee elects the North Carolina Democratic Party officers every two years, and helps those officers determine the direction of the Democratic Party on the state level. Meetings are quarterly, and members are required to attend each meeting (by proxy if necessary). The elected Chair is automatically one of the 22 SEC members.
The NCDP Plan of Organization requires that the SEC delegation be evenly divided by gender, so two votes will be taken — one for women candidates and one for men. In addition, while not required by rule, Durham seeks to have a racially balanced delegation. Therefore, we ask that convention voters distribute their votes in a manner that approximates the demographics of our county. As a guide, the 11 seats for each gender should be divided equally between black and white candidates, with candidates identifying as “other” receiving 1-2 seats of the 11. Candidates are asked to self-identify to assist in this consideration.
Candidates who expressed interest before the convention will be listed below, with photos and statements of interest. Additional nominations will be taken from the floor at the convention.
Resolutions
Resolutions are presented to the county convention for approval in order to be sent to the State Convention in June. Resolutions originate at the precinct level during Precinct Annual Meetings, then are collected and presented to the county convention.
In order to avoid a multi-hour review of resolutions on the day of the convention, the following process is used:
First, precincts submit resolutions approved at their PAMs.
Second, the resolutions are collected and reviewed by a committee appointed by the county chair. The committee combines similar resolutions with the intent of maintaining the spirit of each, makes stylistic/grammatical improvements where needed, and publishes the proposed packet of resolutions.
Third, a pre-convention meeting is held for public review of the committee’s work. Additional changes can be made at this meeting.
Fourth, the final resolution set is published for review by delegates to the convention. Resolutions are individually numbered so that each can be voted on separately.
Finally, at the convention, delegates vote to approve or disapprove the proposed resolutions. Resolutions receiving a majority vote in favor are sent on to the State Convention.
initial set of resolutions
Each resolution passed by a PAM, unaltered, is available here:
[link coming soon]
RESOlutions committee proposal
The resolution set as compiled and edited by the resolutions committee is available here:
[link coming soon]