County Party Officers
Meet our elected leadership
Steve Rawson
Steve was elected in April 2023. Outside of party leadership, he serves as an attorney for public school districts around North Carolina.
Cassandra Stokes
1st Vice Chair
Cassandra was elected in April 2023. She has previously worked with the Coordinated Campaign in Durham in 2022.
Emerson Kirby
Jim Gundersdorff
Carl Newman
3rd Vice Chair
Treasurer
Secretary
Emerson was elected in April 2023.
Jim Gundersdorff was appointed in November 2019. In addition to his service as party treasurer, Jim works as an accountant with Gundersdorff & Co.
Carl was elected in April 2023.
Team Leaders
If there’s a particular area you are interested in, contact the leaders below.
GOTV Support
Rae Dawson
Precinct Organizing
Cassandra Stokes
Precinct Engagement
Andrew Richards
Volunteer Care and Coordination
Margaret Levin
Outreach
TBD
Elections / Board of Elections
Susan Sewell and Susan Pochapsky
Fundraising
Felecia Robinson and Tim McKeown
Events
Gina Santore
Social Media
Emerson Kirby
VoteBuilder
Diane Pahl
Analytics
Tim McKeown and Michael Jokich
Auxiliary Organizations
The North Carolina Democratic Party charters local chapters of auxiliary organizations within the party system, which operated independently but in support of the goals and priorities of the county party.
Durham Democratic women
President Nida Allam, durhamdemwomen@gmail.com
DDW meetings are on the first Tuesday of each month
PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS
President John Hollingsworth, iamjohnhollingsworth@gmail.com
Senior Dems Caucus
President Brenda Pollard, brendahpollard@aol.com
Young Dems Caucus
President Madison Kilgore, presidentdurhamyoungdems@gmail.com