Learn about general party organization and how to get involved.
County Party Officers
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Kathie Kline
(she/her)
CHAIRThe Chair is responsible for the overall operations of the party, working to ensure Democratic victories county-wide.
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Kristen Robinson
(she/her)
FIRST VICE CHAIR
828-775-2232The county’s First Vice Chair is responsible for precinct and cluster organization, as well as Get Out The Vote (GOTV) operations for elections.
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Denise Marecki
SECOND VICE CHAIR
Coordinates the county party training committee, identifying needs and developing programs to provide precinct officers with the necessary training to meet their goals
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Terri Cude
(she/her)
THIRD VICE CHAIRCoordinates oversight and development of county communications.
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Dana Stephenson
(she/her)
SECRETARYMaintains all records of the party, including membership and meeting minutes.
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Rich Lee
TREASURER
Manages financial record-keeping and financial disclosure reporting for the county party.
Cluster Leaders
To better serve the needs of every region in the county, Buncombe's Democratic precincts are organized into eleven different clusters. Each cluster has an assigned organizer, who helps ensure the needs of each precinct are being met.
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Downtown
1.1, 2.1, 8.2, 8.3, 10.1, 11.1
Susan Presson, Brian Lander -
East Asheville
6.1, 7.1, 9.1, 20.1, 21.1, 23.2, 23.3, 25.1
Janene Donovan -
North Asheville
3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 17.1, 22.2, 27.2, 28.1, 70.1
Anne Winter -
West Asheville
12.1, 13.1, 14.2, 14.3, 15.1, 16.2, 26.1, 42.1, 43.2
David Perry -
South Buncombe
18.2, 19.1, 29.2, 30.2, 30.3, 31.1, 54.2, 55.1, 56.2
Kendra Taylor -
North Buncombe
40.2, 41.1, 50.1, 51.2, 58.1, 59.1, 67.1, 71.1
Diane Amos, Barrie Barton -
Leicester
52.1, 53.1, 63.1, 68.1, 69.1
Ken Kahn, Leslie Tighe -
Swannanoa/ Riceville
61.1, 62.1, 64.1, 65.1, 66.1
Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom -
Black Mountain
32.1, 33.1, 33.3, 34.1, 35.1, 36.1, 37.1
Leanne Cunningham -
Hominies
24.1, 44.1, 45.1, 46.1, 47.1, 48.1, 49.1
Kristen Robinson -
Fairview/ Reynolds
38.2, 38.3, 39.2, 39.3, 57.1, 60.2, 60.4
John Stover
State Executive Committee
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Larry Dodson
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Linda Scott-Styles
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Suzanne Hurley
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Daniel Hervig
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Brenden Hipps
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William Young
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Kathie Kline
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Renee Meyers
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Julie Montanea
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Diana Nesteruk
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Mark Newman
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Mary Ebert Ostgaard
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Soren Pederson
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Kristen Robinson
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Jeff Rose
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Tom Sullivan
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Keith Thomson