List of state parties of the Democratic Party (United States)

This is a list of the official state and territorial party organizations of the Democratic Party

Democratic Party

Chairperson	Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL)
Secretary	Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (MD)
President of the United States	Barack Obama (IL)^[1]
Vice President of the United States	Joe Biden (DE)^[1]
Senate leader	Harry Reid (Minority Leader) (NV)
House leader	Nancy Pelosi (Minority Leader) (CA)
Founder	Andrew Jackson
Founded	1828
Preceded by	Democratic-Republican Party
Headquarters	430 South Capitol St. SE, Washington, D.C., 20003
Student wing	College Democrats of America
Youth wing	Young Democrats of America
Women's wing	National Federation of Democratic Women
Overseas wing	Democrats Abroad
Membership (2012)	43.1 million^[2]
Ideology	Liberalism^[3]^[4] Progressivism^[5] Social liberalism^[6]
National affiliation	Democratic Party
International affiliation	None
Colors	Blue
Seats in the Senate	44 / 100
Seats in the House	188 / 435
Governorships	18 / 50
State Upper House Seats	832 / 1,972
State Lower House Seats	2,344 / 5,411
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References

1 2 "Democrats.org". Democrats.org.
↑ Samuel Kernell, Gary C. Jacobson, and Thad Kousser. "Background of Political Parties in the United States". ProCon.org. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
↑ Arnold, N. Scott (2009). Imposing values: an essay on liberalism and regulation. Florence: Oxford University Press. p. 3. ISBN 0-495-50112-3. Modern liberalism occupies the left-of-center in the traditional political spectrum and is represented by the Democratic Party in the United States.
↑ "President Obama, the Democratic Party, and Socialism: A Political Science Perspective". The Huffington Post. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
↑ "The Left's Quiet Advance in Democratic Primaries". theatlantic.com. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
↑ Paul Starr. "Center-Left Liberalism". princeton.edu. Retrieved 2014-06-09.

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