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Our Committees

Chair Ashley Sarracino
Vice Chair Will Weir

Affirmative Action (AAC)

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Chair Rayellen Smith
(DPNM Treasurer)

Budget & Finance (B&FC)

Chair Manny Crespin
(DPNM Vice Chair At-Large)

Judicial Council (JC)

Chair K.A. McCord

State Rules (SRC)

Chair Jay Levine

State Platform & Resolutions (SPARC)

Our Caucuses

Chair Patty (Patricia) French 

Adelante Caucus

Chair Pamelya Herndon

Black Caucus

Chair Jared Ames

Environmental Justice Caucus

Chair Vicky Estrada-Bustillo

Fuerzas Unidas Caucus

Co-Chairs Patricia Roybal Caballero and Eddie Estrada, Jr.

Hispanic Caucus

Chair Sara Attleson

Labor Caucus

Chair Songtree Pioche

Native American Caucus

President Beverly Michael

NM Federation of Democratic Women

Chair Evelyn Vinogradov

Rural Caucus

Chair Claudia Risner

Veterans Caucus

Chair Joslyn Gabaldon

Young Democrats of New Mexico

Congressional District Vice Chairs

  • Greg Seeley – CD-1 Vice Chair (non-female)

  • Tiffany Stevens – CD-1 Vice Chair (non-male)

  • Stephen Jones – CD-2 Vice Chair (non-female)

  • Mona Trempe – CD-2 Vice Chair (non-male)

  • Ambrosio Castellano – CD-3 Vice Chair (non-female)

  • Letitia Montoya – CD-3 Vice Chair (non-male)

Affirmative Action Committee (AAC)

  • Diale Fomukong – Chair Appointed (INTERIM AAC CHAIR)

  • Ashley Sarracino – CD-2 Elected

  • Bushra Elfarissi – Chair Appointed (Staff)

  • Cade Allison – Chair Appointed

  • Danny Bernal Jr – CD-2 Elected

  • David (Will) Weir – At-Large Elected

  • Deanna Crask – CD-3 Elected

  • Flora Lucero – At-Large Elected

  • Gabriella Gonzáles – Chair Appointed

  • Joshua Jones – Chair Appointed

  • Joslyn Gabaldon – CD-1 Elected

  • Julia Brown – At-Large Elected

  • Marcos Balido – CD-1 Elected

  • Tate Turnbough – CD-3 Elected

  • Vacant – At-Large Elected

Budget & Finance Committee (B&FC)

  • Rayellen Smith – B&FC CHAIR (DPNM Treasurer)

  • Bruce Roach – Chair Appointed

  • Carl Peterson – CD-1 Elected

  • Dale Eaves – Chair Appointed

  • Ivy Stern – Chair Appointed

  • Jan Hertzsch – CD-2 Elected

  • Julie Rochman – CD-1 Elected

  • Mary Mulvihill – CD-2 Elected

  • Michelle Benton – Chair Appointed

  • Paul Dirdak – CD-3 Elected

  • Trish Ruiz – CD-3 Elected

State Platform & Resolutions Committee (SPARC)

  • Beth Walker – Chair Appointed

  • Carl Peterson – Chair Appointed

  • Dillon Shije – Chair Appointed

  • Harold (Neil) Raden – Chair Appointed

  • Jane L. Yee – At-Large

  • Jay Levine – CD-3 Elected

  • Jessica Velasquez – DPNM Chair

  • Jerry Morris – CD-2 Elected

  • Judy Stubbs – CD-3 Elected

  • Marjorie Germain – Chair Appointed

  • Nicole Maestas Olonovich – CD-2 Elected

  • Patty French – At-Large 

  • Paul Szauter – CD-1 Elected

  • Sylvia Ontaneda-Bernales – At-Large 

  • Teresa Smith de Cherif – CD-1 Elected

 

ALTERNATES

  • ViAnn Beadle – Alternate #1 

  • Marsella Duarte – Alternate #2 

  • Ana Moran – Alternate #3 

  • Colton Dean – Alternate #4 

  • Michael Delaney – Alternate #5 

  • John Comstock – Alternate #6 

  • Chris Mechels – Alternate #7

  • Wesley Livingston – Chair Appointed, Alternate

 

State Rules Committee (SRC)

  • Kathy McCord (CHAIR)

  • Adam Sommers

  • Adams Pryor

  • Alissa Grissom

  • Cat Ozment

  • Estela Hernandez

  • Isaac Dakota Casados (DPNM Secretary)

  • Jake Stern-Powell

  • John Dyrcz (JC Liaison)

  • Vincent Soule

  • Wanda Harrison

 

ALTERNATES

  • Tim Conyers

  • Taylor Bui

  • Heather Benavidez

Judicial Council (JC)

  • Manny Crespin – JC CHAIR (DPNM Vice Chair At-Large)

  • Amanda Marie Garcia – Chair Appointed

  • Ambrosio Castellano – CD-3 VC

  • Dave Pardo – Chair Appointed

  • Greg Seeley – CD-1 VC

  • John Dyrcz – Chair Appointed (SRC Liaison)

  • Letitia Montoya – CD-3 VC

  • Mona Trempe – CD-2 VC

  • Stephen Jones – CD-2 VC

  • Tiffany Stevens – CD-1 VC

 

ALTERNATES

  • Adam Sommers – Chair Appointed

  • Chris Larranaga – Chair Appointed

  • Larry Jones – Chair Appointed


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