Our Party
LEADERSHIP | COMMITTEES | DISTRICT ORGANIZERS | VOLUNTEERS
The Brevard County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) is dedicated to expanding the Democratic electorate and electing Democratic candidates in Brevard County, Florida. We bring our community together to stand up for Democratic ideals of social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. As the county arm of the Florida Democratic Party, we oversee all Democratic Party activities in Brevard County.
The Brevard County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) is an elected body comprised of members, called Precinct Organizers (officially “Precinct Committee(wo)men”), who act as neighborhood organizers to register voters and increase voter turnout and engagement in their voting precincts. There are 215 voting precincts in Brevard County. Each Precinct is allocated at least two Precinct Organizers – one man and one woman. Precincts with over 1000 Democratic voters have additional pairs for every 1000 registered Democrats. Use the links below to quickly skip to other areas of our party.
Leadership team
Dan is a lifelong Democrat who grew up one of 10 kids in Chicago. He married his high-school sweetheart and raised 2 kids in the suburbs of Kansas City and Iowa. Dan spent 25 years as a contract negotiator for major health care and publishing corporations across the US. He continued this work on Florida’s Space Coast until 2012 when his wife of 30 years, Louise, was taken by cancer. Since her death, Dan became a small businessman and has thrown himself into improving the community around him for the people he loves. He went back to school to earn a master’s degree in management and sustainability which was awarded in 2023. Dan has served in several capacities for the Brevard Dems; Interim Treasurer, Fundraising Chair, Precinct Organizer and Twice Elected President of LGBTA Dem Caucus, and most recently PROUDLY as one of the Congressional District Delegates at the National Democratic Convention in Chicago. Dan also ran this year as a candidate for the FL8 Congressional Seat. He proudly served as a City Councilman lowering property taxes each year, spearheaded the revision of the City’s sustainability plan and was Committeeman on the Federal Action Strike Team for the last four years representing West Melbourne where he lives with his husband of 8 years, Bill McKay.
Claudette is a retired program manager for the US Air Force civil service where she was responsible for overseeing budgets for worldwide contracts relating to nuclear treaty monitoring. She is a retired Navy JAG Captain, former assistant prosecutor and public defender in Florida, and is currently on the D4 Organizing Team.
Committees
The Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) includes many standing committees. Any Democrat who resides in Brevard County is eligible to serve in an advisory capacity on these committees, and all DEC members may serve on any committee.
Learn more by clicking the name of any committee in the directory below. If you are interested in participating, please contact the leader listed:
Candidate & Campaign Committee - Chair: Dan McDow |
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee - Chair: Heather Davis |
Finance Committee - Chair: Claudette Wells |
Communications Committee - Chair: Risë Walter |
Fundraising Committee - Chair: Erina Colombo |
Field Operations Committee - Chair: Jen Sizemore |
Membership Committee - Chair: Kristin McBenton |
Office Administration and Rules Committee - Chair: Janis Gregory |
Technology Chair - Chair: Johnny Ellis |
Voter Protection Committee - Chair: Robyn Mitchell |
Voter Registration Committee - Chair: Michelle Green |
Young Democrats - Chair: Tatiana Rosado |
Community Outreach Committee - Chair: Anthony Yantz |
Clubs and Caucuses
There are also a number of local Democratic Clubs and Caucuses in Brevard County
Learn more by clicking the name of any club or caucus in the directory below. If you are interested in participating, please contact the leader listed:
President: Andrea Williams |
President - Rachele Jolley |
President: Patricia Farley |
President: Kathy Bull |
President: Cathy Riley |
President: Tee Jackson |
President: Jason McCloy |
President: Ken McDonald |
President: Dick Marshall |
President: Rick Schuette |
District Organizers
District Organizers recruit, train, and lead a team of community organizers and Democratic volunteers in their districts known as Precinct Committee(wo)men. Reach out to your District Organizer to get involved today! Districts follow those laid out by the Brevard Board of County Commissioners. Your district number is the first digit of your precinct number. (For example, if you reside in precinct 415, you are in District 4.) To find your precinct number, check your voter registration card, or click here.
If you are interested in becoming a District Organizer, please contact Dan McDow.
Volunteers
Help us get out the vote, canvass for candidates, register people to vote and so much more!
We have more than forty ways to volunteer. Maybe you like to work from home; or to get out and meet people. Maybe you have just an hour to give, or maybe you’re eager to do much more. Just fill out the form and we will match you to the work that needs to be done!
And no, you don’t have to be a member of the Brevard DEC to volunteer!