# Michigan Democratic Party

The Michigan Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Michigan. It is based in Lansing. Curtis Hertel Jr. is the party's current chair.

## Structure

Residents of the state of Michigan at least 16 years of age are eligible for party membership; no financial contribution is required. Generally, a person is required to have been a member for at least 30 days before a convention, caucus or meeting to receive voting privileges.
Between state party conventions, the party is governed by the Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC). Delegates to the state central committee are elected at congressional district spring conventions in odd-numbered years. Each district is entitled to at least four delegates consisting of two men and two women, with additional members allocated by congressional district based on the proportion of its vote for the Democratic nominee for President or Secretary of State at the last general election held. Additional ex-officio with voting privileges include the Democratic National Committee members of the state and the officers of the DSCC. Any congressional district or county chairs having not been elected delegates also become DSCC ex-officio members, but without voting privileges.

## Leadership

The DSCC's officers are elected at the spring state convention in odd-numbered years by party members. Officers consists of a Chair, two Vice-Chairs one of each of a different gender and race, Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, and any additional officers as the convention deems proper. Current major officers for the DSCC include:
* Chair: Curtis Hertel Jr.
* 1st Vice-Chair: Jason Morgan
* 2nd Vice-Chair: Erika Geiss
* 3rd Vice-Chair: Jonathan Kinloch
* 4th Vice-Chair: Chris Cracchiolo
* Youth Vice-Chair: Austin Marsman
* Secretary: Mary Hall-Thiam
* Corresponding Secretary: Sami Khaldi
* Parliamentarian: Nathan Triplett
Officers of the DSCC plus the Democratic National Committee members constitute the Executive Committee of the DSCC. The Executive Committee addresses policy questions in between the meetings of the DSCC. The Executive Committee is also responsible for drawing up a 2-year budget for the DSCC at a spring meeting in odd-numbered years.

## Current officeholders

The Michigan Democratic Party controls all four statewide offices and a majority in the Michigan Senate. Democrats hold both of Michigan's U.S. Senate seats, six of the state's 13 U.S. House seats, and majorities on the elected governing boards of the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University as well as a majority on the State Board of Education.

### Members of Congress
#### U.S. Senate

Democrats have controlled both of Michigan's seats in the U.S. Senate since 2000:
* Senior U.S. Senator Gary Peters
* Junior U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin

#### U.S. House of Representatives

Out of the 13 seats Michigan is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, six are held by Democrats:
| District | Member |
| 3rd | Hillary Scholten |
| 6th | Debbie Dingell |
| 8th | Kristen McDonald Rivet |
| 11th | Haley Stevens |
| 12th | Rashida Tlaib |
| 13th | Shri Thanedar |

### Statewide offices

Democrats control all four of the elected statewide offices:
* Governor Gretchen Whitmer
* Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist
* Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson
* Attorney General Dana Nessel

### State Legislature

* Senate Majority Leader: Winnie Brinks
** Senate President Pro Tempore: Jeremy Moss
* House Minority Leader: Ranjeev Puri
** Minority Floor leader: John Fitzgerald

### Mayors

* Grand Rapids: David LaGrand (2)*
* Warren: Lori Stone (3)
* Ann Arbor: Christopher Taylor (5)
* Lansing: Andy Schor (6)
* Dearborn: Abdullah Hammoud (7)
* Flint: Sheldon Neeley (15)

## Local groups

The party has local branches in all counties throughout the state.