Washington County Democrats 2025-2026 Leadership

County Party Leaders

Elected Officers

County Chair: Martita Meier- chair@washcodems.org
First Vice Chair: Gemma Fleenor – vicechair1@washcodems.org
Second Vice Chair: Suze Mullen Engbretson – vicechair2@washcodems.org
Secretary: Victoria Long  – secretary@washcodems.org
Treasurer: Larry (Lars) Ludeking – treasurer@washcodems.org

Standing Committee Chairs

Budget: John MacDonald  – budget_chair@washcodems.org
Campaign: Diane Doctor campaign_chair@washcodems.org  GO ⇨
Comms: Karolina Newcombe – communications_chair@washcodems.org  GO ⇨
Direct Action: Chair Vacant – directaction_chair@washcodems.org  GO ⇨
Outreach: Sue Cocking – outreach_chair@washcodems.org  GO ⇨
Finance: Martha Rampton – finance_chair@washcodems.org
Information Technology:  Chair Vacant – it_chair@washcodems.org  GO ⇨
Office: Connie Chen – office_chair@washcodems.org  GO ⇨
Policy & Resolutions: Chris Armstrong – resolutions_chair@washcodems.org  GO ⇨
Rules: Chris Promitzer – rules_chair@washcodems.org  GO ⇨
Training & Education: Barry Johnson Smith – training_chair@washcodems.org  GO ⇨

Scheduling & Opportunities 

Scheduling Coordinator : Chris Promitzer coordinator@washcodems.org
Volunteer Opportunities: Marc Grambo volunteer@washcodems.org

Delegation Chairs

State Central Committee: Derek Ragan – scc_chair@washcodems.org 
First Congressional District Committee: Erica Wills – cd1_chair@washcodems.org
Sixth Congressional District Committee: Carl Fisher – cd6_chair@washcodems.org

Caucus Chairs

AAPI (Asian American & Pacific Islanders) Caucus: Chair Vacant GO ⇨
Black American Caucus: Chair Vacant GO ⇨
Latino Caucus: Toni Lopez- latino_chair@washcodems.org GO ⇨
Education Caucus: Maureen Barnhart – education_caucus@washcodems.org
East WashCoDems: Carol Greenough – EWCDems@gmail.com
Young Democrats:  youngdems_chair@washcodems.org  GO ⇨

Ad Hoc Committee Chairs

Endorsements and Contributions: Syed Qasimuddin  endorsements@washcodems.org
Measures, Bonds and Levies: Sudarshan Cadambi measures@washcodems.org

Read more about or committees and caucuses

SCC, CD1 & CD6 Delegates

State Central Committee Delegates and Alternates

Delegates:

F – Martita Meier
NB – Gemma Fleenor
F – Veronica Williams
F – Lindsey Wise
F – Brenda Buratti
F – Kimberly Culbertson
M – Lars Ludeking
M – Derrick Ragan (Delegation Chair)
NB – Merridy McDaniel
M – Andrew Stiffler
M – Tom Forest

Alternates:

F – Erica Wills
F – Bridget Brooks
F – Evelyn Kocher
NB – Rhys Wallace
M – Frank Vehafric
M – Chris Armstrong
M – Matt West
M – Nolan Tompson
F – Antonia Lopez Verduzco
M – Micheal Turk
F – ⁨Darrow Brunkenhoefer

First Congressional District Committee Delegates and Alternates

Delegates:

F – Erica Wills (Delegation Chair)
NB – Gemma Fleenor
F – Constance Chen
F – Brenda Buratti
F – Kimberly Culbertson
M – Gene Brown
M – David Wills
M – Dan McFarling

Alternates:

F – Suze Mullen Engbretson
F – Maureen Barnhart
F – Kathe Welche
NB – OPEN
M – Mark Merizan
M – Jay Beeks
M – John MacDonald
M – Derrick Ragan

Sixth Congressional District Committee Delegates and Alternates

Delegates:

M – Carl Fisher (Delegation Chair)
F – Veronica Williams
NB – Merridy McDaniel
M – Gerritt Rosenthal
F – Bridget Brooks

Alternates:

M – Andrew Stiffler
M – John E. Bartley, III
M – Lars Ludeking
F – Nancy Lewis
F – Carol Greenough

Did you know you can attend the State Central Committee meetings virtually?

YES! This is a great now option, and there are some things to know:

  • You can listen and vote, but you cannot debate on motions. The DPO has made the meeting more accessible by allowing delegates to to opt to attend virtually, but the complexities of managing debate pro and con lines means only in-person delegates can anticipate in debate.
  • If you wish to attend an SCC meeting virtually, you MUST tell the your SCC Delegation chair as soon as possible. The window to opt in for virtual will close the Monday before the SCC weekend.
  • If you get a virtual credential ..and then change your mind and want to be in person, you cannot change your virtual status after the Monday closing date. It is locked in.
  • If you choose to be virtual and then you cannot attend the SCC weekend, the WashCo Dems loose the delegation vote for that meeting (an alternate would not be promoted day of to replace a virtual delegate). When we have in-person no shows, we can promote an alternate who shows up day of. This is simply due to administration meant to ensure proper credentialing.

Be sure to stay in communication with your delegation chair at scc_chair@washcodems.org

Learn more about the Oregon State central Committee here>

Names are listed by the order of rank according to the number of votes attained at the 2024 Organization meeting. When a delegate loses their delegation seat (for any reason as outlined in our rules), the alternate with the most votes attained at the reorganization meeting will move into a delegate position.

As this will cause a vacancy in the alternate seat, a vote for a new alternate (of the same gender) will be held at Central Committee meetings. The new alternate will sit last in rank among alternates.