Administration Committee
Chaired by CCDP Vice Chair: Jeremy Sutka
The Administration Committee oversees the business aspects of the Collin County Democratic Party.
Finance Committee
Chaired by CCDP Treasurer: Gregg Watling
The Finance Committee is responsible for the financial affairs of the Party. This includes accounting, budget analysis, FEC and TEC reporting.
Fundraising Committee
Chair: Susan Plonka
The Fundraising Committee is responsible for generating donations and sustaining donor relationships. The Fundraising Committee works in partnership with the Officers of the Party who should represent the Party in creating and maintaining relationships with large donors.
Johnson-Richards Dinner Team ("The JRD Team")
Director(s): Tamara Thomas and Suzanne Manley
The JRD team is subordinate to the Fundraising Committee and organizes, plans, and executes the party’s yearly fundraising dinner- the “Johnson-Richards Dinner.”
Candidate Recruitment Committee
Chair: Liz Michel
Responsible for identifying, training, and preparing potential candidates for running for office and for maintaining a list of potential candidates and offices, including timeline for each office and candidate.
Communications Committee
Chair: Michael Tijerina
Responsible for disseminating the message defined by party leadership through a multitude of communication platforms. The authority for controlling the message of the Party lies with CCDP Leadership in conjunction with the Texas Democratic Party.
Coordinated Campaign Committee
Chair: MacKenzie Jenkins
Responsible for supporting Democratic candidates in their campaigns for local, county, state, and national office. It identifies, reaches, and influences Collin County Democrats in collaboration with individual candidates. Efforts include voter ID, ensuring data integrity, voter education, issue awareness, and counseling candidates on Democratic messaging where appropriate.
Data Committee
Chair: Matthew Modesitt
Responsible for supporting CCDP by managing party data, data platforms, assisting with data analysis, coordinating with the Texas Democratic Party Data Director, and providing technical training where needed as well as supplying data and reports for other Committees.
Events & Outreach Committee
Chair: David Evans
Responsible for organizing party-specific events and public-facing community outreach and maintaining a list and calendar of events and outreach. A proposed calendar of events shall be submitted with the Committee budget each year. All appropriate events should have fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and voter registration opportunities.
Precinct Chair Operations Committee
Chair: Michael Casavant
Responsible for recruitment and training of activists and precinct chairs to help ensure successful outcomes towards the mission of CCDP.
Rules and Bylaws Committee
Chair: Devin House
The Rules and Bylaws committee supports the CEC as a resource for understanding the standing rules and Bylaws of the party. Questions of compliance may be addressed to this committee.
Voting Registration Committee
Chair: Brant Beland
Responsible for helping to identify unregistered voters and help them to get registered. Will integrate with all other committees in making sure we have voter registration included with all events and activities within CCDP.
Voting Rights Committee
Chair: Tom Adair
Responsible for protecting the right of every eligible individual to vote in each election by protecting voting locations and representing the Democratic Party in the process of identifying or discontinuing polling locations.
Primary Committee
Chair: Sheena King
The Primary Committee shall be structured according to statute and will fulfill the duties required by law for conducting the Democratic Primary.