About Us

About the Committee

A Democratic Central Committee (DCC) is a political entity that conducts the California Democratic Party’s affairs within a specific county. There are 58 DCCs in California, one of which is the Fresno County Democratic Central Committee, also known as the Fresno County Democratic Party

The FCDCC

• Provides voter services and voter education in Fresno County;
• Nurtures and supports Democratic candidates for office throughout Fresno County; and
• Disseminates information about the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates throughout Fresno County.

Our Mission

• To serve as the official governing body of the Democratic Party in the County of Fresno in cooperation with the State and National Committees.
• To conduct the Democratic Party campaign in the County of Fresno under the general direction of the State Central Committee
• To build party organization on the district, regional and county levels to register Democrats and turn out Democratic voters.
• To encourage the fullest possible participation of all Democratic voters.
• To develop party policies and positions and to communicate them to the public and to all officeholders.
• To provide a forum for the study and discussion of public issues.
• To conduct a public relations program for the Democratic Party throughout Fresno County and to represent the Democratic Party within the county.
• To charter Democratic organizations within Fresno County.
• To ensure, as far as possible, the election of the Democratic Party nominees and candidates endorsed by This Committee.
• To perform such other duties and services as will benefit the Democratic Party.

Structure

The FCDCC comprises

• Representatives from each Board of Supervisors district in Fresno County.
• Alternates to those representatives.
• Ex officio members that include elected officials and recent candidates for state and federal offices.
• Associate members that include Assembly District delegates, Democratic club chairs and former chairs of the FCDCC.

Current Central Committee Members

Elected or appointed as of October 15, 2017

DISTRICT NO. 1 – 4 MEMBERS

Debbie Darden
Janet Miller
Espi Sandoval
Dottie Smith

DISTRICT NO. 2 – 6 MEMBERS

Michael D. Evans
Gail Gaston
Tom Hernandez
Jeni Kren

Ruben Zarate

DISTRICT NO. 3 – 4 MEMBERS

Dee Barnes
Pat Brown
James Martinez
Andy Hansen-Smith

DISTRICT NO. 4 – 4 MEMBERS

Magdalena Gomez
Doug Kessler
Estella Kessler
Matt Rogers

DISTRICT NO. 5 – 5 Members

Venancio Gaona
Angelita Hurtado
Bob Jones
David Rowell
James Williams

Executive Board Members 2016-2018

The Executive Board includes the FCDCC officers—Chair, First Vice Chair, Second Vice Chair, Secretary and Controller — and the chairs of the standing committees.

	Position	Name		E-mail
	Chair	Michael D. Evans		evansm@usa.net
	First Vice Chair	James Martinez		james.martinez8604@gmail.com
	Second Vice Chair	Magdalena Gomez		mg8607@gmail.com
	Secretary	Jeni Kren		jenikren@aol.com
	Controller	Ruben Zarate		utopik@aol.com
	Candidate Recruitment Committee	Dee Barnes Tom Hernandez		dee.barnes@comcast.net tomfineart@gmail.com
	PR & Communications Committee	Jeff Rosendale		jrosendale@gmail.com
	Fund-Raising Committee	Jim Dockery		jddoc1110@gmail.com
	Strategic Action Committee	David Rowell		dlrowell48@gmail.com
	Events & Voter Education Committee	Lourdes Medina Marlin Dick		lulourdesmedina@gmail.com marlin.dick@gmail.com
	Field Coordination Committee