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 January 5, 2022

DISTRICT NO. 1
(4 MEMBERS)

• • Eliseo Gamiño
  • Nabil Kherfan
  • Espi Sandoval
  • Dottie Smith

DISTRICT NO. 2
(6 MEMBERS)

• • Jon Bath
  • Tyler Mackey
  • Marsha Conant
  • Gail Gaston
  • Alex Ramos O’Casey
  • Ruben Zarate

DISTRICT NO. 3
(4 MEMBERS)

• • Pat Brown
  • Jill Cisneros
  • Nelson Esparza
  • Annalisa Perea

DISTRICT NO. 4
(4 MEMBERS)

• • Navkaran Gurm
  • Magdalena Gomez
  • Jewel Hurtado
  • Eva Ruiz

DISTRICT NO. 5
(5 Members)

• • Angelita Hurtado
  • Jeni-Ann Kren
  • Hugo Morrison
  • David Rowell
  • James Williams

Executive Board Members 2020–2022

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

 

Chair
Ruben Zarate

First Vice Chair
Nelson Esparza

Second Vice Chair
Magdalena Gomez

Secretary
Jeni-Ann Kren

Controller
David Rowell

Candidate Recruitment Committee
Dee Barnes
Tom Hernandez

PR & Communications Committee
Jeff Rosendale

Fundraising Committee
Marsha Conant

Strategic Action Committee
Dottie Smith
Andy Hansen-Smith

Events & Voter Education Committee
Hugo Morrison

Field Coordination Committee
Humberto Gomez Jr.