The New York County Democratic Committee is the official Democratic political organization in Manhattan. Working with the Democratic State and National Committees, this body of volunteers is responsible for carrying on the business of the Democratic Party.
New York State requires by statute that the Party committee be comprised of members elected by local Democrats. So for every election district in Manhattan, there are 2-4 County Committee members elected by registered Democrats every two years. In our neighborhood we have 7 election districts, each of which is just a block or two in size. So there are 25 County Committee members representing this neighborhood when the County Committee meets to conduct business.
When does that happen? Not that often, actually. But when it does, it’s usually for a very important purpose: when State Assembly and State Senate seats are vacated in the middle of term, County Committee members are called together to nominate the Democratic candidate for a special election.
County Committee Members for Part A of Assembly District 65, elected in 2025, are:
| ED | County Committee Members |
|---|---|
| 28 | Nina Watkins – John Debary – Stephen Shiffman – Jeremy Sherber |
| 29 | Kim Sillen – Joe Gordon – Mathew Quezada – Amy Chen O’Connell |
| 30 | Ella Leitner – Rod Dubitsky – Michelle Rosenberg |
| 32 | Jessica Kramer – Katia Kubicek – Marion Riedel |
| 33 | Kenneth Wind – Judith Wind – Hariette Skidelsky – Lisa Arbisser |
| 46 | Tony Alfieri – Melissa Shiffman – Nicole Kontolefa – Diego Segalini |
| 67 | Caroline Laskow – Sandra Strother-Ribeiro – Jodi Zagoory |
