SATURDAY, APRIL 26
GCDP County Convention
9 a.m. – Room opens
10 a.m. – Meeting begins
Convention Rules
County Convention Rules 2025-FINAL
Zoom and In-Person
Meeting will be held on Zoom, but GCDP HQ will be open for folks who would like to gather and watch it together on the big screen. If you are a voting delegate, you will need to bring your own device (laptop or phone) to vote.
At the County Convention, we will hold elections for GCDP Officers, State Executive Committee members and delegates to Congressional District Conventions. To learn more about the GCDP Board positions that will be on the ballot. The open positions linked to their respective responsibilities are:
- Regional Chairs,
- 1st Vice Chair,
- 2nd Vice Chair,
- 3rd Vice Chair,
- Secretary, and
- County Chair.
- The Treasurer is appointed by the Chair.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RUNNING for one of the GCDP Officer positions, or for a spot on the SEC, please email notice of your intention to gcdpchair@guilforddems.org along with a 100-word introduction and photo to be included in the eblast. Blurbs that are longer than 100 words will be returned to be edited. Nominations also will be taken from the floor during the Convention.
To vote at the County Convention, you must have been elected as a delegate at your precinct’s 2025 precinct organization meeting. To run for any position with the Guilford County Democratic Party, you must be a registered Democrat in Guilford County. For more information, please email gcdpchair@guilforddems.org.
TO GET THE CONVENTION ZOOM LINK, email gcdpchair@guilforddems.org. Include “Convention Link” in the subject line.
TO RESERVE A SPOT AT HQ DURING THE CONVENTION, email gcdpchair@guilforddems.org. Include “Reserve Spot” in the subject line.
For more information, email gcdpchair@guilforddems.org.
DECLARED CANDIDATES FOR GCDP BOARD 2025-4-23-25
DECLARED CANDIDATES FOR SEC-4-25-25

Josephine Paige, Rural Vice Chair

Kathy Kirkpatrick, Party Chair

Jess Eckler, Secretary

Colleen Allen, High Point Vice Chair

Avi Dintenfass, 3rd Vice Chair

Mitzi Turner, 2nd Vice Chair and SEC

Margaret Arbuckle, SEC

Ed Keohohou, SEC

Jennifer Reall, SEC

Justin Cundall, 1st Vice Chair and SEC

Nagla Elruffai, SEC

Don Vaughan, SEC

Tyler Beall, SEC

Ventakrishna Parlikad, SEC

Zackary Wiggins, SEC

Jane Kraemer, SEC

Binaya Aryal, SEC

Brandon Gray-Hill, SEC

Cheryl Sims, Greensboro Vice Chair

Saletta Urena, SEC

Joseph Alston, SEC

Josh “Fox” Brown, SEC
