On April 9, 2017, the Nominations and Election Committee (NEC) hosted a "Meet the Candidates" event at the Wesley Center in Tokyo. Click here to watch the statements from the candidates who were able to attend. Voting will begin later this month, and the NEC will prepare and distribute ballots to the membership.
The list of candidates who declared their nomination for National Office are:
Chair of Democrats Abroad Japan
Alexander Gonzalez
Vice-Chair of Democrats Abroad Japan
Kiyoko Ayukawa
Rebecca Ferderer
Secretary of Democrats Abroad Japan
Rachel Mae Boellstorff
Gordon Louis Gaul IV
DPCA Voting Representative
Leslie Anne Rogers
Rachel Covington
Member-at-Large Representing Hokkaido
Ayse Yeager
Member-at-Large Representing Eastern & Northern Honshu
Jenise Treuting