Democrats Abroad DNC Member 2024-2028
Winners at the 2024 Regional and Global Conventions
DNC Member - Americas: Sue Alksnis - Canada
DNC Member - Asia Pacific: Cory Lemke - Republic of Korea
DNC Member - EMEA: Julia Bryan - Czech Republic
DNC Members – Global:
Alan Cheilek – United Kingdom
Art Schankler - Serbia
Kenton Barnes - Germany
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Below are the original lists of candidates to represent Democrats Abroad on the Democratic National Committee from 2024-2028. The number in parenthesis shows how many will be elected at each convention.
You will find a description of the DNC member's role here
- DNC Member 2024-2028 - Americas (1)
- DNC Member 2024-2028 - Asia Pacific (1)
- DNC Member 2024-2028 - EMEA (1)
- DNC Member 2024-2028 - Global (3)
Click on the name to read more about the candidate. Photos and video links will be added as received up to May 17.
You can also view all the candidates and their details on this pdf.
| Name | Country | Gender | Affirmative Action Attributes** | Name on Ballot |
| Cruz Bonlarron Martínez | Colombia | Male | Hisp | Cruz Bonlarron Martínez-CO-M-Hisp |
| Joseph Swingle | Costa Rica | Male | Disa, LGBTQ+ | Joseph Swingle-CR-M-Disa/LGBTQ+ |
| Sue Alksnis - WINNER | Canada | Female | Disa | Sue Alksnis-CA-F-Disa |
DNC Member - Asia Pacific
| Name | Country | Gender | Affirmative Action Attributes** | Name on Ballot |
| Cory Lemke - WINNER | Republic of Korea | Non-binary | AAPI, LGBTQ+, Y |
Cory Lemke-KR-NBI-AAPI/LGBTQ+/Y |
DNC Member - EMEA
| Name | Country | Gender | Affirmative Action Attributes** | Name on Ballot |
| Aaron Endre | Netherlands | Male |
Hisp, LGBTQ+ | Aaron Endre-NL-M-LGBTQ+/Hisp |
| Art Schankler Won Global | Serbia |
Male |
NonCC, VMF |
Art Schankler-RS-M-Non-CC/VMF |
| Christopher Neitzert | Germany |
Male |
LGBTQ+ | Christopher Neitzert-DE-M-LGBTQ+ |
| Julia Bryan - WINNER | Czech Republic | Female | VMF | Julia Bryan-CZ-F-VMF |
| Kenton Barnes Won Global | Germany | Male | AfA, LGBTQ+ | Kenton Barnes-DE-M-AfA/LGBTQ+ |
| Marnie Delaney | France | Female | Disa | Marnie Delaney-FR-F-Disa |
| Peter R. Gallego | Spain | Male |
Hisp |
Peter R. Gallego-ES-M-Hisp |
DNC Member - Global
| Name | Country | Gender | Affirmative Action Attributes** | Name on Ballot |
| Aaron Endre | Netherlands | Male | LGBTQ+,Hisp | Aaron Endre-NL-M-LGBTQ+/Hisp |
| Art Schankler Winner | Serbia | Male | Non-CC, VMF | Art Schankler-RS-M-Non-CC/VMF |
| Christopher Neitzert | Germany | Male | LGBTQ+ | Christopher Neitzert-DE-M-LGBTQ+ |
| Cruz Bonlarron Martínez | Colombia | Male | Hisp | Cruz Bonlarron Martínez-CO-M-Hisp |
| Joseph Swingle | Costa Rica | Male | LGBTQ+, Disa | Joseph Swingle-CR-M-LGBTQ+/Disa |
| Julia Bryan - Won EMEA | Czech Republic | Female | VMF | |
| Kenton Barnes - Winner | Germany | Male | AfA, LGBTQ+ | Kenton Barnes-DE-M-Afa/LGBTQ+ |
| Marnie Delaney | France | Female | Disa | Marnie Delaney-FR-F-Disa |
| Peter R. Gallego | Spain | Male | Hisp | Peter R. Gallego-ES-M-Hisp |
| Sue Alksnis - Won Americas | Canada | Female | Disa | Sue Alksnis-CA-F-Disa |
**Affirmative Action Attributes:
AAPI: Asian American and Pacific Islander, AfA: African American, ArA: Arab American, Disa: Person with Disabilities, Hisp: Hispanic, LGBTQ+: LGBTQ+, NAm: Native American, Non-CC: Non-Country Committee Resident, VMF: Veteran, Military Family, Y: Youth