2023 DA International Officer Candidate List and Report
Released on April 26, 2023
The 2023 Nominations and Elections Committee (NEC) received 56 nominations for international officer positions before the close of nominations at 11:59 pm ET on April 23, 2023. These nominations were de-duplicated and vetted; candidates who qualified through the vetting process are listed below. Some candidates are running for multiple positions.
On April 24, 2023, the NEC requested candidate statements and photographs from all candidates, to be received by 11:59 pm ET on Sun April 30, 2023. We aim to have all submitted information published on the DA website by 11:59 pm ET on Thu May 4, 2023. The elections meeting will take place in the middle of the global annual meeting, currently scheduled to take place June 11-12, 2023.
We have also circulated to the candidates our 2023 Nominations and Elections Committee
General Guidance and Answers document to provide answers to questions on topics including “Candidates and Campaigning,” “The NEC and Its Role,” and “Elections Process/Procedure.” This document can be accessed online (https://www.democratsabroad.org/2023_guidance) and will be updated over time with new or revised guidance.
With the circulation of the candidate list contained in this report and the above General Guidance and Answers document, campaigning may officially start.
Please remember that campaigning (whether by a candidate or surrogate) is considered personal business, and there should be a strict separation between campaigning and Democrats Abroad business. Without obtaining permission of the Global NEC, there may be no commingling of campaigning with Democrats Abroad activities or resources. Candidates and their surrogates must act ethically in line with the code of conduct and should ensure any campaigning opportunity using Democrats Abroad channels and resources has been sanctioned by the Global NEC. The Global NEC takes its responsibility seriously to ensure Democrats Abroad channels are used in a fair and ethical way. For more details, please see our guidance document.
The NEC will be offering opportunities for candidate communication. We will also be providing guidelines for DA caucuses or other entities who want to hold their own “meet the candidates” events. Guidance on these details will be coming soon. To obtain permission for such an event, or if you have any questions or concerns, please email [email protected].
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Qualified Candidate Lists
All candidates are shown in alphabetical order, by last name.
International Chair
# |
First Name |
Last Name |
Sex |
Country of Residence |
Region |
1 |
Peter |
Gallego |
Male |
Spain |
EMEA |
2 |
Martha |
McDevitt-Pugh |
Female |
Netherlands |
EMEA |
3 |
Hozefa |
Merchant |
Male |
India |
APAC |
4 |
Leedonal 'Jazz' |
Moore |
Non-Binary |
Switzerland |
EMEA |
5 |
Art |
Schankler |
Male |
Serbia |
EMEA |
International Vice Chair
# |
First Name |
Last Name |
Sex |
Country of Residence |
Region |
1 |
Peter |
Gallego |
Male |
Spain |
EMEA |
2 |
Steve |
Nardi |
Male |
Canada |
Americas |
3 |
Sergei |
Orel |
Male |
Switzerland |
EMEA |
4 |
Art |
Schankler |
Male |
Serbia |
EMEA |
5 |
Jennifer |
von Estorff |
Female |
Germany |
EMEA |
6 |
Daniel |
Zubia |
Male |
Ecuador |
Americas |
International Secretary
# |
First Name |
Last Name |
Sex |
Country of Residence |
Region |
1 |
Alexander |
Brunner |
Male |
United Kingdom |
EMEA |
2 |
Renee |
Clarke |
Female |
Italy |
EMEA |
3 |
Karen |
Frankenstein |
Female |
Germany |
EMEA |
4 |
Susan |
Mackenzie |
Female |
Australia |
APAC |
5 |
Sergei |
Orel |
Male |
Switzerland |
EMEA |
International Treasurer
# |
First Name |
Last Name |
Sex |
Country of Residence |
Region |
1 |
Peter |
Gallego |
Male |
Spain |
EMEA |
2 |
Sergei |
Orel |
Male |
Switzerland |
EMEA |
3 |
Joshua |
Van der Ploeg |
Male |
United Kingdom |
EMEA |
International Counsel
# |
First Name |
Last Name |
Sex |
Country of Residence |
Region |
1 |
Anne |
Brady |
Female |
Ireland |
EMEA |
2 |
Sergei |
Orel |
Male |
Switzerland |
EMEA |
3 |
Heather |
Stone |
Female |
Israel |
EMEA |
4 |
Summer |
Tillman |
Female |
United Kingdom |
EMEA |
II. Summary Table
Region |
Gender |
|||||||
Position |
Americas |
APAC |
EMEA |
Female |
Male |
Non-Binary |
Total |
|
Chair |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
|
Vice Chair |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
|
Secretary |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
|
Treasurer |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Counsel |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |