We help Democrats run and win in Arkansas, from school board to the State House to federal office. Most of the work happens in county parties from Bentonville to Lake Village, but the Democratic Party of Arkansas also has auxiliaries, a staff team, and a group of officers leading the charge.
See Democrats with a booth at the county fair or a monthly meeting in the library? That’s a county party. We give them data, training and resources.
The State Committee runs the party. It has members from every county and meets at least three times a year, and the Executive Committee handles the work in between. Every two years, delegates from every county come to our state convention to adopt the platform and certify our nominees.
From our chair
“While the road ahead might be long, I’ve never once doubted the people walking it.”
Col. Marcus Jones (Ret.), Chair
How the party is organized
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The governing body of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. Meets at least three times a year, in locations spread across the state. Members serve two-year terms running convention to convention. A quorum is 30% of the membership.
Every county sends two members, one man and one woman. Counties earn extra gender-balanced seats based on how much they contributed to the Democratic nominee for Governor. Reapportioned every four years.
4 eachEach auxiliary seats its chair or president, its first vice chair, and two at-large members. No more than two may come from the same county.
AutomaticEvery Democratic state legislator, statewide elected official, and member of the U.S. House or Senate from Arkansas.
Anyone who has previously chaired the State Committee keeps full membership privileges when present.
The Chair names up to ten members to balance the committee by gender, age, and diversity. They leave when the Chair does.
Anyone on the Executive Committee who isn't already a State Committee member joins it, except the Chair's four Executive Committee appointees.
Eight officers, four-year terms. The First Vice-Chair may not identify as the same sex as the Chair.
Two-year terms. Elected by secret ballot at the first State Committee meeting after a general election.
Not elected by the State Committee. They reach the Executive Committee by rule.
Holds the full authority of the State Committee between its meetings, with one exception: it cannot amend the Rules. Runs strategic planning, candidate recruitment, and fundraising strategy, and reports to the State Committee at every meeting.
Based at the state Democratic office.
The Chair hires. The Personnel Committee advises on key hires and maintains the party's personnel policies. Pay is set by the Chair and the officers, with the Executive Committee's advice and consent.
The Chair appoints the chairs and the membership, with the Executive Committee's approval, except where the Rules already name a chair. The Chair or a designee sits on all of them as a non-voting member.
Financial compliance, the two-year rolling budget, and the annual records review.
Chaired by the TreasurerMeets quarterly on county committee reports; establishes the regions.
Chaired by the Vice-Chair for County CommitteesFive members. Oversees every chartered auxiliary.
Chaired by the Vice-Chair for AuxiliariesWeighs rule changes and issues advisory opinions when the Chair asks for one.
Writes and carries out the affirmative action plan the DNC requires.
Advises the Chair on key staff hires and sets personnel policy.
Nine members, at least one per region. Plans and runs the State Convention.
A condensed reading of the Rules of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, December 2025. It maps how people reach each body and who elects or appoints whom. It leaves out vacancy procedures, proxy and attendance rules, regional meetings, special committees, and the convention process. For anything binding, go to the Rules. Want in? Start at Get Involved or find your county party.
Chair
First Vice Chair
Vice Chair of Counties
Vice Chair of Auxiliaries
Secretary
Treasurer
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