The Organization
of the
Pasco County Democratic Executive Committee

The Pasco County Democratic Executive Committee (PDEC) is an entity of the Florida Democratic Party, and is the official governing body of the Democratic Party at the county level.  The basic building blocks of membership to the PDEC are:

• "Elected" members who are elected to represent the Democrats in their voting precinct (Precinct Committeewoman and Precinct Committeeman) and to conduct Precinct Captain roles of organizing and outreach in their home precinct;
  
  
• "Automatic" members who are the Democrats elected to partisan office (such as County Commissioners and Florida Legislators) who are Pinellas County residents;

Each county's DEC elects a State Committeewoman and a State Committeeman to represent the county to the State Executive Committee, which in turn elects DNC members to represent Florida Democrats to the Democratic National Committee.  In this way the Democratic Party's county, state, and national governing Committees are representative of Democrats from localities all over the country.

County DEC's exist on a 4 year cyclical basis, with elections every Presidential Election year.  In December of Presidential Election years, the organization starts from scratch, with the Elected and Automatic members (those who have, by virtue of having stood for election by the voters, earned the right to represent Democrats in their precincts or districts) convening at the "Organizational Meeting" to elect the leadership of the DEC (County Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, State Committeeman and State Committeewoman).  This model, established in Florida law and Florida Democratic Party (FDP) Charter and Bylaws, ensures that the major political parties are responsive to the will of the voters. 

The Pasco County DEC has opted for 2 year terms for the officers (excluding State Committeewoman and State Committteeman who serve for 4 year terms per FDP requirements).  Thus these officers serve for two year terms, with elections in December of even-numbered years:

• County Chair
• Vice Chair
• Treasurer
• Secretary

There are various standing committees in the PDEC that fulfill necessary administrative and constituent liaison functions.  Some committee chairs are also voting members of the PDEC Board of Directors, the executive leadership body of the PDEC which sets the budget priorities and acts for the PDEC in between general membership meetings.  The PDEC holds monthly meetings of the Board of Directors (early in the month) and of the general membership (on the second Saturday morning of each month).

VOLUNTEER:

The only way to ensure your voice is heard is to get involved. There are several ways to do this from campaigning, volunteering to transport voters to the polls, to just voting.

If you would like to become a volunteer for the party, please fill out the following form: VOLUNTEER