The Role of a District Leader (DL)

A District Leader (DL) is an active agent of democracy. It is the District Leader’s role to get to know the Democratic voters in their district and to inform them about upcoming elections and to help them in any way to engage in the all-important process of getting Democrats into office.

A District Leader is an elected volunteer who represents the Democrats in their Bedford district. Each term of office is two years and there are no term limits. Elections are held in even-numbered years.

Becoming a District Leader is an opportunity to help ensure that progressive values are represented in your local Democratic Committee.

What do District Leaders do?

DLs carry petitions signed by their constituents for candidates running for office before a party primary, general election, or referendum. DLs also work to engage the electorate by providing information on upcoming elections, door-to-door canvassing, sending postcards, phone banking, text banking, and distributing campaign literature. Each Election District (ED) is a discernible and manageable geographical area of Yorktown that can be targeted for canvassing. EDs tend to average between 70 and 150 registered Democrats. DLs work to produce high democratic voter turnout in their assigned ED’s.

District leaders in essence are community builders. Being a district leader is an avenue for one to get to know the people and serve the people–it is a way to bring your community’s needs and concerns to elected officials. And, most importantly, district leaders are essential to our electoral process because they educate our local voters about various candidates and help to mobilize voters to vote in ALL elections.

District Leaders convene at the WCDC Convention in White Plains