Nez Perce County Democratic Central Committee

The Central Committee is made up of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, State Committeeman, State Committeewoman, and all Precinct Captains.  These offices are 2 year terms effective from the first meeting one serves in their role.

County Chair: Pete Gertonson
Current Term:
Elected:
Duties of Chairman:  Chair all County Committee meetings.  Prepare a proposed agenda for each meeting of the County Committee.  Perform such duties as may be assigned be assigned by the State Committee or its designees, or by the County Committee, and such duties as are customarily delegated to the office of County Chair.  This role is also a member of the State Central Committee.

County Vice-Chair: Kevin Kelly
Current Term:
Elected:
Duties of Vice-Chairman: Act as the County Chair at any meeting of the County Committee if the County Chair is absent.  Perform such duties as may be assigned by the County Committee, and such duties as are customarily delegated to the office of County Vice-Chair.

County Secretary: Helen Hawley
Current Term:
Elected:
Duties of Secretary:  Record the minutes of all meetings of the County Committee or designate a member of such committee to record the minutes.  Consistent with the Idaho Democratic Party Bylaws and any rules adopted by the County Committee, prepare and distribute to all members of the County Committee, the notice of and the proposed agenda for meetings of the County Committee.  Keep all records and minutes of the County Committee for at least seven years or as required by law.  Perform such duties as may be assigned by the County Committee, and such duties as are customarily delegated to the office of County Secretary.

County Treasurer: Nathan Weeks
Current Term:
Elected:
Previous Roles:
Duties of Treasurer: Be the official custodian of all funds and securities of the County Committee.  Maintain adequate records pertaining to the finances of the County Committee.  Pay all legal obligations and receive all monies of the County Committee.  Prepare and submit to the County Committee a financial report for each year within thirty (45) days of its closure.  Perform such duties as are customarily delegated to the Office of Treasurer.

State Committeeman: Dennis Ohrtman
Current Term:
Elected:
Duties of State Committeeman: Represent the County Committee on the State Committee.  Report to the County Committee regarding the activities of the State Committee.  Perform such duties as may be assigned by the State Committee or its designees, or by the County Committee, and such duties as are customarily delegated to the office of State Committeeman or State Committeewoman.

State Committeewoman: Patricia Carter-Goodheart
Current Term:
Elected:
Duties of State Committeewoman: Represent the County Committee on the State Committee.  Report to the County Committee regarding the activities of the State Committee.  Perform such duties as may be assigned by the State Committee or its designees, or by the County Committee, and such duties as are customarily delegated to the office of State Committeeman or State Committeewoman.

County Committee AKA Precinct Captains

Democratic precinct captains are elected by the citizens of their precinct and are charged with connecting the people in their precinct to the Democratic Party and the Party to the people.  They can also be appointed be their peers at a Central Committee meeting.

Precinct Captains should be accessible to their neighborhoods on behalf of the Nez Perce County Democrats.  When information needs to get out, ideally, the Precinct Captains would leave the Central Committee meetings with information to get out to ‘their’ Democrats.

This is our current County Committee: