The Colorado Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Colorado. Its chair is Rick Palacio, and its executive director is Alec Garnett.
The remaining officers are: Beverly Benevidez Ryken - First Vice Chair; Vivian Stoval - Second Vice Chair; Carolyn Boller - Secretary; Sherry Jackson - Treasurer.
The governing body of the party is the State Central Committee, which consists of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Democratic Party in each of Colorado's 64 counties, and "bonus" members for larger counties.
Each county party elects its officers between February 1 and February 15 of each odd-numbered year; the state party then elects its officers in March of odd-numbered years.
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