About Montclair Dems

Meet the Montclair Dems, AKA the Montclair Democratic County Committee (MDCC).  The Montclair Dems and our partners host a network of over 3,000 volunteers from NJ and across the country. Since 2020, our volunteers have hosted over 1,000 phone banks, mailed over 150,000 postcards, knocked on thousands of doors, and shared tens of thousands of social media posts.

Our purpose is to identify and support Democratic candidates for local, county, and state offices. Through our grassroots mobilizations, we advocate for progressive issues on the local, state, and national levels. We are the official organization representing the Democratic Party in Montclair.

We are proud that Montclair has grown into one of the most progressive communities in America. We believe that elections have consequences.
We are committed to volunteer training and organizing voter participation to protect and expand our progressive values of diversity, inclusion, and equality. 

There are many ways to get involved and make a difference in our community and our nation. If you are an existing member, we thank you
for your support. If you are new to the Montclair Dems, we look forward to working with you.

Brendan W. Gill, Chair
Tanya Poteat, Vice-Chair

From left: Cary Chevat, Corresponding Secretary. Elsie Barrack, Reporting Secretary,
Brendan Gill, Chair. Tanya Poteat, Vice Chair. Jordan Hirschhorn, Treasurer. 

A District Leader is an unpaid volunteer elected official of the Montclair Democratic County Committee (MDCC). District Leaders are elected by registered Democratic voters in their neighborhoods. District Leaders represent their Democratic neighbors at county and state Democratic conventions. They also formally select candidates for partisan office. 

We have 4 wards, each containing 9-12 districts. Two District Leaders are elected to each district; we currently have 82 seats on the MDCC.

Your District Leaders

Not sure who your representative is? 
Click here and enter your street address and zip code,
hit search and then scroll halfway down the page to see your ward and district.

To contact your District Leaders
Email us at Info@MontclairDems.com 

Ward One

District One
Jessica G. de Koninck
Shivaun Gaines

District Two
John Hearn
Leland Montgomery

District Three
Tara Charkow
James Moore

District Four
Marcia A. Mejia-Almeida
Matthew J. DeSimone

District Five
Danielle Alvaraz-Wolf
Liz Jaritt

District Six
Linda Russell
Al Weller

District Seven
Marcia Fusilli
Nicole Johnson

District Eight
Kathryn Gutowski
Nina Tucker

District Nine
Helen Fallon
Klaus Schnitzer

Ward Two

District One
Christine Russo
Robert J. Russo

District Two
Carol L Schlein
Reginald Jenkins

District Three
Barbara Frey
Stephen Frey

District Four
Jerry Vorbach
Carole E. Willis

District Five
Christa Rapoport
Monica Rodriguez

District Six
William F. Harrison, Jr.
Kristin Wald

District Seven
Cary Chevat
Beth Savodnik-Chevat

District Eight
Jay Feietag
Mara Novak

District Nine
David J. Pascrell
Laura Pascrell

District Ten
Daniel Gill
Michelle Gill

District Eleven
Dale Coleman-Diggs
Thaddaeus Diggs

Ward Three

District One
Elsie Barrick
Susan Van Inwegen

District Two
Brianna Earle
Kirk Charles

District Three
Diane Anglin
Kyle Anglin

District Four
Declan Carney
Brendan Gill

District Five
Robin Holcombe
Jennette Williams

District Six
Moses Olivia
Baye Adofo-Wilson

District Seven
Connie Keys
Marcia Marley

District Eight
Kim Burns
John Burns

District Nine
Geoffrey Borshof
Dathan James Morton

Ward Four

District One
Catherine Bolder
Robert Bolder

District Two
Gay Overbey-Cole
Peirre Falaise, Jr

District Three
Keith Ali
Rosita Dotson

District Four
Eric Benson
Madeline Gale

District Five
Tanya L. Poteat
Robert LeHouillier

District Six
Dr. Renee Baskerville
Antonio Gary

District Seven
Clarence Jackson
Roger Terry

District Eight
James Cotter
Jose R. German-Gomez

District Nine
Kathryn Weller

District Ten
Brandonn Young

District Eleven
Willie Walker

District Twelve
LaVar Young