Chair
Jay S. Jacobs
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Jay S. Jacobs is the Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee. Jay Jacobs was first elected to the position of Nassau County Democratic Chairman in October of 2001. Since becoming Chairman, the voters of Nassau County have re-elected a Democratic Majority in the County Legislature in 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007, and have elected two Democratic County Executives, two District Attorneys, two County Comptrollers, three Town Supervisors, and a County Assessor. In 2005, Jacobs and the committee made history by helping to elect Kathleen Rice, who became the first ever female District Attorney in Nassau.
In 2017, Chairman Jacobs and the Nassau County Democratic Committee continued to make history in helping to elect the first female County Executive in Nassau County’s history, and the first Democratic Supervisor in the Town of Hempstead’s history. In 2018, the Nassau County Democratic Committee swept all five New York State Senate races in Nassau County, helping to switch the balance of power in the chamber from Republican to Democratic control. In doing so, they elected the first ever Iranian-American New York State Senator, and the first ever Indian-American New York State Senator.
In 2024, Chairman Jacobs led the effort to win a special election in NY-04 to flip back the Congressional seat and would go on to flip three more seats across the state.
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Under Jay’s leadership, the Nassau County Democratic Committee has raised more money and elected more Democrats than ever before. Because of the political successes orchestrated by Jacobs and the county committee, Nassau County now has a more diverse group of elected officials and judges than ever before. Nassau County, for more than a century, a bastion of Republican organizational prowess – the suburban county Ronald Reagan once described as “Heaven where Republicans go after they die," is now democratic.
Jay Jacobs served as the Chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee from 2009 thru 2012, and returned to the post in 2019. He is the first ever New York State Democratic Chair to hold the position twice in non-concurrent terms and won re-election by acclamation in 2024, and most recently was re-elected in 2026, winning with 82% of the weighted vote of the state committee. Chairman Jacobs previously served as an At-Large Member of the Democratic National Committee, recommended by President Barack Obama and continues to serve today as a member of the Democratic National Committee.
Jay Jacobs is the CEO and major owner of the TLC Family of Camps & Inns which includes three sleep-away camps, three day camps, a pre-school, and two country inns. Some of his past professional affiliations include serving on the New York State Camp Health and Safety Council, President of ACA’s NY section, and President of the New York State Camp Directors Association. He is the founder of SCOPE (Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education), a program that sends inner city children to not-for-profit camps. In 2001, Jay founded and currently serves as Chairman of Project Heal the Children, an ACA program that provides free summer camp experiences for the children of victims of the 9/11 tragedy.
Jay grew up in Forest Hills and graduated with a BA degree from SUNY Oneonta and a JD from Northwestern University Law School. Jay currently resides in Laurel Hollow with his wife Mindy. They have two daughters, Jessica and Jackie, along with three grandchildren, Landon, Brooklyn, and Jayce.
Executive Committee Chair
Christine Quinn
Christine Quinn is the Executive Committee Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee and the President of WIN, the largest provider of family shelter and supportive housing in New York City.
She formerly served as the Speaker of the New York City Council. The third person to hold this office, she was the first female and first openly gay speaker. As City Council Speaker, Quinn was New York City’s third most powerful public servant. During her time in the City Council, Quinn served as chair of the Health Committee. She sponsored the Equal Benefits Bill and the Health Care Security Act, which requires that city contractors provide parity in benefits between married spouses and registered domestic partners. Quinn was born in Glen Cove, New York, one of two daughters of Mary and Lawrence Quinn. She went to School of the Holy Child in the Village of Old Westbury on Long Island in New York, and graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
Executive Director
Alexander Wang
- Pamela Hunter First Vice Chair
- Latrice Walker Secretary
- Jason Clark Asst. Secretary
- David Alpert Treasurer
- Lynne Boecher Assistant Treasurer
- Michael Reich Sergeant-at-Arms
- Shawn Hogan Policy Co-Chair
- Michaelle Solages Policy Co-Chair
- Tom Garry Counsel & Law Chair
- Stuart Appelbaum Labor Rep
- Jovan Richards Young Dems Rep
- Mayra Linares
- Mike Monescalchi
- Patricia Reilly
- Santos Rodriguez
- James Scheuerman
- Kathy Sheehan
- Candis Tall
- Jill Goodkind 1st JD (Female)
- Morton Minsley 1st JD (Male)
- Ilyssa Meyer 2nd JD (Female)
- Julio Peña III 2nd JD (Male)
- Wanda Willingham 3rd JD (Female)
- Mark Streb 3rd JD (Male)
- Sarah Burger 4th JD (Female)
- Jay Bellanca 4th JD (Male)
- Diane Dwire 5th JD (Female)
- Corey Decillis 5th JD (Male)
- Lena Bishop 6th JD (Female)
- William Rivera Jr. 6th JD (Male)
- Judith Hunter 7th JD (Female)
- Stephen DeVay 7th JD (Male)
- Leah Halton-Pope 8th JD (Female)
- Mark Poloncarz 8th JD (Male)
- Nicole Doliner 9th JD (Female)
- William Alexander 9th JD (Male)
- Donna Nogin 10th JD (Female)
- Barry McCoy 10th JD (Male)
- Deborrah Smith 11th JD (Female)
- Antonio Alfonso Jr 11th JD (Male)
- Helen Morik 12th JD (Female)
- Tremaine O'Garro 12th JD (Male)
- Omolara Emmanuel 13th JD (Female)
- Paul Scublinksy 13th JD (Male)
- Adrienne Adams Vice Chair
- Erik Bottcher Vice Chair
- Michael Cassidy Vice Chair
- Zak Constantine Vice Chair
- Diane Costello Vice Chair
- Jake Crawford Vice Chair
- Doreen Davis Vice Chair
- Mitchell Ford Vice Chair
- Emily Giske Vice Chair
- Carl Heastie Vice Chair
- Todd Kerner Vice Chair
- Grace Lee Vice Chair
- Robert Lopez Vice Chair
- Dan McCoy Vice Chair
- Julie McDonnell Vice Chair
- Denise McGraw Vice Chair
- Grace Meng Vice Chair
- Luis Miranda Vice Chair
- Joe Rossi Vice Chair
- Melissa Sklarz Vice Chair
- Anastasia Somoza Vice Chair
- Andrea Stewart-Cousins Vice Chair
- Mohammed Tazbir Alam Vice Chair
- Kenesha Traynham-Cooper Vice Chair
- Nydia Velazquez Vice Chair
- Keith Wright Vice Chair
- Jo-Ann Yoo Vice Chair
- Jeremy Zellner Vice Chair