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Rhode Island Democratic Party offices

Index of Politicians by Party Office Held

State Party Officers:

Rhode Island Delegates to Democratic National Conventions: very incomplete!

Democratic state chairs, 1922-2008 (Incomplete!)

James E. Dunne 1922-25 J. Howard McGrath 1930-34 William A. Shawcross as of 1937 John P. Hartigan as of 1939 John E. Mullen as of 1945 Stephen A. Fanning 1947-49 Frank Rao as of 1955-58 William J. Lynch as of 2008

Democratic state vice-chairs, 1928-2012 (Incomplete!)

J. Howard McGrath 1928-30 Grace Diaz as of 2008-12

Members of Democratic National Committee, 1876-2012 (Incomplete!)

Nicholas Van Slyck as of 1876-80 J. B. Barnaby 1888 Samuel R. Honey 1888-96 George W. Greene 1912 Patrick H. Quinn 1916-32 Jane A. Newton as of 1920 Peter G. Gerry 1932-36 Theodore F. Green as of 1936-40 Margaret M. Sullivan as of 1939-49 Annette Cusson as of 1968 Joseph A. Doorley, Jr. 1968 Charles J. Fogarty as of 2004 William J. Lynch as of 2004 Edna O'Neill Mattson as of 2004-12 Edward McElroy as of 2004 Frank A. Montanaro as of 2004-12 Eleanor F. Slater as of 2004 Mark S. Weiner as of 2004-08 David N. Cicilline as of 2008 Patrick C. Lynch as of 2008

Democratic state party secretaries, 1923-42 (Incomplete!)

H. DeWitt Hamilton 1923-42

Members of Democratic State Committee, 1938-2000 (Incomplete!)

Stephen A. Fanning 1938-48 Alfred Kennedy, Jr. as of 2000 Sylvester Morrone as of 2000 Thurman M. Silks as of 2000

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