Steering Committee

Steering Committee Members (Excel)

Membership of the Harris County Democratic Party Steering Committee is defined by the Party Rules.

The Steering Committee shall be composed of the following persons:
1. the County Chair;
2. the Secretary of the County Committee;
3. the Treasurer of the County Committee;
4. the Chairs of the State Senatorial District Committees resident in Harris County;
5. the Secretaries of the State Senatorial District Committees resident in Harris County;
6. the Chairs of all Standing Committees;
7. any Democratic National Committee (DNC) members from Harris County. DNC Members shall be non-voting, ex-officio members of the Steering Committee
8. the person designated by the County Chair as General Counsel to the Harris County Democratic Party, who shall be a non-voting, ex-officio member of the Steering Committee;
9. the State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC) members from every Senatorial District who reside in Harris County;
10. the add-on members of the SDEC who reside in Harris County; and
11. At-Large Member of the Steering Committee appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the
County Chair.

The Steering Committee shall be an Advisory Committee to the County Chair, and shall act on behalf of the Harris County Democratic Executive Committee in between meetings of the Harris County Democratic Executive Committee as necessary to approve expenditures, adopt resolutions on behalf of the HCDP (subject to being rescinded at the next meeting on the Committee), or other activities on behalf of the Harris County Democratic Executive Committee, and shall serve as the Agenda Committee for the Harris County Democratic Executive Committee. The Steering Committee members who are not Executive Committee members may participate fully in Executive Committee meetings except for voting.