About Montclair Dems
Meet the Montclair Dems, AKA the Montclair Democratic County Committee (MDCC). The Montclair Dems and our partners host a network of 14,000+ volunteers from NJ and across the country. Since 2020, our volunteers have hosted over 1,000 phone banks, mailed over 250,000 postcards, knocked on thousands of doors, and shared hundreds of thousands of social media posts. In 2024, our team sent 30 Buses and 50+ Car pools sending over 2000 volunteers to PA for Harris/Walz.
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. Remember, you don’t have to be from Montclair to be a Montclair Dem.
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
Ward One
District One
Michael Luft
Shivaun Gaines
District Two
John Hearn
Elvin Esteves
District Three
Tara Charkow
Sybil Eng
District Four
Marcia A. Mejia-Almeida
Matthew J. DeSimone
District Five
Danielle Alvaraz-Wolf
Liz Jaritt
District Six
Linda Russell
Gray Russell
District Seven
Marcia Fusilli
Nicole Johnson
District Eight
Susan Weinstock
Nina Tucker
District Nine
Connie Keys
Ellie Bagli
Ward Two
District One
Christine Russo
Robert J. Russo
District Two
Carol L Schlein
Jordan Hirschhorn
District Three
Barbara Frey
Stephen Frey
District Four
Jerry Vorbach
Carole E. Willis
District Five
Tanya Priber
Monica Rodriguez
District Six
William F. Harrison, Jr.
Kristin Wald
District Seven
Michael Hadley
Deborah Villarrea
District Eight
Jay Feietag
Mara Novak
District Nine
Cary Chevat
Beth Savodnik-Chevat
District Ten
Daniel Gill
Michelle Gill
District Eleven
Dale Coleman-Diggs
Thaddaeus Diggs
Ward Three
District One
Elsie Barrick
Susan Van Inwegen
District Two
Bryn Whittle
Robin Holcombe
District Three
Diane Anglin
Kyle Anglin
District Four
Alixon Collazos
Brendan Gill
District Five
Katy Temple
Jennette Williams
District Six
Susan Andersen
Sara Samuel
District Seven
Ken Traum
Marcia Marley
District Eight
Kim Burns
John Burns
District Nine
Geoffrey Borshof
Pamela Wilczynski
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
Willie Walker
District Seven
Shawn Hunter
Roger Terry
District Eight
James Cotter
Jose R. German-Gomez
District Nine
Kathryn Weller
Mayrose Wegman
District Ten
Brandonn Young
James Savage
District Eleven
Miosotty Martinez
Maurice Brown
District Twelve
Jared Boone
Brandonn Young