How many members serve on the Platform Committee?
Each Convention Standing Committee has a total of 186 members (not including Committee officers) that cast 183 votes. Members are allocated as follows: • A total of 157 members are proportionally allocated among the states based on population and Democratic voting strength. (The District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are treated as states.) • Four members are allocated to represent American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Democratic Party Committee Abroad (“Democrats Abroad”) with each member casting ¼ vote. (These jurisdictions are collectively referred to as the “territories.”) • Each committee includes 25 Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) members. These members were nominated by DNC Chairman Howard Dean and elected by the DNC Executive Committee in January 2008. • Members selected by each state and territory, as well as the PLEO members, must be as equally divided as mathematically practicable between men and women.
