On Saturday, July 26, the State Committee of the Democratic Party of Georgia (DPG) met to elect its DNC members for the 2008-2012 term.   Four women and nine men competed for 4 seats, 2 male and 2 female, on the Democratic National Committee from Georgia.   One of the women running was former Executive Director of the Young Democrats of Georgia (YDG) Page Gleason.   Last year, Page lost a special election to fill a female seat on the DNC from Georgia by a mere 3 votes.   Not giving in to disappointment, Page was determined to campaign hard over the next year for a full term on the DNC when new members were elected this year.  She travelled all over the state attending county party events large and small, meeting with DPG State Committee members on their home turf, usually in areas no DPG officer has visited in decades, if ever.   During her travels, Page discussed her ideas for improving the position of DNC Woman from keeping DPG member more informed of what is happening on the DNC and how it affects Georgia to improving our primary election calendar for President.  Page also discussed the role of youth in rebuilding the Democratic party in Georgia to regain the majority.   

All of Page's efforts paid off when the votes were tallied.  Each State Committee member had two votes to cast for females, and when the votes were counted, Page came in first place with 205 votes.  Her closest competitor, Sally Rosser, received 103 votes and won the 2^nd female seat on the DNC from Georgia.  The other two female candidates won 94 votes and 91 votes respectively.

The men's election also saw good news for Young Democrats.  Richard Ray, President of the Georgia AFL-CIO and ardent supporter of YDG and the youth voter movement, was re-elected to his seat on the DNC.  Former DPG Party Chair David Worley was also elected and campaigned for votes partially on his support of increased participation of youth in the Democratic Party processes.