2016 Democratic National Convention
The 2016 Democratic National Convention will be held in Philadelphia, July 25th-28th, 2016.
Any registered New Hampshire Democrat (or person under the age of 18 who will be 18 on or before Nov. 8th, 2016) can register to run to be a Delegate for your Presidential candidate.
A total of 32 Delegates and 2 At-Large Alternate Delegates will be going to the national convention from New Hampshire. The entire NHDP Delegate Selection Plan is available HERE.
There are different levels at which you can run:
16 District-Level Delegates
The District-Level Delegates will be elected at a caucus of your candidate and his/her supporters on January 30th, 2016 in each of New Hampshire’s Congressional Districts. A total of 8 will be elected from each Congressional District, split evenly between men and women (4 men & 4 women from each District).
District-Level Delegate Filing Period: January 18th, – January 22nd, 2016
3 Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official (PLEO) Delegates
The second level is “Pledged Party Leader and Elected Official Delegate”, these typically include elected officials and Party leaders. We will elect 3 of this category on April 16th, 2016, they will be elected by the 16 District-Level Delegates who were elected on January 30th.
PLEO Delegate Filing Period: April 4th – April 8th, 2016
5 At-Large Delegates
The third level is At-Large Delegate. We will elect 5 of this category on April 16th, 2016, they will be elected by the 16 District-Level Delegates who were elected on January 30th.
At-Large Delegate Filing Period: April 4th – April 8th, 2016
2 At-Large Alternate Delegates
The last level is At-Large Alternates, we will elect 2 At-Large Alternates on April 16th, 2016, they will be elected by the 16 District-Level Delegates who were elected on January 30th.
At-Large Alternate Delegate Filing Period: April 4th – April 8th, 2016
Per DNC rules the entire delegation must be split evenly between men and women.
The NHDP and the candidate’s also must ensure that the delegation is diverse in its representation of historically underrepresented groups (LGBT, Youth, Hispanic/Latino, African American, Disabled, Native American, AAPI).
NHDP Delegation as of 9/13/15:
Automatic Unpledged Party Leaders and Elected Official Delegates
- NHDP Chairman Raymond Buckley
- NHDP Vice Chair Martha Fuller Clark
- DNC Committeewoman Kathy Sullivan
- DNC Committeeman William Shaheen
- DNC Member At-Large Joanne Dowdell
- Governor Maggie Hassan
- Senator Jeanne Shaheen
- Congresswoman Annie Kuster
16 District-Level Delegates (Elected 1/30/16)
3 PLEO Delegates (Elected 4/16/16)
5 At-Large Delegates (Elected 4/16/16)
2 At-Large Alternate Delegates (Elected 4/16/16)
For more information on the Delegate Selection process please email Sean Doyle at sdoyle@nhdp.org