National Conference of Democratic Mayors

Overview

The National Conference of Democratic Mayors  (NCDM) is a forum created in the 1970’s to give Democratic Mayors a place to reflect their own unique views and objectives as the leaders of American cities. The NCDM’s mission is to:

• Serve as the structure through which Mayors who subscribe to the principles of the Democratic Party can communicate and promote the goals of the party as they relate to cities;
• Act as a liaison between the nation’s Democratic Mayors, the Democratic National Committee and other Democratic Organizations; and
• Create a political network of Mayors to affect local, state, and national elections and to aid in the reelection of incumbent Mayors who are members of the Democratic Party.

Communications

• Email Newsletters featuring Talking Points, Democratic Mayors at Work, Best Practices, and More!  
• Website- www.DemocraticMayors.org

Policy  

• Policy Discussion at national NCDM meetings held twice a year in conjunction with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Regional Policy Forums and Policy Sessions on issues including Mortgage Foreclosures, Transportation, and Public Safety.
• Talking points on key political issues of national and local significance
• Opportunities to engage with Democratic Leadership on urban policy 

Leadership

 R.T. Rybak, President

City of Minneapolis, MN

                    Brenda Lawrence, 1^st VP                                 John Marks, 2^nd VP 

                      City of Southfield, MI                       City of Tallahassee, FL 

                                                               Ralph Becker, 3^rd VP                             Annise Parker, 4^th VP 

                  City of Salt Lake, UT                             City of Houston, TX

          Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Secretary                 Frank Ortis, Treasurer 

                    City of Baltimore, MD                        City of Pembroke Pines, FL 

Michael Nutter, National Finance Chair

City of Philadelphia, PA