Sunflower State Committee 2002/2003 Session

State Committee Meetings in the 2002/2003 Session

State Committee Members by Region for 2002/2003 Session

According to section 8.5.2 of the GRP bylaws, the regional (proportional representation) seats on the State Committee represent 12 regions of the Commonwealth: 11 regions are counties, and one is made up of Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties combined.

In 2003, as per section 8.5.2 of the GRP bylaws, the number of regional (proportional representation) seats on the State Committee members rose to 60 (previously there were 40). In addition, as per section 8.5.3 of the GRP bylaws, 6 diversity seats were allocated and appointed by the State Committee.

In 2004, as per section 8.5.1 of the GRP bylaws, as many as 80 State Committee seats may be elected in the Presidential primary (representing state senate districts).

To find out more about the State Committee structure, refer to the bylaws.



Region / Type


Apportionment


Delegates / Alternates / Vacancies

Rainbow

2 (unity)

Marie Avin

Gary Hicks

Cape and Islands:
Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket Counties

3 (proportional)

Patsy Coyle

David Agnew

[1 vacancy]

Berkshire County

2 (proportional)

Wanda Boeke

Shaun Delaney

Bristol County

3 (proportional)

[3 vacancies]

Essex County

4 (proportional)

Lin Pierson


[3 vacancies]

Franklin County

3 (proportional)

Beth Bandy

Leon "Chicago" Richards

Vanessa Bliss


4 (alternates)

Lisa Richards *

Briggs Saroch

Sarah Thayer

Eric Wasileski

Hampden County

2 (proportional)

Mary Broadhurst

Owen Broadhurst

Hampshire County

8 (proportional)

Stevan (Sue) Bartone

Emily Lewis

Richard Aviles

Martina Robinson

Jim Bosman

Diane Scherrer

Jonathan Levy

Scott McGinley

4 (alternates)

Barbara Johnson

Rob Crowner

Cat Sargent

David Elwin

Middlesex County

16 (proportional)

Elizabeth Adams

Aram Falsafi

Jennifer Mazer

Ronald Francis

Gretchen Klotz

Peter Harrell

Grace Ross

Daniel Melnechuk

Aimee Smith

Gil Obler

Sara Willig

Mark O'Lalor

Betty Zisk

David Rolde


Paul Wernick

[1 vacancy]

2 (alternates)


Stephen Milder


Scott Pherson

Norfolk County

3 (proportional)

Julie Saad

Richard Conroy

David England

Plymouth County

2 (proportional)


Todd Jardin

[1 vacancy]

Suffolk County

9 (proportional)

Gerthy Lahens-Justafort *

Ebony Barkley *

Eva Kerr

Gary Dotterman


Gary Hicks +


Chuck Turner *


Ralph Walton

[2 vacancies]

1 (alternate)

Michael Heichman

Worcester County

5 (proportional)

Sharon Nietsche

Mark Laserte

Samantha Zitola

Tony Lorenzen


Richard Zitola

[0 vacancies]

Diversity Seats

4 (persons of color)

Gerthy Lahens-Justafort

Ebony Barkley

Gordon Davis

Chuck Turner

1 (low income)

Lisa Richards


0 (other)

No seats allocated yet