John Currie was unanimously elected Chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) in June of 2013 and has served ever since. He previously served the NJDSC as a Deputy Vice-Chair since 1995. Mr. Currie also serves as the Democratic Chair of the Passaic County Democratic Organization, his 27th year in the position. Currie is also currently the Co-Chair of the Democratic National Committee Credentials Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chairman Currie is only the second ever African-American to hold the position of County Chairman in the State of New Jersey and the first to do so in Passaic County. Under Chairman Currie\u2019s leadership, Passaic County attained a Democratic majority among Constitutional Officers and a 7-0 Democratic Freeholder Board. Mr. Currie also led the campaign to elect the first Democratic Sheriff in 50 years in 2001, an office that Democrats still hold today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under Chairman Currie\u2019s leadership, NJ Democrats have maintained control of both houses of the state legislature under a Republican governor. He also helped elect the state\u2019s first African-American US Senator to a full term, Senator Cory Booker, and the state\u2019s first African-American woman elected to Congress, 12th District Congresswoman Bonnie Watson-Coleman. In 2017, Currie helped elect Phil Murphy and Sheila Oliver as Governor and Lt. Governor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n