Stark County Black Caucus Executive Officers

Rev. Jesse Jackson & Deametrious St. John on the floor of the State of Ohio, House of Representatives January 2005

Deametrious A. St. John, Chairman	Phyliss Phillips, Vice-Chair
Kelly Zachary, 2nd Vice-Chair	Marilyn Turner, Treasurer
Dwan Gordon-St. John, Communications	Lester Sanders, Chaplin
Thomas E. West, Member	Tony Townsend, Member

Preamble

The Stark County Black Caucus

This organization was established in recognition of the hopes, the aspirations, and the needs of African American Democrats in Stark County.

We seek to promote, foster and sponsor education, civic and political activities of the state and communities through the efforts of members of the Stark County Black Caucus.

To foster and encourage within the black community loyalty to and faith in the American Constitution; to participate actively in constructive social and political action for the promotion and safeguarding of the interests and general welfare within the community; to cultivate and improve the civic stance within Stark County communities; and to provide a mechanism by which aspirants for political offices may be heard; evaluated, endorsed or sponsored for political office at all levels of government.

In the achievement of this task, we shall oppose all those who would violate respect for human dignity and enslave the human soul. Racial persecution, intolerance, selfishness and greed have no place in the human family. We shall combat those things with the same resoluteness with which we shall also oppose all those who use power to exploit black people and other minorities.

Grateful for the traditions of our past and confident of the future, we dedicate

ourselves to maintaining and extending liberty and opportunity for all and, entreating

divine guidance, we proclaim our Constitution.

If you have any questions or have an interest in joining the Stark County Black Caucus, please contact the Communications Coordinator at 330-936-9097