of committees, including (in order from less to more localized) a state central committee, congressional district committees, county committees and precinct committees. Towns, cities, townships and wards may create their own committees as needed. The charter ensures gender equality, open access to party meetings by party members, and lays out eligibility requirements for membership in the state Democratic Party. The state central committee has ultimate authority over all of the rules as well as local committees. Three party members are elected as National Committeepersons for four-year terms to serve on the Democratic National Committee, along with the state chair and vice chair. The state chair calls for a state party convention biennially, where rules of the party are drafted and amended. Delegates are selected through a process to attend the convention. Elected Democrats in Indiana Members of Congress U.S. Senate None Both of Indiana's U.S. Senate seats have been held by Republicans since 2019. Joe Donnelly was the last Democrat to represent Indiana in the U.S. Senate. First elected in 2012, Donnelly subsequently lost his bid for a second term in 2018 to Mike Braun who has held the seat since. U.S. House of Representatives Out of the 9 seats Indiana is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, 2 are held by Democrats: Statewide offices None Indiana has not elected any Democratic candidates to statewide office since 2012, when Glenda Ritz was elected as Superintendent of Public Instruction. In 2016, Ritz was defeated in her bid for a second term by Republican challenger Jennifer McCormick. State legislative leaders Senate Minority Leader: Greg Taylor House Minority Leader: Phil GiaQuinta House Minority Floor Leader: Cherrish Pryor House Minority Caucus Leader: Mara Candelaria Reardon Democrats in State Senate District 2: Lonnie Randolph District 3: Eddie Melton District 4: Rodney Pol Jr. District 10: David Niezgodski District 29: J. D. Ford District 30: Fady Qaddoura District 33: Greg Taylor (Minority Leader) District 34: Jean Breaux District 40: Shelli Yoder Democrats in State Legislature District 1: Carolyn Jackson District 2: Earl Harris District 3: Ragen Hatcher District 6: Maureen Bauer District 8: Ryan Dvorak District 9: Patricia Boy District 10: Chuck Moseley District 12: Mike Andrade District 14: Vernon Smith District 26: Chris Campbell District 27: Sheila Klinker District 32: Victoria Wilburn District 34: Sue Errington District 36: Terri Austin District 43: Tonya Pfaff District 61: Matt Pierce District 71: Rita Fleming District 77: