
Delaware Democratic Veterans and Military Family Members Caucus
The purpose of the Delaware Democratic Party Veterans and Military Family Members Caucus (DVMFC) is to strengthen bonds among Democratic Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States (“Veterans”) and military family members in Delaware, promote democratic principles and ideals, actively promote participation by Veterans and military family members in the electoral process, and enhance Veterans and military family members participation in the Delaware Democratic Party (the Party) throughout Delaware and local Delaware communities.
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Further to this purpose, the Caucus actively encourages and supports veterans and military family members to participate as Democratic Party officers and representatives at all levels.
The Caucus:
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Promotes and encourages the full participation of all veteran and military family member Democrats in all facets of the Delaware Democratic Party and civic processes.
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Provides the Party guidance regarding the concerns of Delaware veterans and military family members and collaborates with them on policies that reflect the interests and welfare of veterans and military family members, and communities.
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Acts as a vehicle for implementing initiatives in veterans communities by building coalitions with Representative District Committees, local community leaders, and related organizations.


LEADERSHIP
The DVMFC Bylaws define five elected officer roles, which are elected each February of odd-years and serve for a two-year term. These roles are the Chair, First Vice Chair, Vice Chair for Military Family Members, Secretary, and Treasurer.
For the February 2025-February 2027 term, the roles are filled as follows:
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Chair: Jeffrey Quiggle
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First Vice Chair: Benjamin Matwey
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Vice Chair for Military Family Members: Vacant
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Secretary: Tom Iarossi
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Treasurer: Samuel Noel
Additionally, the Bylaws define additional Executive Committee roles that are nominated by the Chair and confirmed by the elected officers.
These are:
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Legislative Director: David Rugg