2011-2012

Born: November 29, North Carolina

From: Kannapolis

VP: Jerome Flemming

Treasurer: Cedric Love

Secretary: David Conley

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Michael Griswold served as YDCC President for the year of 2011-2012. He was an activist and the first 'modern' leader. Griswold created a presence for the chapter on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. His Tumblr, 'Bear Patrol' became a favorite tool for sharing information about the upcoming election and the budget issue rising up in national politics. The most notable achievement of his term was bringing the largest delegation to state convention, and leading his chapter to victory at the YDCC vs YDMC Trivia Night. His board would fail to be able to reorganize the chapter and it would remain unorganized until June of 2017.

2017-2018 (First Term)

Born: 2/4/98, Ohio

From: Kannapolis

Term: 2017-2018

VP: Vibhav Kollu

Treasurer: Adrienne Schnabel

Secretary: Madeline Seebold

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In March 2017 he began working with Vibhav Kollu on a new chapter of Young Dems and had drafted the charter. On April 8th he ran for 3rd Vice-Chair, receiving 66.5 delegate votes out of 180 despite being new. Although he lost that election he was unanimously named to a new position of Youth Adviser to the board. Beckett and Kollu continued to work on forming a new chapter, and it was achieved on June 12th, 2017. He was chosen as President of the newly formed chapter.

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President Beckett started off his term by calling for more youth participation regardless of ideology. He outlined a 'First Steps' Agenda to get the chapter going. The first month's agenda was almost completely accomplished in two weeks. The first weeks saw the legislating of Con-text, the expansion of social media, and the creation of the website (the latter two with Chair Melia Eaton). Con-Text would be extended at the end of the intended length of a week because of poor responses.
 

Beckett was passionate about creating infrastructure for the chapter, making things more efficient, record keeping, and legislating ideas to keep them recorded. The Media Committee passed the Social Media & Website Guidelines on July 6th. The start of the 2017-2018 platform and the unveiling of the website would both take place on July 22nd. On August 19th, the platform would officially be released.

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Beckett and his board would do much more: updating the logo, connecting with a Massachusetts chapter to help with outreach, hosting a Mayor Padgett event, reforming the chapter into a social club, setting a set date to meet, hosting Trumped Up Trivia, and passing the Dues Act of 2018.

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Beckett and Secretary Madeline Seebold forged stronger relationships with other chapters and groups around Cabarrus County. Beckett was the one who managed to get Mayor Padgett to speak to the chapter, addressed the Senior Dems on August 8th, and was a known figure thorughout the county. Beckett and Seebold disagreed with the YDNC over Colby's Amendments to the YDNC Charter.

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Beckett and his board are most remembered for Con-Text, Trumped Up Trivia, the Mayor Padgett Event, the Dues Act, and for being a part of the amazing Blue Wave in the 2017 municipal elections.

2018-2019 (Second Term)

Born: 2/4/98, Ohio

From: Kannapolis

Term: 2018-2019

VP: Chandler King, Vacant

Treasurer: Carlos Gonzalez, Will Bailey

Secretary: Madeline Seebold

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March 12th, 2018, Chapter President Taylor Beckett was unanimously re-elected President of YDCC. 

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His new term started off with mixed results as he had greatly increased the membership count from the past year, negotiated the joining of a few new members with Dylon Thompson, and proclaimed the Next Steps Agenda. However the chapter failed to organize a march in Charlotte for the March For Our Lives Protest. The platform expansion was pushed back too. He also led during the YDNC Secession Crisis of 2018 when Mecklenburg and Guilford counties left the organization in protest. Despite being the architect for an amendment to the voting rules, he kept Cabarrus in the convention after it failed. However he later helped in the passage of a compromise amendment.

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The 2018-2019 term would prove difficult in the beginning; Taylor had to navigate the YDNC crisis, fight inactivity due to the disillusion with YDNC, the failure of the Greensboro Relief Drive, and the resignations of Media Chair Melia Eaton, Vice President Chandler King, and Treasurer Carlos Gonzalez. The chapter seemed destined to fail that term, and the hardships could not be downplayed.

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Despite the setbacks, the Executive Board under Taylor's leadership kept fighting.  The ambitious Next Steps Agenda served as a base for achieving direction. The appointment of Jessica Touart as Media Chair and Will Bailey as Treasurer drastically revived the energy of the chapter. Jessica's media plan achieved record growth that broke 1,000 likes and Followers on Facebook, making YDCC the second largest Young Democrats page in North Carolina as well as the #1 over performing page. The website was also fully funded under Jessica's tenure. Will Bailey immediately set to work completing work that previous Treasurers did not, including setting up a bank account and ActBlue.

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During this term the Accountability & Service Hours Act was passed, setting a goal for volunteer hours and committing the chapter to even more to community service. The chapter was also the largest delegation present for the Piedmont Regional Roundtable and helped dominate the discussion. Operation Sign-Lent Night and Youth to the Polls was carried out, aiding Democrats across the county in the 2018 election and committing much time and effort to getting out the youth vote. Come 2019 YDCC took part in the Women's March, held Trumped Up Trivia 2019, and achieving over 100 hours of service hours.

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While the chapter achieved many things, there were some shortcomings including fundraising, hosting a Naloxone kit making event as well as a forum on Opioids, adopting a street, expanding the platform, the Young at Heart t-shirt fundraiser, helping to host an APAICS event, and a deterioration of relations with YDNC.

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At the 2019 YDNC Convention, the Young Democrats of Cabarrus County were not able to be present, however they were awarded the Chapter of the Year Award for perhaps the first year ever.

2019-2020 (Third Term)

Born: 2/4/98, Ohio

From: Kannapolis

Term: 2018-2019

VP: Cedric Love

Treasurer: Will Bailey

Secretary: Madeline Seebold