The Indiana State Democratic Party has decided to dip into Hamilton County and take the county chair, Dayna Colbert, to be the state-wide party’s new Executive Director.

Ms. Colbert became the Hamilton County Chair in 2021.  During her reign, the number of elected Democrats in Hamilton County has remained small, but the party’s candidates have become more competitive.  State-wide candidate Destiny Wells carried  Carmel and Fishers in her recent race for Indiana Secretary of State.

“After years of building up the party as chair in Hamilton County, I am excited and eager to join the IDP statewide team as the next executive director in the new year,” Dayna Colbert said in a party news release. “Over the last few years in Hamilton County, we have made considerable inroads that can give us a blueprint for more statewide success. In 2024 and beyond, we will continue to be the party working to bring back balance to our state, improve, protect, and restore healthcare options and personal freedoms, fund our local schools, and expand economic opportunities for all.”

Colbert is an alumna of Hoosier Women Forward, a political and civic leadership program designed to encourage Democratic women to be more involved politically in their communities and state.