Madison County Democrats
All meetings are open to anyone interested in learning more about the party, our elected officials, and our candidates. Have questions about how to best participate? Contact us at madisoncountydpoh@gmail.com
Our Team
Susan Wilson, Party Chair
Jeff Niemeyer, Treasurer
OUR TEAM
Susan Wilson is currently the Chair of the Madison County Democrats. She is recently retired from the City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities and former President of Communications Workers Local – CWA Local 4502. She is a proud resident of London moving here in 1979 from Southeastern Ohio. Susan cares about issues that impact families and kitchen table economics.
Jeff is a graduate of The Ohio State University (B.S. in Agriculture Economics) and Ohio University (M.B.A.). He is an accountant and owner of National Tax Service and an adjunct professor for Franklin University. Jeff is a proud, lifelong Democrat. He is married to Barb and they have two children and four grand dogs.
Kevin Stockham, Vice Chair
Melody (Mel) Claar, Secretary
Hello, I am Kevin Stockham, Vice Chairman of the Madison County Democratic Central Committee and I represent Monroe and Pike Township Precincts. I have B.S. in History from the University of Rio Grande and a MEd. from the American Military University. Growing up in Scioto County I was a volunteer from 1978-1984 working with Vern Riffe's re-election campaigns and Ted Strickland's Congressional Campaigns. From 1984-1986 I was the vice-chair of the Gallia County Young Democrats and worked as a county coordinator for former State Representative Jolynn Boster. After moving to Plain City in 1987 I served as the vice-chair of the Madison County Democratic Party from 1994-2002 and 2 stints as Chairman from 2002-2010 and again from 2012-2017. I am currently a Social Studies teacher and Work Study Coordinator in my school district. I am married to my wife of 39 years, Holly and have a daughter and 2 incredible grandkids. I also own and operate Bullpen Sports Collectables.
Secretary of the Madison County Democratic Party since July of 2019. Retired in 2018 from Speedway LLC corporate office after 46 years of employment. Life-long Democrat. Lives at Choctaw Lake in London. Wife, mom and grandma.
Amity Wahl, Webmaster
Webmaster for the Madison County Democratic Party. Website and Digital Projects Administrator for the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Life-long Democrat. Mom of two.
Cheryl Brockman, Chair, Citizenship Award Program
Peggy Garrison, Parade Chair
Peggy is a retired United Methodist Minister with over 40 years experience in the parish, as a teaching seminary, in directing programs and as a pastoral counselor. Peggy has degrees from Miami University, United Theological Seminary, Wright State University and from the joint degree program between Northwestern University and Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary. She was born in Madison County and now lives on the family farm. Peggy is an advocate for Madison County Democrats having their voices heard through voting, by supporting candidates, and via a social media presence. She believes that for democracies to work, citizens must engage with their government.
Cheryl has lived in Madison County since 2005. She retired from Jonathan Alder School district in 2017 after working there 30 years. Cheryl enjoys working on the Citizenship Committee because she wants to see more young people get involved in their communities. The future of our country is counting on young people being informed voters and educated citizens.