(La Porte County, IN) - A La Porte woman is now the leader of local democrats.

 

Julie Sinclair is the new chairman of the La Porte County Democratic Party following a vote from precinct committeepersons from throughout the county on March 1.

 

Sinclair, who was narrowly defeated when she ran for party chairman four years ago, is a former program specialist for the La Porte Community School Corporation.

 

She later held a management position with Mindful Nutrition and now is semi-retired, running a small property management company with her husband, Bill.

 

Sinclair said the party is now in a rare moment in time where the focus must be on “unity, structure and growth.” She also called for the party to come together with “renewed clarity of purpose.”

 

“The fight for democracy I real and we will wage it from the local level up,” she said.

 

Greg Coulter, a member of the Michigan City Common Council, was elected vice-chairman of the party.

 

Democratic candidates in La Porte County have struggled badly in recent years from La Porte County voters becoming more republican dominated.