Born and raised in the City of Tonawanda, Jeremy J. Zellner grew up the son and grandson of autoworkers, learning early on the importance of unions for working families in Western New York and the historic role the Democratic Party has played as a partner to organized labor.
He recalls the struggles of a single-parent household where UAW benefits made it possible to have health care and afford the eyeglasses he needed as a child, and those experiences formed the
bedrock of his political and governmental convictions.
After earning his bachelor’s degree in political science from Buffalo State College, Jeremy joined the Erie County Democratic Party as a volunteer in 2003 and quickly rose to Democratic chief of staff at the Erie County Legislature, ECDC Executive Director, and finally party Chairman in 2012.
At each step, Jeremy has combined a fierce work ethic with innovative management ideas, implementing new voter outreach strategies to propel the Democratic Party to victory by utilizing the internet and social media in innovative ways while returning it to its progressive roots as a voice for those who have none.
In 2016, he served on the Hillary for America National Finance Committee. In addition he served as a Statewide At-Large Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. In 2024, Jeremy was honored to serve as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention for New York’s 26th Congressional District.
As Democratic Chair, Jeremy concentrates much of his efforts building the Party and assisting candidates in a broad range of campaign activities.
Firm in his belief that principle must drive politics, he has set a high standard for ethics and integrity for party staff, employees, and volunteers.
The result has been a growing, unified, inclusive party and electoral successes that include reelecting County Executive Mark Poloncarz to a historic fourth term, electing Tim Kennedy to Congress and April Baskin to the state Senate, maintaining a Democratic majority in the Erie County Legislature, and victories in towns and villages where Democrats once had little or no presence.
Jeremy is also proud to represent Erie County Democrats as their commissioner at the Board of Elections since 2017.
A former chair of the bipartisan legislative committee of the New York State Elections Commissioners Association, Jeremy worked closely with state lawmakers to achieve many of the election reforms of the past five years that have made our elections more open and accessible to New Yorkers.
Jeremy, 47, and his wife, Carrie, are raising their two children in the City of Tonawanda.
He recalls the struggles of a single-parent household where UAW benefits made it possible to have health care and afford the eyeglasses he needed as a child, and those experiences formed the
bedrock of his political and governmental convictions.
After earning his bachelor’s degree in political science from Buffalo State College, Jeremy joined the Erie County Democratic Party as a volunteer in 2003 and quickly rose to Democratic chief of staff at the Erie County Legislature, ECDC Executive Director, and finally party Chairman in 2012.
At each step, Jeremy has combined a fierce work ethic with innovative management ideas, implementing new voter outreach strategies to propel the Democratic Party to victory by utilizing the internet and social media in innovative ways while returning it to its progressive roots as a voice for those who have none.
In 2016, he served on the Hillary for America National Finance Committee. In addition he served as a Statewide At-Large Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. In 2024, Jeremy was honored to serve as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention for New York’s 26th Congressional District.
As Democratic Chair, Jeremy concentrates much of his efforts building the Party and assisting candidates in a broad range of campaign activities.
Firm in his belief that principle must drive politics, he has set a high standard for ethics and integrity for party staff, employees, and volunteers.
The result has been a growing, unified, inclusive party and electoral successes that include reelecting County Executive Mark Poloncarz to a historic fourth term, electing Tim Kennedy to Congress and April Baskin to the state Senate, maintaining a Democratic majority in the Erie County Legislature, and victories in towns and villages where Democrats once had little or no presence.
Jeremy is also proud to represent Erie County Democrats as their commissioner at the Board of Elections since 2017.
A former chair of the bipartisan legislative committee of the New York State Elections Commissioners Association, Jeremy worked closely with state lawmakers to achieve many of the election reforms of the past five years that have made our elections more open and accessible to New Yorkers.
Jeremy, 47, and his wife, Carrie, are raising their two children in the City of Tonawanda.