About the Oxford County Democrats

Chair: Cathy Newell of Greenwood

About Cathy : A life-long Democrat, Cathy volunteered on campaigns in New Hampshire while in high school, and New York, while in college. Soon after moving to Maine, she became active in the Bethel Democratic Committee and in the Oxford County Committee. She managed the campaigns of Rep. Emily Saunders in the 1970?s and of Jeff Mills for both the House and Senate in the 1980?s and early 1990?s. Cathy is retired from MSAD 44 where she was the Director of Adult Education for more than 20 years. She currently is the Executive Director of the Maine Adult Education Association. She has chaired the County Committee since 2001.

Vice-Chair: Roy Gedat of Norway

Roy was the Executive Director of the Child Health Center in Norway for 18 years until resigning in 2004 to run for the Maine House of Representatives. Roy ran a vigorous campaign, winning the towns of Norway, West Paris and Greenwood, and losing by only 90 votes to an incumbent. Roy
is now employed as Executive Director for a non-profit representing direct care providers, and is based in Norway, where he looks forward to continuing his volunteer activities with town organizations including the Historical Society and the Downtown Redevelopment Committee as well as the Oxford
County Democrats. Roy represents Oxford County on the Democratic State Committee, and as an alternate to the Caucus of County Chairs.

Treasurer: Mike Broderick of Bethel

Mike is active in community affairs in Bethel, serving on the Bethel Water District and a variety of recreation committees, and is a member of the Parish Council of Our Lady of the Snows church. Mike works for the American Skiing Company as a business manager, and is also active in various
professional associations. He loves to ski, and that is what drew Mike and his wife Eileen, a librarian in MSAD 43, to the area, where they have raised their 2 sons. Mike and Eileen met as volunteers for John Kerry in his first campaign for Congress and both attended the 2004 Democratic Convention,
where Mike was an alternate, and frequently seated in prime territory right behind the podium! Mike has been a member of the Democratic State Committee for several years, and served on the Platform Committee in 2004.