Track Record

Jason Salus has spent more than three decades organizing, recruiting candidates, fundraising, and building Democratic power across Montgomery County. Since becoming Chair of MCDC in 2022, that work has reached new heights.

Winning Tough Races

In 2022, MCDC helped elect State Rep. Melissa Cerrato in the closest State House race in Pennsylvania, winning by just 63 votes out of more than 33,000 votes cast. That victory helped deliver the Democratic majority in the Pennsylvania House, handing the Speaker’s Gavel to Rep. Joanna McClinton.

Since 2023, Montgomery County Democrats have flipped 16 municipal and school boards—including East Greenville Borough, Hatfield Township, Horsham Township, Limerick Township, Lower Moreland School Board, Skippack Township, Trappe Borough, and Upper Pottsgrove Township. Democrats have also flipped two Magisterial District Judge seats, including a district which runs through ruby red Franconia Township.

We have also flipped seats in traditionally Republican communities, including Boyertown School Board, Lower Salford, New Hanover, Pennsburg, Red Hill, Rockledge, Souderton School Board, Worcester, and Upper Perkiomen School Board.

Under Jason’s leadership, in 2025, MCDC delivered the highest municipal-year turnout in Montgomery County history.

The committee also:

  • Increased Democratic mail-in ballots by 13,761 votes between 2021 and 2025

  • Consistently delivers the most petition signatures for our statewide candidates, including 8,200 signatures for Gov. Shapiro and Lt. Governor Davis in 2026

Expanding Democratic Turnout

Organizing at Scale

MCDC has built a stronger, more coordinated organizing operation across the county:

  • 275,000+ doors knocked

  • 2.4 Million+ Voter Contacts

  • Email list grown from 3,000 to more than 58,000

  • Weekly VoteBuilder office hours

  • Regular campaign coordination meetings

  • Candidate recruitment and training programs

Leading statewide

MCDC has played a major role in statewide Democratic success.

The organization:

  • Supported the election of our own, Governor Josh Shapiro.

  • Helped elect Pennsylvania legislative leaders from across Montgomery County, including House Majority Leader Matt Bradford, Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Maria Collett, House Judiciary Chair Tim Briggs, and Legislative Black Caucus Chair Napoleon Nelson.

  • Ran a $200,000 Independent Expenditure campaign in the 2025 Supreme Court retention election delivering over 5 million digital impressions.

  • Helped secure a 134,000+ vote margin to retain our Supreme Court majority.

  • MCDC is the top county leading Pennsylvania’s Democratic voter registration turnaround, registering 5,633 net new Democrats from October 2025 through April 2026.

  • Produced an award-winning Supreme Court Retention ad, “The Stakes,” recognized nationally with a Pollie Award.

Protecting elections

Jason has made election protection a core part of MCDC’s work.

MCDC has:

  • Funded recounts and post-election litigation, protecting and securing the elections of Towamencin Supervisor Kofi Osei and Lower Moreland Commissioner Chuck McDade

  • Recruited and trained Election Day attorneys

  • Hosted election protection and polling place security trainings

  • Advocating for the Election Board to adopt additional procedures to ensure mail-in ballots get cured and counted

Building infrastructure that lasts

Jason has helped modernize MCDC from the inside out.

Under his leadership, MCDC has:

  • For the first time, MCDC provides healthcare to our Executive Director

  • Relocated to a larger, accessible headquarters in Norristown

  • Created new staff positions to improve communications, outreach, and data management

  • Implemented electronic voting systems

  • Strengthened financial controls

  • Opened a Western Montgomery County office

  • Built internal technology systems and shared resources

Investing in future leaders

MCDC has:

  • Rebuilt the Montco Young Dems

  • Launched a paid internship program

  • Hosted candidate and committeeperson trainings and leadership development programs

Showing Up Beyond Election Day

MCDC’s work goes beyond campaigns.

The organization:

  • Collected over 20,000 pounds of food for families during the SNAP crisis

  • Successfully mobilized the community to oppose the proposed Upper Perkiomen Pride flag ban

  • Hosted community constituency roundtables and events

The Work Continues

Jason’s track record is rooted in one belief: when Democrats organize early, invest locally, and build together, WE WIN!

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