Lizette Delgado-Polanco
Council Political Director
Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters
Lizette Delgado-Polanco joined the Northeast Regional
Council of Carpenters (NRCC) which encompasses five
states in February 2017 as the Council Political Director
with oversight of the Political Program of the council.
She was named Vice-Chair of the New Jersey State
Democratic Committee (NJSDC) on June 12, 2013
and has been reelected unanimously for three terms.
Delgado-Polanco, a first-generation Hispanic American,
is an effective and compassionate advocate for the
underrepresented, particularly the working poor. In her
previous capacity as Executive Director of the SEIU
New Jersey State Council, she worked on behalf of over
40,000 working men and women whose lives, families and livelihoods are affected by political,
economic and social issues in NJ. She coordinated the legislative and political agenda for seven
SEIU locals representing more than 40,000 members across New Jersey in four major industries,
including health and long-term care, property services, municipal workers and resident physicians.
She has had a long and distinguished career in government and labor relations, policy development,
public affairs, and business and community development.
In 2002, she was named Assistant Se cretary of State, the first Hispanic ever in that position, and
was one of state government’s highest-ranking Hispanics. She was also Director of Special Projects
for former U.S. Senator Jon S. Corzine. Delgado-Polanco, who previously served on the State of
New Jersey Local Finance
Board, sits on numerous boards including: New Jersey Working Families Alliance; Latino Action
Network; New Jersey Citizen Action; Working Families United for New Jersey; Blue Wave NJ, LUPE
PAC (Latinas United for Political Empowerment); Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey;
and (DUSA) Dominicanos USA. She has served as Vice Chair of the Atlantic County Democratic Party,
and Chair of the Galloway Township Democratic Party.
Delgado-Polanco has a bachelor’s degree in Labor Studies from the National Labor College in
Maryland. The proud mother of four resides in Mercer County.