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James is active in both local and state politics. He was recently elected as state committeeman for the Escambia County Democratic Executive Committee (Escambia DEC) for 2008-2012. As a state committeeman, James sits on the State Executive Committee of the Florida Democratic Party. At the state party's organizational meeting on December 20, 2008, he was elected as Chairman of the First Congressional District Committee of the Florida Democratic Party. In that role, he will sit on the Central Committee, the governing body of the state democratic party.