The National Federation of Democratic Women held elections for national leadership at its 46th annual convention in Atlanta, Ga.

Fountain Hills resident Carol Comito has been elected fifth vice president to lead the organization for the next two years.

Comito is an active member of the Arizona Democratic Party. She has been a state committee person for 10 of the past 12 years. She also serves as a precinct committee person. Comito was district chair and board member for four years and a co-chair for the LGBT caucus.

Comito moved into the vacated position of president of the AZFDW in February 2016 and in January was elected president for the Arizona Federation of Democratic Women. The AZ FDW will host the NFDW annual convention in 2018.

Comito has worked in many capacities with women's organizations for the past 25 years. Most notably the Business and Professional Women and now currently serving as the President of the Virtual Chapter of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs of the USA, an affiliate of the International BPW. She is co-chair of Liberal Ladies in Fountain Hills.

Comito is passionate about women taking on the leadership roles in government, business and nonprofits.

The National Federation of Democratic Women is the official women’s arm of the Democratic National Committee. Its mission is to elect Democrats up and down the ballot with a specific focus on Democratic women.