Marcie Bianco '01, president of the Harvard College Democrats (HCD), was elected president of the College Democrats of Massachusetts yesterday during the statewide political organization's annual convention.

This marks the third year in a row that the head of the HCD has won the presidency of the 4,000-member statewide coalition. Former HCD presidents Marc Stad '01 and Joseph N. Sanberg '01 have held the top spot in the previous two years.

With 20 members present, Harvard had the largest delegation in attendance.

The convention, hosted by Boston College, drew more than 100 students from across the state.

It featured a series of debates and panels with Democratic leaders and activists, including former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, Massachusetts Democratic Party chair Philip Johnston and Clinton administration secretary of labor Robert Reich.

As incoming president, Bianco said she hoped to strengthen ties between the various chapters of College Democrats across the state, and also to increase diversity within Harvard's own chapter,

"In the past it's been a lot of white Sigma Chi males," she said. "This year we have females and that has been a big change."

The convention was ripe with opportunities to get involved in Democratic causes and campaigns.