Democrats from the 1st  Congressional District will meet on Saturday, April 21st to select delegates to the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Four male and four female delegates and an alternate will be chosen.

The caucus will be held  at Springfield College at 1 p.m, in the Judd Gymnasium.

Registered party members are eligible to vote.

Congressman Richard Neal will Chair the event.

According to Candy Glazer, the Chair of the Longmeadow Democratic Town Committee, 27 people are running to become delegates.

The Democratic National Convention will be held September 3-6 in Charlotte, where President Barack Obama will be renominated.