Democrats set to pick new chair as party grapples with Trump’s flurry of actions
Democrats will choose their next national party chair and leadership team Saturday, closing out a months-long debate over who is best suited to help the party rebrand and guide it through the next four years of the Trump administration.
Democrats elect Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as their national chair
Ken Martin succeeds Jaime Harrison, who declined to run for another term after Democrats lost to Donald Trump in the 2024 elections. Martin easily defeated Wisconsin party chair Ben Wikler, who was backed by leaders in Congress and top donors.
Democrats elect Ken Martin, head of Minnesota party, as next chair
The new leader for Democrats will be in charge of regrouping and unifying the party during a second Trump administration determined to reshape government.
Democrats pick Minnesota’s Ken Martin as new chair as party grapples with Trump’s flurry of actions
Ken Martin, the head of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, was decisively elected chair of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, beating a crowded field in the first round of voting to become the new face of a party struggling to find its footing during the second Trump administration.
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