The 2025 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election was held on February 1, 2025, at the party's winter meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, to determine the next chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Jaime Harrison did not seek a second term as chair of the party. Ken Martin won the election on the first ballot with 246.5 votes.
On Saturday, February 1, DNC members voted to elect a new slate of DNC Officers including positions for Chair, Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation, three Vice Chairs, Secretary, Treasurer, and National Finance Chair. Without control of the White House or Congress, the new DNC chair, Minnesota's Ken Martin, will lead a Democratic Party that is still figuring out its future after a bruising election. DNC chair candidate Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, Feb.
1, 2025. The DNC's chair election marks a first step for a party looking to fill a void of leadership after the 2024 election. Dems elect Ken Martin to lead their anti-Trump strategy The chair of Minnesota's Democratic.
National Harbor, Maryland - Ken Martin, the chair of Minnesota's arm of the Democratic party, will become the new leader of the Democratic National Committee after winning during the first round. National committees Democratic National Committee (DNC) Ken Martin won the election for chairman of the Democratic National Committee on February 1, 2025, at the party's winter meeting. [4] [1] Incumbent Chairman Jaime Harrison did not seek re-election as chairman.
[5] [6] Nine individuals announced their candidacy for DNC chair: Quintessa Hathaway, 2022 candidate for Arkansas' 2nd. The DNC chair will be chosen by a small group of 448 party insiders at its winter meeting in National Harbor, Maryland on Feb. 1.
The Democratic National Committee chose Mr. Martin, the leader of the Minnesota Democrats, to help oversee a demoralized national party split over its future and its response to President Trump.
