Minnesota Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin has been elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Minnesota state party chair Ken Martin was elected on Saturday as the next leader of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) after securing more than 246 votes out of the 428 members who voted ...

James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who ran for DNC chair in 2017 against then former Obama Labor Secretary Tom Perez. Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland also ...

"I've interacted with a lot of these same reporters as a press secretary back in the day. So, when I walked into the room, I saw a lot of eye rolls and a lot of smirks and that is exactly what I ...

The DNC voted to elect Minnestota Democrat Party ... are used to ensure gender balance among seven offices: treasury secretary, national finance chair and vice chair for civic engagement and ...

Martin was the race frontrunner and leveraged deep connections within the 400 voting members of the DNC to win on the first ballot Saturday afternoon. He will replace outgoing chair Jamie Harrison.

The Democratic National Committee elected Ken Martin as its new chair on Feb. 1. Martin previously served as the chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party since 2011.

OXON HILL, Md.—The Democratic National Committee on Saturday picked a new chair to take the helm of a national party facing major challenges, marking its first significant decision since the ...

The DNC’s 448 voting members include hundreds of Democrats elected and selected through state parties, along with smaller numbers of appointees, elected officials, and representatives from party ...

Democrats on Saturday will pick their first new leader in the second Donald Trump era. But a lack of big names or any substantive clash of ideas suggests a party with little immediate inclination ...

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With Democrats out of power and searching for answers, the DNC just elected new leadership. Will they be able to figure out how to confront Trump and put forward a better governing agenda?