DNC chair race narrows after long-shot candidate eliminated, endorses Minnesota’s Ken Martin
A narrowing field of contenders to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee has rejected longtime contenders and endorsed Ken Martin, chairman of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
DNC Vice Chair Martin, who chaired the Association of State Democratic Party Chairs, was considered the frontrunner for the DNC’s work.
Martin received a standing ovation after New York State Senator James Scofis dropped out of the race and endorsed him. Politico reported Thursday morning.
In a statement to the newspaper, Scoffis said Martin would “recenter what’s most important to our party, expanding the map and rebuilding the once-larger Democratic tentpole, holding power outside the D.C. beltway and firing out-of-touch advisers.” room to the edge.”
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Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chairman Ken Martin speaks at the Minnesota DFL Party Election Watch Party at the InterContinental Hotel on November 5, 2024 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Christopher Mark June/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Democrats faced major setbacks in the 2024 election when former President Trump regained control of the White House and the GOP swept the Senate and held a slim majority in the House.
Martin told Fox News Digital last month that if he becomes chairman, the first thing he will do is “make a plan to win.”
Minnesota DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin, a leading contender in the race for Democratic National Committee chairman, at the DNC Executive Committee meeting Dec. 12, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
“And we need to start writing that plan, making sure we’re looking under the hood,” he said. “How much money do we have at the party? What are the contracts? Which contracts should we get rid of? And really, bringing all the stakeholders together is the biggest thing.”
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Two other top contenders in the DNC race are Ben Wickler, who has led the state Democratic Party in battleground state Wisconsin since 2019, and Martin O’Malley, a former two-term governor of Maryland and social services commissioner for the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate. Security management last year.
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Incumbent DNC Chair Jaime Harrison is not seeking another four-year term to lead the National Party Committee. The next chairman will be chosen when about 450 members of the National Party Committee meet for the DNC’s winter meeting on February 1 in Maryland’s National Harbor.
Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
