State DFL Party Chair Ken Martin is now the chair of the Democratic National Committee, in charge of recruiting and organizing efforts against the Trump administration.
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.
DFLer Doron Clark was elected to the Minnesota Senate in a special election Tuesday for a heavily blue district covering northeast Minneapolis. The result officially breaks a 33-33 tie between Republicans and Democrats in the Senate.
A tie in the Senate should end Tuesday as voters decide who will fill the seat of the late Sen. Kari Dziedzic, who died of cancer last month.
Longtime Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin was elected chair of the Democratic National Committee Saturday in a commanding first ballot victory, vaulting him to the national stage while leaving a major hole to fill for local Democrats.
Ken Martin, a well-connected state party chair, took over the Democratic National Committee as the party searches for ways to win back power.
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Minnesota's Ken Martin elected DNC chair
Ken Martin, the Democratic Party's leader in Minnesota, was elected as the next chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Martin was elected Saturday morning in a vote by 448 members of the Democratic National Committee. His move to the national stage now sets up a contest for the role of Minnesota DFL 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.
The Democratic National Committee has selected a new chairperson after a disastrous 2024 election that saw Republicans take control Congress.
OXON HILL, Md. — Democrats on Saturday elected Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as the national chair, turning to a low-profile Midwestern political operative to coordinate their resistance to Donald Trump’s presidency.