ICYMI: Democrats Enthusiastically Elect Ken Martin as New DNC Chair 

February 1, 2025

Today, the DNC Membership elected Ken Martin, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Chair and Association of State Democratic Chairs President, as the new Chair of the Democratic National Committee. Chair Martin is committed to holding the Trump administration accountable, uniting and charting a new path for the Democratic Party, and fighting for working families.  

Here’s what media outlets are saying about the newly-elected DNC Chair Ken Martin…

Associated Press: Democrats elect Ken Martin, the party leader in Minnesota, as national chair

Key Point: “He is now one of the most important players in the Democratic Party’s comeback attempt as Trump pushes the limits of presidential power.”

Reuters: Democrats elect Minnesota’s Ken Martin as their new leader

Key Point: “A longtime Democratic strategist in Minnesota, Martin had called for restoring and augmenting the party’s national infrastructure in order to contest races across the country.” 

New York Times: Who Is Ken Martin, the New Leader of the D.N.C.?

Key Point: “Mr. Martin, a seasoned party operator who comes across as a low-key, mild-mannered Midwesterner, ran on pledges to broaden the party’s appeal — especially among working-class voters — and to ensure its ability to compete in races up and down the ballot, and across the country.”

Axios: Minnesota DFL chair Ken Martin elected as next leader of DNC

Key Point: “Why it matters: Martin, the longtime chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, wants to help the party get “back to basics” with a revamped messaging strategy aimed at winning back working-class voters who have drifted to the right.” 

Other media coverage…