{"id":2370774,"date":"2024-11-19T11:48:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-democratic-chairman-ken-martin-joins-race-to-lead-the-dnc\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T11:48:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:48:42","slug":"minnesota-democratic-chairman-ken-martin-joins-race-to-lead-the-dnc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-democratic-chairman-ken-martin-joins-race-to-lead-the-dnc\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Democratic chairman Ken Martin joins race to lead the DNC"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminnesota-democratic-chairman-ken-martin-joins-race-to-lead-the-dnc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2370774&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ken Martin, the \u2064chairman of \u200bthe Minnesota Democratic Party, has announced \u2063his\u200b candidacy for the leadership of the Democratic National Committee\u200d (DNC). Having led the Minnesota\u2062 party since 2011 and served as vice chairman of the DNC since 2017, Martin has received endorsements from 83 DNC \u2062members, representing nearly a fifth\u2064 of the committee. \u2063He is also the president of\u2064 the\u200c Association of State Democratic Committees, advocating for \u200bstate parties at the national level.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d his campaign video, Martin\u2064 reflects on\u2063 his experience revitalizing the Minnesota Democratic Party,\u2062 which he claims was previously in \u200cdebt and disarray. He emphasizes the legislative achievements in Minnesota, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnsons-honeymoon-phase-comes-to-an-end-as-spending-bill-progress-hits-a-snag\/\" title=\"Speaker Johnson&#039;s honeymoon ends as spending bill progress stalls.\">paid\u2064 family leave<\/a>, affordable housing, and tax \u200crelief for the \u200dmiddle class. Martin positions\u200c himself as a candidate familiar with the workings of the DNC but\u2063 not a\u2064 typical Washington insider, expressing a commitment to rebuilding\u200c the party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Minnesota Democratic chairman Ken Martin joins race to lead the DNC<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1885058\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ken Martin, chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Minnesota<\/a> Democratic National Committee, is running for chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic National Committee.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Leading his state party since 2011 and serving as vice chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-pm-sold-out-fish-in-brexit-trade-deal-fishermen-say\/\" title=\"British PM sold out fish in Brexit trade deal, fishermen say\">national party<\/a> since 2017, Martin has already garnered the endorsement of 83 members of the DNC &mdash; nearly one-fifth of the body.<\/p>\n<p>Martin is also the president of the Association of State Democratic Committees, which lobbies the interests of state parties at the national level.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am running to serve as the Chair of the Democratic National Committee.<\/p>\n<p>When I took over <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinnesotaDFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MinnesotaDFL<\/a>, we were in debt and disarray. But we brought people together, built a winning coalition, and delivered results.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m ready to get to work to rebuild our party. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DvThAHVMA8\">pic.twitter.com\/DvThAHVMA8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Martin (@kenmartin73) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kenmartin73\/status\/1858857764040372723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In his campaign video, Martin touted Minnesota as a strong Democratic stronghold and how party leaders in the state have worked to pass legislation to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">create paid family leave<\/a>, affordable housing, and tax relief for the middle class.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s the thing, if you&rsquo;re looking for a creature of DC, that&rsquo;s not me, but I do know how the DNC works and how it isn&rsquo;t working,&rdquo; Martin says in the video. &ldquo;I know how to listen to the voters, to those who feel cast aside by Democrats, and to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fulfilled-prophecies-babylon-bee-releases-list-of-all-its-satire-that-came-true\/\" title=\"\u2018Fulfilled Prophecies\u2019: Babylon Bee Releases List Of All Its Satire That \u2018Came True\u2019\">people working hard<\/a> within our party with great ideas.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jaime Harrison, the current head of the DNC since 2017, announced after the election that he will not be seeking reelection.<\/p>\n<p>Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O&rsquo;Malley also stepped forward yesterday. Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler and Rahm Emanuel, former Chicago mayor and Obama adviser, have also been floated.<\/p>\n<p>The pending election comes as Democrats are reeling from losing control of&nbsp;both the White House and Senate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Martin told the <em>New York Times<\/em> that the DNC is dealing with a major &ldquo;branding problem.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the first time in modern history, the majority of Americans believe that the Republican Party best represents the interests of the working class and the poor and that the Democratic Party represents the interests of the wealthy and the elite,&rdquo; Martin said. &ldquo;&#8203;&#8203;And we&rsquo;ve got to do a better job of making sure people know that wherever they live, wherever they are from, no matter who they are, we&rsquo;re fighting for them, and we&rsquo;re their champion in this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1885058\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1885058\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota&#8217;s Ken Martin enters DNC chair race, gaining support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2370775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ken-Martin-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32923,7705,45303,5191,5698],"class_list":["post-2370774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-party","tag-dnc","tag-ken-martin","tag-leadership","tag-minnesota"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ken-Martin-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370774"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370778,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370774\/revisions\/2370778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}