Editing Democratic National Committee (section)

== Membership and organization ==
The DNC is headed by a chairperson, five vice chairpersons, a treasurer, a secretary, and a national finance chair, who are all elected by vote of members of the Democratic National Committee itself.<ref name="charter">{{Cite web |title=DNC 2018 Charter |url=https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DNC-Charter-Bylaws-8.25.18-with-Amendments.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218185206/https://democrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/DNC-Charter-Bylaws-8.25.18-with-Amendments.pdf |archive-date=December 18, 2021 |access-date=February 25, 2019}}</ref>{{rp|5}}

According to its charter,<ref name=":1" /> the committee is further composed of:

# two representatives (including the chairperson) of each state committee or [[US territories|US territory]]
# 200 additional members apportioned to the states according to their population size (minimum two per state), elected either on the ballot by primary voters or by the state committee or caucus
# two additional members per US territory, selected by their Democratic parties
# the Democratic [[Parliamentary leader#United States|leaders]] in the US Senate and House of Representatives
# three Democratic [[Governor (United States)|governors]] (including the chairperson of the [[Democratic Governors Association]]), mayors (including the chairperson of the Democratic Mayors Association), county officials (including the chairperson of the National Democratic County Officials), state legislators (including the chairperson of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee), and municipal officials (including the chairperson of the Democratic Municipal Officials), respectively
# three representatives (including the presidents) of the [[Young Democrats of America]] and the [[National Federation of Democratic Women]], respectively
# two representatives (including the chairpersons) of the [[College Democrats]], the Democratic State Treasurers Association, the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association, the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, the Democratic Attorneys General Association, the National Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Committee, the National Democratic Seniors Coordinating Council, and the [[High School Democrats of America]], respectively
# eight representatives of the [[Democrats Abroad]] (including the chairperson), who each have half a vote
# up to 75 additional members elected by the committee.

[[File:Chicago delegation to the January 8, 1912 meeting of the Democratic National Committee.jpg|thumb|[[Chicago]] delegation to the January 8, 1912 Democratic National Committee]]All DNC members are [[superdelegate]]s to the Democratic National Convention, and their role can affect the outcome over a close primary race only if no candidate receives a majority of pledged delegates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/web/20180825183958//storyline/democrats-vs-trump/democrats-strip-super-delegates-power-reform-caucuses-historic-move-n903866|title=Democrats strip superdelegates of power and reform caucuses in 'historic' move|website=[[NBC News]] |date=August 25, 2018|access-date=March 4, 2023|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825183958/https://www.nbcnews.com/web/20180825183958//storyline/democrats-vs-trump/democrats-strip-super-delegates-power-reform-caucuses-historic-move-n903866|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> These delegates, officially described as "unpledged party leader and elected official delegates," fall into three categories based on other positions they hold:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://demrulz.org/wp-content/files/12.15.14_2016_Delegate_Selection_Documents_Mailing_-_Rules_Call_Regs_Model_Plan_Checklist_12.15.14.pdf|title=Delegate Selection Materials For the 2016 Democratic National Convention|date=December 15, 2014|access-date=May 19, 2016|archive-date=June 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605132558/http://www.demrulz.org/wp-content/files/12.15.14_2016_Delegate_Selection_Documents_Mailing_-_Rules_Call_Regs_Model_Plan_Checklist_12.15.14.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* elected members of the Democratic National Committee,
* sitting Democratic governors and members of Congress, and
* distinguished party leaders, consisting of current and former presidents, vice presidents, congressional leaders, and DNC chairs, are all superdelegates for life.
The DNC establishes rules for the [[caucus]]es and [[United States presidential primary|primaries]] which choose delegates to the [[Democratic National Convention]], but the caucuses and primaries themselves are most often run not by the DNC but instead by each individual state. Primary elections, in particular, are conducted by state governments according to their own laws. Political parties can choose whether to participate and accept the results of a state's primary election.<ref name="poljan6">{{cite web |author=Kashinsky, Lisa |date=January 6, 2024 |title=DNC blasts NH Dems over 'meaningless' primary |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/06/dnc-nh-primary-00134174 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106200829/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/06/dnc-nh-primary-00134174 |archive-date=January 6, 2024 |access-date=January 6, 2024 |work=[[Politico]]}}</ref>

An internal organization, the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC), convenes the state and territorial party chairs and vice chairs.<ref>{{Cite news |title=State Parties - Democrats |url=https://democrats.org/who-we-are/state-parties/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |work=Democrats |language=en-US}}</ref> The president of the ASDC serves concurrently as a vice chair of the DNC. [[Jane Kleeb]], chair of the [[Nebraska Democratic Party]] since 2016, was elected in 2025 as president of the ASDC, succeeding [[Ken Martin]] who had served as president since 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title=DFL chair reelected to lead Association of State Democratic Committees |url=https://kstp.com/politics/dfl-chair-reelected-to-lead-association-of-state-democratic-committees-january-21-2021/5985496/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210416095409/https://kstp.com/politics/dfl-chair-reelected-to-lead-association-of-state-democratic-committees-january-21-2021/5985496/ |archive-date=2021-04-16 |access-date=2025-02-16 |work=KSTP |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jr |first=Jose Flores |date=2025-02-02 |title=NDP Press Release - Statement on Chair Jane Kleeb Elected as ASDC President |url=https://nebraskademocrats.org/blog/ndp-press-release-statement-on-chair-jane-kleeb-elected-as-asdc-president/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=Nebraska Democratic Party |language=en-US}}</ref> The ASDC is assisted by the Association of State Democratic Executive Directors (ASDED), headed by Brad Martin (executive director of the [[Democratic Party of Oregon]]) since 2017. 

The DNC convenes at least once a year. An ''Executive Committee'' of roughly 65 members determined by the DNC is responsible for the affairs of the party and meets at least quarterly.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sweet |first1=Lynn |date=April 15, 2024 |title=Democratic party leaders meet in Chicago this week for pre-convention talks |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/15/democratic-national-convention-chicago-united-center-leaders-meet |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415235319/https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/15/democratic-national-convention-chicago-united-center-leaders-meet |archive-date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |work=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref> In addition, a National Advisory Board exists for purposes of fundraising and advising the executive. The present chair is [[Elizabeth Frawley Bagley]], [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Brazil|U.S. Ambassador to Brazil]].

=== Current leadership ===
[[Ken Martin (politician)|Ken Martin]], former chair of the [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party]], was elected chair in the [[2025 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election|2025 chairmanship election]] on February 1, 2025.<ref name="guardian-2125">{{cite news |last1=Greve |first1=Joan |title=Ken Martin elected new chair of Democratic National Committee |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/01/ken-martin-chair-democratic-national-committee |access-date=February 1, 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=February 1, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tomasello |first=Adrianna |date=2025-02-02 |title=DNC Members Elect New Slate of DNC Officers - Democrats |url=https://democrats.org/news/dnc-members-elect-new-slate-of-dnc-officers/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |work=Democrats |language=en-US}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Image
!Name
!Position
|-
| [[File:20201024_km_125_(cropped).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Ken Martin (politician)|Ken Martin]]'''
| Chair
|-
| 
| '''[[Reyna Walters-Morgan]]'''
| Vice Chair, Civic Engagement and Voter Participation
|-
| 
| '''Artie Blanco'''
| rowspan="3" | Vice Chair
|-
| [[File:Malcolm Kenyatta - Gov. Wolf Highlights $2.5 Million Capital Investment for Philadelphia LGBT Community Center Renovations - 52532446260 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Malcolm Kenyatta]]'''
|-
| [[File:David Hogg at the White House.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[David Hogg]]'''
|-
| [[File:Jane Kleeb.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Jane Kleeb]]'''
|Vice Chair, ASDC President
|-
| 
| '''[[Chris Korge]]'''
| Finance Chair<ref name="democrats1">{{cite web|author=Democratic National Committee|date=January 22, 2013|title=Democratic National Committee Elects New Officers at Meeting in Washington Today|url=http://www.democrats.org/news/press/democratic_national_committee_elects_new_officers_at_meeting_in_washington|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202162802/http://www.democrats.org/news/press/democratic_national_committee_elects_new_officers_at_meeting_in_washington|archive-date=February 2, 2013|access-date=January 25, 2013|publisher=Democrats.org}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Virginia_McGregor.jpg|100px]]
| '''Virginia McGregor'''
| Treasurer<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Leadership|url=https://democrats.org/who-we-are/leadership-2-2/|access-date=2024-09-16|website=Democrats.org|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[File:Jason_Rae_(34150912646)_(cropped).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Jason Rae]]'''
| Secretary<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/DNC/status/835647480574390273|title=Democratic Party on Twitter|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=2017-02-26|language=en|archive-date=November 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120164851/https://twitter.com/DNC/status/835647480574390273|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

Furthermore, the following non-voting officers execute administrative tasks within the DNC:
* Executive Director: [[Roger Lau]], former campaign manager for [[Elizabeth Warren 2020 presidential campaign|Elizabeth Warren for President]]<ref>{{Cite web|first=Brittany|last=Bowker|date=February 24, 2021|title=DNC announces several new hires, including Roger Lau, a former Elizabeth Warren staffer|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/24/nation/dnc-announces-several-new-hires-including-roger-lau-former-elizabeth-warren-staffer/|access-date=2021-04-06|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417104249/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/24/nation/dnc-announces-several-new-hires-including-roger-lau-former-elizabeth-warren-staffer/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-03 |title=Roger Lau named DNC executive director |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/roger-lau-named-dnc-executive-150300238.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Political Director: Alana Mounce, former executive director of the [[Nevada Democratic Party|Nevada State Democratic Party]]
* Chief of Staff: Anatole Jenkins, former national organizing director for [[Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign|Kamala Harris For The People]]