Editing Democratic National Committee (section)

===Deputy chairs===
This is an inactive position.

The deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee was re-established by [[Tom Perez]] in February 2017 after his win in the [[Democratic National Committee chairmanship election, 2017|2017 DNC Chair race]].

After a close victory over Minnesota Congressman [[Keith Ellison]], Perez appointed Ellison as deputy chair in an attempt to lessen the divide in the Democratic Party after the contentious [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016|2016 Democratic presidential primaries]], which saw conflicts between supporters of [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bradner|first1=Eric|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/25/politics/dnc-chair-election/|title=Perez wins DNC chairmanship|date=February 26, 2017|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=August 24, 2019|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612174248/https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/25/politics/dnc-chair-election/|url-status=live}}</ref> Perez was seen as being more in line with the Clinton wing, while Ellison was more in line with the Sanders wing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/140847/case-tom-perez-makes-no-sense|title=The Case for Tom Perez Makes No Sense|author=Chang, Clio|date=February 23, 2017|access-date=March 12, 2017|newspaper=[[The New Republic]]|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807193445/https://newrepublic.com/article/140847/case-tom-perez-makes-no-sense|url-status=live}}</ref> The role's revival in 2017 has been described by critics as largely titular and ceremonial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theslot.jezebel.com/thank-you-ida-b-wells-taught-us-and-we-walked-straigh-1792750809|title=Tom Perez Elected to Head DNC, Edging Out Keith Ellison|author=Evans, Lauren|date=February 25, 2017|access-date=March 12, 2017|newspaper=[[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]]|archive-date=March 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313131420/http://theslot.jezebel.com/thank-you-ida-b-wells-taught-us-and-we-walked-straigh-1792750809|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 8, 2018, Ellison resigned from the position due to his win in the [[2018 Minnesota Attorney General election|Minnesota Attorney General election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/keith-ellison-resigns-from-dnc-post|title=Keith Ellison resigns from DNC post|last=Lim|first=Naomi|date=2018-11-09|website=[[Washington Examiner]]|language=en|access-date=2019-08-24|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729193916/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/keith-ellison-resigns-from-dnc-post|url-status=live}}</ref> The position remains unoccupied.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Officeholder
!width=150|Term
!width=125|State
|-
|[[File:Evan Dobelle7.jpg|Evan Dobelle|100px]]
|[[Evan Dobelle]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dobelle gets party promotion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/544896282/ |newspaper=[[North Adams Transcript|The Transcript]] |date=June 19, 1980 |page=13 |volume=137 |issue=243 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121083428/https://www.newspapers.com/image/544896282/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Dobelle says Prop. 2½ not being properly applied |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/532934874/ |newspaper=[[The Berkshire Eagle]] |date=April 7, 1981 |page=15 |volume=89 |issue=273 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-date=January 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230121083428/https://www.newspapers.com/image/532934874/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|1980–1981
|[[Massachusetts]]
|-
|[[File:Alexis osec.jpg|Alexis Herman|100px]]
|[[Alexis Herman]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Alexis Herman's Background |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/261197372/ |newspaper=[[Montgomery Advertiser]] |date=March 17, 1997 |page=5A |volume=170 |issue=76 |edition=Final |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 18, 2023 |archive-date=January 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118172037/https://www.newspapers.com/image/261197372/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|1989–1992
|[[Alabama]]
|-
|
|Ben Johnson<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/ben-johnson|title=Ben Johnson {{!}} The HistoryMakers|publisher=The History Makers|access-date=2017-03-20|archive-date=March 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321082908/http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/ben-johnson|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Wensits20030808>{{Cite news |title=Former South Bend man named national Demo party official |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/511560923/ |newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]] |date=August 8, 2003 |last=Wensits |first=James |page=D1 |volume=131 |issue=153 |edition=Local |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125002635/https://www.newspapers.com/image/511560923/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|2003–2005
|[[Maryland]]
|-
|[[File:Mike honda.jpg|Mike Honda|100px]]
|[[Mike Honda]]
|2003–2005
|[[California]]
|-
|[[File:Susan Turnbull (53411631252).jpg|Susan Turnbull|100px]]
|[[Susan Turnbull]]
|2003–2005
|[[Maryland]]
|-
|[[File:Keith Ellison portrait.jpg|Keith Ellison|100px]]
|[[Keith Ellison]]
|2017–2018<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/08/dnc-leader-keith-ellison-steps-down-after-winning-minnesota-election/1936487002/|title=DNC's second in command steps down after winning attorney general race in Minnesota|work=[[USA Today]]|language=en|access-date=2018-12-14|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215025123/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/08/dnc-leader-keith-ellison-steps-down-after-winning-minnesota-election/1936487002/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Minnesota]]
|}