ST.PAUL — Minnesota DFL Chair Ken Martin announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19 that he will be running to be chair of the Democratic National Committee, which is expected to elect a leader in early 2025. In Martin’s announcement video , posted to his official campaign website Tuesday, he spoke directly to those he said may feel cast aside by Democrats.

Minnesota Democratic Party chair Ken Martin has formally announced his bid to lead the Democratic National Committee.

Martin O’Malley, the former Maryland governor and commissioner of the Social Security Administration, on Monday became the first person to announce a bid to lead the Democratic National Committee as the party plots a post-election path forward.