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House Democrats voted this week to keep their top leaders in place for the next Congress, as the race to lead the national party kicked off with former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and Ken Martin, the head of the Minnesota state party, launching bids for Democratic National Committee chair.
As Democrats look to move forward from losing the White House and Senate in this month’s elections, DNC members are set to pick a successor to Jaime Harrison early next year. But Democrats on Capitol Hill will be on the front lines responding to the incoming Trump administration, especially in the narrowly divided House, with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and company poised to help chart the party’s next steps.
