# List of chairs of the Democratic National Committee

The chair of the Democratic National Committee is the party chair and de-jure leader of the Democratic Party.
The chair manages the day-to-day affairs and operations of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), prepares and conducts the quadrennial Democratic National Convention, and promotes the Democrat "party brand" and political platform, as well as assists in party fundraising and election strategy. The DNC chair also serves as a superdelegate to the Democratic National Convention and can affect the outcome over a close primary race only if no candidate receives a majority of pledged delegates.
The current officeholder is Ken Martin of Minnesota, who took office on February 1, 2025.

## Chairs of the Democratic National Committee

List of Democratic National Committee chairs :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | Term | State |
| | Benjamin Hallett | 1848–1852 | Massachusetts |
| | Robert McLane | 1852–1856 | Maryland |
| | David Smalley | 1856–1860 | Vermont |
| | August Belmont | 1860–1872 | New York |
| | Augustus Schell | 1872–1876 | New York |
| | Abram Hewitt | 1876–1877 | New York |
| | William Barnum | 1877–1889 | Connecticut |
| | Calvin Brice | 1889–1892 | Ohio |
| | William Harrity | 1892–1896 | Pennsylvania |
| | James Jones | 1896–1904 | Arkansas |
| | Thomas Taggart | 1904–1908 | Indiana |
| | Norman Mack | 1908–1912 | New York |
| | William McCombs | 1912–1916 | New York |
| | Vance McCormick | 1916–1919 | Pennsylvania |
| | Homer Cummings | 1919–1920 | Connecticut |
| | George White | 1920–1921 | Ohio |
| | Cordell Hull | 1921–1924 | Tennessee |
| | Clem Shaver | 1924–1928 | West Virginia |
| | John Raskob | 1928–1932 | New York |
| | James Farley | 1932–1940 | New York |
| | Edward Flynn | 1940–1943 | New York |
| | Frank Walker | 1943–1944 | Pennsylvania |
| | Robert Hannegan | 1944–1947 | Missouri |
| | Howard McGrath | 1947–1949 | Rhode Island |
| | William Boyle | 1949–1951 | Missouri |
| | Frank McKinney | 1951–1952 | Indiana |
| | Stephen Mitchell | 1952–1955 | Illinois |
| | Paul Butler | 1955–1960 | Indiana |
| | Scoop Jackson | 1960–1961 | Washington |
| | John Bailey | 1961–1968 | Connecticut |
| | Larry O'Brien | 1968–1969 | Massachusetts |
| | Fred Harris | 1969–1970 | Oklahoma |
| | Larry O'Brien | 1970–1972 | Massachusetts |
| | Jean Westwood | 1972 | Utah |
| | Bob Strauss | 1972–1977 | Texas |
| | Kenneth Curtis | 1977–1978 | Maine |
| | John White | 1978–1981 | Texas |
| | Charles Manatt | 1981–1985 | California |
| | Paul Kirk | 1985–1989 | Massachusetts |
| | Ron Brown | 1989–1993 | New York |
| | David Wilhelm | 1993–1994 | Ohio |
| | Debra DeLee | 1994–1995 | Massachusetts |
| | Chris Dodd (General Chair) | 1995–1997 | Connecticut |
| | Don Fowler (National Chair) | 1995–1997 | South Carolina |
| | Roy Romer (General Chair) | 1997–1999 | Colorado |
| | Steve Grossman (National Chair) | 1997–1999 | Massachusetts |
| | Ed Rendell (General Chair) | 1999–2001 | Pennsylvania |
| | Joe Andrew (National Chair) | 1999–2001 | Indiana |
| | Terry McAuliffe | 2001–2005 | Virginia |
| | Howard Dean | 2005–2009 | Vermont |
| | Tim Kaine | 2009–2011 | Virginia |
| | Donna Brazile (Acting) | 2011 | Louisiana |
| | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | 2011–2016 | Florida |
| | Donna Brazile (Acting) | 2016–2017 | Louisiana |
| | Tom Perez | 2017–2021 | Maryland |
| | Jaime Harrison | 2021–2025 | South Carolina |
| | Ken Martin | 2025–present | Minnesota |
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