Ken Martin elected new chair of Democratic National Committee

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor chair to lead party still reeling from extensive losses

Ken Martin, chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, won the crowded race to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday.

The move provides Martin with a powerful perch to determine the messaging and trajectory of a party that is still reeling from its extensive losses in the November election and confronting four more years of Donald Trump's leadership.