4 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in the 2024 race.. In an interview with The Associated Press, Jaime Harrison reflected on why his party lost to Donald Trump and what might have happened had then-Vice President Kamala Harris had more time to campaign after Biden ended his ...

Jaime Ricardo Harrison (/ ˈ dʒ eɪ m i / JAY-mee; born February 5, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2021 to 2025. He was chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 2013 to 2017.

4 days ago · FILE - Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison speaks Nov. 2, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Dec 6, 2024 · SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison delivered a steadfast defense of his party’s commitment to racial equity Thursday, drawing on his own identity as a Black man to push back forcefully against critics who say Democrats need to abandon “identity politics.”

6 days ago · NEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair on Saturday as the party seeks new leadership to guide Democrats through Donald Trump’s second presidency. Eight candidates have lined up to replace outgoing Chair Jaime Harrison.The contest will be decided at the DNC’s winter meeting in suburban Washington. This is not a flashy election, although big questions loom ...

Nov 25, 2024 · Today, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee Jaime Harrison laid out the first steps in the election of the next generation of DNC leadership and announced the date of the DNC member vote for the incoming DNC officers – including the Chair, Vice Chairs, Treasurer, Secretary, and National Finance Chair – for February 1, 2025 in ...

In 2013, Jaime was elected the first African American chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, a position he held until 2017, when he was appointed by DNC Chair Tom Perez as an Associate Chair of the DNC.

Nov 6, 2024 · Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison is not expected to seek renomination when the party holds a leadership vote early next year, according to two sources familiar with his...

The 2025 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election was held on February 1, 2025, at the party's winter meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, to determine the next chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Jaime …

2 days ago · Speaking to the Democratic National Committee, which met to select its new leadership this weekend, the outgoing chair, Jaime Harrison, attempted to explain a point about its rules concerning ...