As my tenure comes to a close, the DNC is ready for the fight ahead [Message from Chair Harrison]

Dear DNC Members, 

While this week is my last as your Chair, I will always remain committed to the success and strength of this party. It has been a pleasure to see and speak with so many of you in person at the DNC Winter Meeting, and of the many important conversations we’ve had are questions about the financial state of the party. It is critical that we are in a strong position to take on the fights ahead – from holding Trump accountable for the harm he will inflict on the American people to electing Democrats up and down the ballot. 

Tomorrow, the DNC will file our FEC report, and on it you will see that:

• As we said immediately after the election, the DNC will report no debt and has not tapped into a line of credit. 

• The DNC is reporting more than $22 million cash on hand. This is almost 4 times as much as we had on hand at the end of the 2016 cycle. 

• On top of that, we have already raised more than $7 million to get a running head start for the 2028 convention.

• The rent for the DNC has been pre-paid into 2026 to ensure we are on stable footing.

• And we are well positioned to build on the more than $80 million in SPP and SPIF grants to state parties delivered during my time as Chair to ensure our state parties continue to have the resources to fight for Democrats on the ground in all 57 states and territories. 

When I began to plan for the end of my tenure as Chair, one of my guiding principles was to leave the party better than when I found it. I knew that a chief responsibility in this transition was to ensure the next generation of DNC leadership inherited a fiscally healthy organization. We had to engage in painstaking planning, and make very tough decisions, to meet that commitment. And we did.

I want to be clear: our financial health is strong, but as any candidate for this office knows, ongoing fundraising is critical to keeping the party in fighting shape. The party is entering a more challenging resource environment in the months ahead, and I am confident in our ability to meet this moment and deliver the resources that Democrats need to win. 

Together in this fight, 

Jaime Harrison
Chair, Democratic National Committee