DNC News and Resources

Dear DNC Member,

It was wonderful to see so many of you in Maryland for our Winter DNC Meeting last week! I am grateful to all of you for your support in allowing me to continue serving you - our DNC members - as your Secretary.

As we do after all of our DNC meetings, we’ve prepared a short report for you on our busy weekend. We hope this information is helpful to you in your work promoting the DNC and the work that the Party is doing.

The DNC met from January 30 - February 1, 2025 in National Harbor, Maryland for the Winter Meeting. The DNC Caucuses and Councils met throughout the day on Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31 to discuss their work going forward. They heard from a variety of speakers and elected officials and strategized for the work to engage their respective constituencies. 

In addition, the DNC Credentials Committee, Resolutions Committee, and Budget & Finance Committee also met on Thursday morning. They considered a variety of items of party business that were then forwarded to the full membership for approval.

The full DNC Membership met in General Session on Friday morning to approve the Rules of Procedure for the Party Officer Elections, which was approved by acclamation. During the General Session, the membership also adopted the Report of the Resolutions Committee which included the adoption of 45 resolutions. You can find the finalized resolutions packet here. The membership also adopted the Report of the Credentials Committee by voice vote. 

During this session, Chair Harrison provided moving remarks about his service to the DNC and thanked many of the officers, staff, and members for their support and all the work they have done for the Party.

On Saturday, February 1st, DNC Members convened to elect the new DNC Party Officers. The slate of new officers as elected are:

• Chair: Ken Martin, Minnesota

• Vice Chair for Civic Engagement and Voter Participation (CEVP): Reyna Walters-Morgan, North Carolina

• Vice Chair At-Large: 

  • Artie Blanco, Nevada

  • David Hogg, District of Columbia

  • Malcolm Kenyatta, Pennsylvania

• Secretary: Jason Rae, Wisconsin

• Treasurer: Virginia McGregor, Pennsylvania

• National Finance Chair: Chris Korge, Florida

After the conclusion of all Party Officers elections, Chair Harrison turned the meeting over to the new DNC Chair, Ken Martin. Chair Martin gave inspiring remarks on his vision for the Party. If you would like to watch the recorded livestream of the Party Officer elections, you may find it here. 

Additionally, the Association of State Democratic Committees met on Sunday, February 2nd to elect the new ASDC Officers. Jane Kleeb, the Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, was elected as the new ASDC President and DNC Vice Chair. The following Chairs and Vice Chairs were also elected to represent the ASDC on the DNC Executive Committee:

• Eastern Region Representative: Marguerite (Peg) Schaffer, New Jersey

• Midwestern Region Representative: Alicia Andrews, Oklahoma

• Southern Region Representative: Colmon Elridge, Kentucky

• Western Region Representative: Shasti Conrad, Washington

It was a wonderful weekend together. I am so grateful to so many of you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to join us. Over the course of the weekend, with our Caucus and Councils, Standing Committees, and General Sessions, we had a total of 26 official meetings take place. We also had 158 volunteers help, filing 239 volunteer shifts, and we had 827 guests register and attend. Thanks to everyone who helped to make our meeting a success! I particularly want to thank my staff in the Office of the Secretary for their work to execute on this meeting.

I can’t wait until we gather together again. As always, please let us know if you have any questions. I can be reached directly at RaeJ@dnc.org or on my cell at (715) 790-4334. You can reach my office at SecretaryOffice@dnc.org. 

Yours,

Jason

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Jason Rae (he/him/his)

Secretary

Democratic National Committee
 
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Dear DNC Members,

We wanted to send this email with some important instructions ahead of the General Session Meeting scheduled for 10:00 a.m. in the Maryland Ballroom. 

DNC Members will need to check-in at the DNC Member Table outside of the Maryland Ballroom to receive their voting materials. If you have not already registered for the meeting and received your “DNC Member Credential” you’ll also be able to do that there. The check-in table will open at 7:00 a.m. and you will be asked to show an ID. 

We recommend that members arrive early and allow plenty of time to pass through Security.

We have previously sent you a voting guide for the Officer Elections which you can find here, as well as a brief video about the elections here. You can also find the slide deck referenced in the video here.

All votes for the elections will take place via paper ballots. Each Member will be given stickers with their name and a unique code (i.e. “QWA”) to place on each ballot. The purpose of the stickers is to add an additional layer of verification while speeding up the counting process.

If you are holding a proxy, you will need to pick it up at the Proxy Table located inside the ballroom. 

Lastly, there are 450 certified voting DNC Members representing a total number of 446 votes.

As always, please reach out to PartyAffairs@dnc.org and SecretaryOffice@dnc.org with any questions. 

Thank you,

Secretary’s Office and Office of Party Affairs
Democratic National Committee
 

Dear DNC Member, 

We hope you had a great first day of our DNC Winter Meeting. We look forward to seeing you at tomorrow’s General Session at 8:00 a.m. in the Maryland Ballroom. You can find an updated agenda for Friday’s General Session here. You can also find an updated agenda for the Party Officer Elections on Saturday here.

Ahead of the General Session, I wanted to send you the reports from the DNC Standing Committees that met today and will be considered during the general session. Please see below for the reports. 

• Credentials Committee Report

• Resolutions Committee Report

Additionally, you can find the previously shared proposed Rules of Procedure for the Party Officer elections here that will also be voted upon.

As a reminder, please account for the security process time in your arrival, limit the size of any bags, and refrain from bringing sticks, poles and other instruments that could delay your arrival through security. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to me at RaeJ@dnc.org or my team at  SecretaryOffice@dnc.org with any questions or concerns. 

Yours, 

Jason

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Jason Rae (he/him/his)

Secretary

Democratic National Committee

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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 

Dear DNC Member, 

We are emailing to provide you with updates to today’s DNC Candidate Forum at Georgetown University. As a reminder, the forum will occur in Gaston Hall which is on the third floor of the Healy building on Georgetown’s campus. 

We want to reiterate that in order to ensure we have adequate space for DNC members and Georgetown students, we cannot guarantee guest admittance to the Chair’s forum for non-DNC members or Georgetown students. 

However, depending on capacity, we will release any remaining seats beginning at 7:15 pm for the Chair’s forum. These would be first come, first serve and will not be released before 7:15 pm. We will have a line at the check in area for folks interested in these potential seats. You will need to show a photo ID. 

Guests interested in attending should enter through the main entrance at Gaston Hall. All speakers and non-credentialed DNC members will go through the doors (A) up the stairs into Campus Ministry Hall to check in. Guests requiring accessibility accommodations will be directed to the left of the building to access the elevators (C). Please note, the main entrance to the building requires people to walk up three sets of stairs to enter Gaston Hall. Guests who are only planning on attending one or all of the other candidate forums and not the Chair’s race, please let the registration table know that when you arrive. 

We will have shuttles running from the Gaylord Resort starting at 2:00 pm ET for Members. Your DNC Member credential is required to get on the bus and into the forum. DNC Members will have their own dedicated entrance at the front door of the Healy Building. 

Thank you, 

Office of the Secretary
Democratic National Committee

Dear DNC Members,

We look forward to seeing you at the Gaylord National Resort tomorrow for the first day of our Winter DNC Meeting. As with all in-person events, the DNC prioritizes the safety of members, guests, and participants while maintaining an open and public event. Due to anticipated first amendment activity surrounding the Winter DNC meeting, there will be an increase in the security presence in and around the Gaylord Hotel as an additional precautionary measure. Members and guests should expect to see uniformed security and law enforcement officers patrolling in vehicles, on bikes and on foot, as well as K-9 activity. 

As an additional security measure, all attendees will be subject to a bag search and a hand wand or magnetometer scan upon entry. Please also keep your member credential visible at all times while in the meeting spaces.

Please account for the security process time in your arrival, limit the size of any bags, and refrain from bringing sticks, poles and other instruments that could delay your arrival through security. 

Should you observe something of concern, please inform the registration table, DNC staff wearing a blue staff credential, or Gaylord Hotel staff. If you have any questions while reading this email, please contact 202-989-5258. As always, thank you for your service to our party and for helping to make this meeting a safe and successful event. 

Office of the Secretary
Democratic National Committee

Dear DNC Member, 

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the DNC Winter Meeting later this week. You can find the latest schedule for the meeting here.

As a reminder, the DNC along with the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and MSNBC are hosting the final DNC sponsored officer candidate forum tomorrow, Thursday, January 30th on Georgetown’s campus in the historic Gaston Hall. 

DNC, MSNBC & Georgetown Institute of Politics Eastern Region Candidate Forum Schedule (Subject to change)

• National Finance Chair: 3:05 - 3:25 PM ET

• Treasurer: 3:35 - 3:55 PM ET

• Secretary: 4:05 - 4:25 PM ET

• Vice Chair for Civic Engagement  & Voter Participation: 4:35 - 5:20 PM ET

• Vice Chair (1 of 2): 5:30 - 6:20 PM ET

  • The Vice Chair Candidates randomly selected for Forum 1 are here

• Vice Chair (2 of 2): 6:30 -7:20 PM ET

  • The Vice Candidates randomly selected for Forum 2  are here

• Chair: 7:40 - 9:10 PM ET

A list of all qualified candidates can be found here. 

Because this forum will be offsite we wanted to reach out to remind  you of some with logistical information if you are planning on attending the forum. If you do not wish to attend in person, we invite you to watch the forum on MSNBC’s YouTube page. 

To ensure adequate space for DNC members, guests will not be able to attend the forum. You will need to have your DNC Member credential to get on the bus and into the forum. 

The DNC will be providing buses from the Gaylord National Harbor to Georgetown’s campus for DNC members. There will be reserved seating for Members in Gaston Hall on a first come, first serve basis so please plan on taking advantage of an earlier bus. We have ADA compliant buses and if you need an accommodation and have not already informed us please email SecretaryOffice@dnc.org.  
 

BUS SCHEDULE
*Arrive 10 min before bus departure

PICK UP AT GAYLORD TIMES
Meeting Point:  In front of the Woodrow Wilson Entrance of the Gaylord Hotel, outside the Maryland Ballroom.

There is a limited capacity on each bus - please plan accordingly to ensure you’re able to make the trip.

If you decide not to use the bus service, we recommend that you use a ride share service. Parking is not available. 

• The forum will occur in Gaston Hall which is on the third floor of the Healy building on Georgetown’s campus. 

• Your DNC Member credential is required  to get on the bus and into the forum. 

• DNC provided buses will drop you off at the entrance at O and 37th Street Northwest and it is about a 100 yard walk to the front doors of the Healy building. 

• DNC Members will have their own dedicated entrance at the front door of the Healy Building. 

• The main entrance to the building requires people to walk up three sets of stairs to enter Gaston Hall. 

• An elevator and accessible accommodations will be available for members who are unable to navigate the stairs. If you require an accommodation please email SecretaryOffice@dnc.org. 

• Food and metal water bottles will not be allowed in Gaston Hall but we will have water available both at the hall and on buses. 

• All DNC members will go through a magnetometer before getting on the bus to speed up security at Georgetown and will receive a wristband to indicate to the security staff at Georgetown that you have already been screened. 

  • Attendees should bring small or, preferably, no bags to the forum. If you bring a bag to the forum, it will need to be screened by Georgetown security before entering Gaston Hall. 

  • Please refrain from bringing sticks, poles and other instruments that could delay your arrival through security.

  • Candidate signs, placards, banners or noisemakers will not be allowed in Gaston Hall. 

• We anticipate some standard DC traffic on the route to Georgetown so please use the restroom before boarding the bus. 

Accessibility
ASL interpretation and CART captioning will be provided.

Dear DNC Members,

We are looking forward to seeing you in National Harbor for our Winter Meeting from January 30 - February 1! The full meeting schedule is here, as a reminder of important times and details.

We know many members have questions about the voting process on Saturday, so we wanted to share some information about our balloting process with you. 

Please review this information sheet and video before joining us for the meeting. You can also find the slide deck referenced in the video, here.

If you are unable to attend the Winter Meeting, you may submit a proxy for the General Session and Party Officer Elections through this form. As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Thank you,

Office of the Secretary 
Democratic National Committee

Dear DNC Member, 

We are looking forward to welcoming you to the DNC Winter Meeting later this week. You can find the latest schedule for the meeting here.

As you know, the DNC along with the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and MSNBC are hosting the final DNC sponsored officer candidate forum on Thursday, January 30th on Georgetown’s campus in the historic Gaston Hall. 

This forum will be focused on the DNC’s Eastern Region and questions from members of the Eastern Region will be prioritized. If you wish to submit a question, please do so hereno later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time Tuesday, January 28th. 

Moderators will determine a combination of questions submitted by DNC members, Georgetown University students and their own questions. Questions from the eastern region DNC members will be prioritized, but that does not mean that every question submitted will be asked. Ultimately, the moderator will determine the questions. 

DNC, MSNBC & Georgetown Institute of Politics Eastern Region Candidate Forum Schedule (Subject to change)

• National Finance Chair: 3:05 - 3:25 PM ET

• Treasurer: 3:35 - 3:55 PM ET

• Secretary: 4:05 - 4:25 PM ET

• Vice Chair for Civic Engagement  & Voter Participation: 4:35 - 5:20 PM ET

• Vice Chair (1 of 2): 5:30 - 6:20 PM ET

  • The Vice Chair Candidates randomly selected for Forum 1 are here

• Vice Chair (2 of 2): 6:30 -7:20 PM ET

  • The Vice Candidates randomly selected for Forum 2 are here

• Chair: 7:40 - 9:10 PM ET

A list of all qualified candidates can be found here. 

Because this forum will be offsite we wanted to reach out to provide you with some logistical information. We also invite you to watch  the  forum on MSNBC’s YouTube page. 

To ensure adequate space for DNC members, guests will not be able to attend the forum. 

Registration is not required but if you plan to attend the forum please RSVP here to help us ensure bus availability.

The DNC will be providing buses  from the Gaylord National Harbor to Georgetown’s campus for DNC members. There will be reserved seating for Members on a first come, first serve basis so please plan on taking advantage of an earlier bus. We have ADA compliant buses and if you need an accommodation and have not already informed us please indicate on this form. 

If you decide not to use the shuttle service, we recommend that you use a ride share service. Parking is not available. 

BUS SCHEDULE
*Arrive 10 min before van departure

PICK UP AT GAYLORD TIMES
Meeting Point:  In front of the Woodrow Wilson Entrance of the Gaylord Hotel, outside the Maryland Ballroom.

There is a limited capacity on each bus - please plan accordingly to ensure you’re able to make the trip.

 Know Before You Go for Candidate Forum 

• The forum will occur in Gaston Hall which is on the third floor of the Healy building on Georgetown’s campus. 

• Your DNC Member credential is required  to get on the bus and into the forum. 

• DNC provided buses will drop you off at the entrance at O and 37th Street Northwest and it is about a 100 yard walk to the front doors of the Healy building. 

• Parking is not available. If you prefer not to ride the buses, it is recommended that you call for an UBER, Lyft or Taxi. 

• DNC Members will have their own dedicated entrance at the front door of the Healy Building. 

• The main entrance to the building requires people to walk up three sets of stairs to enter Gaston Hall. 

• An elevator and accessible accommodations will be available for candidates or attendees who are unable to navigate the stairs. If you require an accommodation please indicate on this form.

• Food and drink will not be allowed in Gaston Hall but we will have water outside of the hall and on buses. 

• Attendees must be in their seats no later than 7:15pm ET (ten minutes before the Chair’s race is scheduled to begin) and because of production will not be able to enter after that time. 

• All attendees will be subject to security procedures including a bag search and hand wand.

  • As such, please account for the security process time in your arrival and please limit the size of any bags.

  • Please refrain from bringing sticks, poles and other instruments that could delay your arrival through security.

  • Candidate signs, placards, banners or noisemakers will not be allowed in Gaston Hall. 

• We anticipate some standard DC traffic on the route to Georgetown so please use the restroom before boarding the bus. 

Accessibility
ASL interpretation and CART captioning will be provided.

Dear DNC Member, 

Pursuant to the proposed Rules of Procedure, each candidate for DNC Party Officer was required to file with the DNC Secretary a nominating statement along with 40 nominating petitions from current DNC Members no later than 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 25, 2025.

As of 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 25, 2025, the following DNC Officer candidates have received 40 verified DNC Member signatures and submitted their nominating statement to the DNC Secretary.
 

DNC Party Officer Candidates – Qualified for Elections

The above candidates surpassed the threshold required for inclusion on the ballot for the DNC Party Officer elections on Saturday, February 1 and to participate in the DNC-sponsored Officer Candidate Forum on January 30. 

We will share additional information regarding the January 30th Candidate Forum and DNC Party Officer Elections in the near future. 

Should you have any questions, please contact us at SecretaryOffice@dnc.org. 

Secretary’s Office and Office of Party Affairs
Democratic National Committee
 

Dear DNC Members,

I am excited to see all of you next week for the Winter 2025 DNC Meeting from January 30 - February 1 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. This email serves as your official 7-day notice of our meeting. Please find additional information on the meeting below:

Meeting Schedule

You can find the current schedule for the meeting here. Please note, there have been some adjustments to the timing of the meetings on Thursday because of the Party Officer Candidate Forum. Should there be any additional changes we will notify you if and when it does.  

On behalf of Chair Harrison, you are cordially invited to a reception on Wednesday, January 29 at 6:00 p.m. prior to the start of our meeting the next morning. We hope you can join us. Please note space is limited. 

Caucus / Council Meeting Agendas

You can find the agendas for the Constituency Caucus meetings here, the Council meetings here, and the Regional Caucus meetings here.

Additionally, you will find the agenda for Friday’s General Session here and Saturday’s General Session here. 

Proxy

For those members unable to attend the upcoming Winter Meeting, you can fill out a proxy form for the General Session and Party Officer Elections here. You can fill out a proxy form for Constituency Caucus and Council meetings here. You can fill out a proxy form for the Standing Committee meetings here. Please note that a separate proxy is required for each individual meeting that takes place.

As proposed in the 2025 DNC Officer Elections Rules of Procedures, proxies for the Party Officer elections must be submitted to the Secretary’s Office 24 hours prior to the stated time of the meeting at which the vote in which the proxy will be voting will occur. DNC Members will also be able to submit proxies on site during the meeting; however, no proxy will be accepted by the Secretary while a vote is being conducted. We’ll provide additional information as we get closer to the meeting.

Party Business 

At the Winter DNC Meeting, the membership will conduct necessary party business that will include the Committee reports, the approval of the Rules and Procedure for the election of officers, and the election of the DNC Party Officers. You can find a copy of the proposed Rules of Procedure that was adopted and recommended by the Rules & Bylaws Committee here. 

Please note that there will be no elections for Caucus or Council leadership at the upcoming Winter meeting. Caucus and Council voting will occur at our next full DNC Meeting.

Resolutions

Pursuant to our rules, you can find resolutions that will be considered by the Resolutions Committee on Thursday, January 30 here. These resolutions will be joined by urgent and timely resolutions at the meeting. If you would like to add your name to any resolutions as a co-sponsor, please email PartyAffairs@dnc.org prior to commencement of the meeting of the Resolutions Committee where the resolution will be considered. All co-sponsors will be listed on the resolutions presented for consideration at the full DNC Meeting. 

Accommodation Request

An ASL interpreter and CART captioning will be provided for the Disability Caucus Meeting and General Sessions. To request additional reasonable accommodations for accessible participation for this in-person meeting, please let us know at SecretaryOffice@dnc.org.
 
Click here to read additional logistical and security measures as you prepare for the Winter Meeting.

We look forward to seeing you soon. Please let us know if you have any questions. I can be always reached directly at RaeJ@dnc.org or on my cell at (715) 790-4334. You can reach my Office at SecretaryOffice@dnc.org.

Yours,

Jason

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Jason Rae (he/him/his)

Secretary

Democratic National Committee

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Dear DNC Member, 

As a reminder, MSNBC and Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service will present the final DNC Party Officer Candidate Forum on Thursday, January 30th at 3:00 p.m. ET.

We are working with Council Chairs to make adjustments for their meetings on Thursday afternoon. There will be shuttles running on a loop from the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center and Georgetown University.  

The moderators for the Eastern Regional DNC Officer Forum include:

• MSNBC hosts Jonathan Capehart, Jen Psaki, and Symone Sanders Townsend will moderate the forum for Chair candidates.

• Creative Director of “MSNBC Live” Luke Russert will moderate the forum for Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation candidates.

• GU Politics Executive Director Mo Elleithee will moderate the forums for Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and National Finance Chair candidates. 

The full forum will be live-streamed on MSNBC’s YouTube channel beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET. 

If you are attending, please RSVP through this form. If you have any staff or guests attending the Forum, they should complete this form as well. 

All DNC Members are encouraged to submit questions for all forums using this form. Questions must be submitted at least 48 hours before the forum to be considered. 

Secretary’s Office and Office of Party Affairs
Democratic National Committee

Dear DNC Member, 

The last DNC Party Officer Candidate Forum will be held on Thursday, January 30 starting at 3:00 p.m. ET. The DNC is partnering with MSNBC and the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service to co-host our next in-person officer candidate forum in Washington D.C.
 

DNC Party Officer Candidate Forum

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Location: Gaston Hall at Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20057

Time: 3:00 p.m. ET 

If you are attending, please RSVP through this form. If you have any staff or guests attending the Forum, they should complete this form as well. The Forum will also be livestreamed on the DNC YouTube channel. 

The moderators for the Eastern Regional DNC Officer Forum include:

• Jen Psaki, Symone Sanders-Townsend, and Jonathan Capehart will moderate the forum for Chair candidates.

• Luke Russert will moderate the forum for Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation candidates.

• Mo Elleithee will moderate the forums for Vice Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and National Finance Chair candidates. 

All DNC Members are encouraged to submit questions for all forums using this form. Questions must be submitted at least 48 hours before the forum to be considered. 

This forum will focus on questions from DNC Members of the Eastern Region.

Secretary’s Office and Office of Party Affairs
Democratic National Committee