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| 2025 | Sherrod Brown's term as U.S. Senator from Ohio ends, and Pete Buttigieg's term as Transportation Secretary concludes |
| February 1 2025 | DNC chair election held during the party's winter meeting, with 448 DNC members voting and a simple majority required to win. |
| February 1 2025 | Democratic National Committee held its chairmanship election at the winter meeting in National Harbor, Maryland. Ken Martin won the election on the first ballot with 246.5 votes, succeeding Jaime Harrison who did not seek a second term. |
| January 2025 | Four candidate forums featuring qualifying candidates were held to discuss the DNC chairmanship. |
| January 30 2025 | Eighth and final DNC chairmanship election debate hosted in Washington, D.C. by Democratic National Committee and MSNBC at 3:00 p.m. ET, with full candidate participation. |
| January 25 2025 | Deadline for prospective Democratic National Committee chair candidates to submit a nominating statement signed by 40 DNC members. |
| January 24 2025 | Seventh DNC chairmanship election debate hosted in Charleston, SC by Democratic National Committee and South Carolina Democratic Party at 6:00 p.m. ET, with some candidates absent. |
| January 23 2025 | Sixth DNC chairmanship election debate hosted virtually by Democratic National Committee at 2:00 p.m. ET, with some candidates withdrawing. |
| January 16 2025 | Fifth DNC chairmanship election debate hosted in Detroit, MI by Democratic National Committee and Politico at 7:30 p.m. ET, with some candidates withdrawing. |
| January 14 2025 | Fourth DNC chairmanship election debate hosted virtually by Brian Tyler Cohen and Leigh McGowan at 8:00 p.m. ET, livestreamed on YouTube, with Skoufis absent. |
| January 11 2025 | Third DNC chairmanship election debate hosted virtually by Democratic National Committee at 4:00 p.m. ET, livestreamed on YouTube with full candidate participation. |
| January 6 2025 | Second DNC chairmanship election debate hosted virtually by DNC Labor Council at 6:00 p.m. ET, livestreamed on YouTube with full candidate participation. |
| 2024 | Laphonza Butler's term as U.S. Senator from California ends, and Marcia Fudge's term as HUD Secretary concludes |
| 2024 | Marianne Williamson launched her second presidential campaign as a Democratic candidate. |
| 2024 | Robert Houton was disqualified from the Democratic National Committee chairmanship election after previously running in the 2024 United States Senate election in Maryland. |
| December 12 2024 | Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee met to vote on the chair election process. |
| December 7 2024 | First DNC chairmanship election debate hosted by Young Democrats of America in Boston, MA, featuring multiple candidates and livestreamed on YouTube at 4:45 p.m. ET. |
| November 25 2024 | Jaime Harrison officially announced he would not seek re-election as DNC chair following Kamala Harris's defeat in the presidential election. |
| November 6 2024 | Reuters reports that Jaime Harrison will not seek re-election as chair of the Democratic National Committee following the party's defeat in the 2024 United States presidential election. |
| November 6 2024 | An all-staff meeting was held to discuss the results of the 2024 presidential election and potential timeline for leadership vote, with a leadership vote initially scheduled by March 1, 2025. |
| 2023 | Martin O'Malley becomes commissioner of the Social Security Administration |
| 2022 | Rahm Emanuel became U.S. Ambassador to Japan, and Stacey Abrams was a candidate for governor of Georgia |
| 2021 | Pete Buttigieg became U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Laphonza Butler became president of EMILY's List, and Marcia Fudge became U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development |
| January 2021 | Jaime Harrison was elected chair of the Democratic National Committee following Joe Biden's presidential election victory. |
| 2020 | Pete Buttigieg was a candidate for president and ended his term as mayor of South Bend |
| 2020 | Marianne Williamson first ran for president as a Democratic candidate. |
| 2020 | Faiz Shakir serves as campaign manager for Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign |
| 2019 | Andy Beshear became governor of Kentucky, and Mallory McMorrow became a Michigan state senator from the 8th district |
| 2019 | James Skoufis began serving as a member of the New York State Senate, continuing his political career after previously serving in the New York State Assembly. |
| 2019 | Ben Wikler becomes chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party |
| 2018 | Stacey Abrams was a candidate for governor of Georgia |
| 2017 | Michael Blake served as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, and Pete Buttigieg was a candidate for DNC chair |
| 2017 | Ken Martin becomes vice chair of the Democratic National Committee |
| 2016 | Jason Paul becomes executive member of the Newton, Massachusetts Democratic City Committee |
| 2013 | Stacey Abrams transitioned to representing the 89th district in the Georgia House of Representatives |
| 2013 | James Skoufis started his tenure as a member of the New York State Assembly, representing his district until 2018. |
| 2011 | Stacey Abrams began serving as minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 84th district |
| 2011 | Ken Martin becomes chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
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