Democratic Party
American political party
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| 2025 | Roberto L. Alves becomes Chairman of the Connecticut Democratic Party, serving from 2025 to present. |
| 2025 | Trump imposed the largest tariffs in American history since World War II, effectively raising taxes on corporations by the largest amount of any Republican president. |
| 2025 | Lindy Sowmick becomes Treasurer of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| 2025 | Quentin Wathum-Ocama becomes Outreach Officer of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| March 2025 | Richard Carlbom became the Chair of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party in March 2025, marking a new leadership period for the party. |
| 2025 | Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party since 2016, was elected president of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC), succeeding Ken Martin who had served as president since 2017. |
| 2025 | Dan Aymar-Blair becomes Dutchess County Comptroller |
| 2025 | Trump and the Republican Party began threatening, signing executive actions, and ordering investigations into political opponents, as described by The New York Times. |
| 2025 | Mitch McConnell stepped down as Senate Republican leader after 18 years (2007-2025), marking the end of the Republican establishment. |
| March 22 2025 | Lamont Bagby becomes chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, succeeding Susan Swecker. |
| March 22 2025 | Yassamin Ansari delivers the Weekly Democratic Address from the House of Representatives. |
| 2025 | YouGov poll revealed Democratic Party voters largely opposed Trump's tariffs, with minimal support for import tariffs on various countries and goods. |
| 2025 | Adam Fulton Johnson begins his tenure on the Santa Fe County Commission representing District 4. |
| 2025 | Yara Zokaie elected to Colorado House of Representatives, representing the 52nd district as a DSA member and endorsee. |
| 2025 | Kenya Gibson begins her tenure on the Richmond City Council representing the 3rd district. |
| 2025 | Tiffany Koyama Lane begins her tenure on the Portland, Oregon City Council representing District 3. |
| 2025 | Mitch Green begins his tenure on the Portland, Oregon City Council representing District 4. |
| 2025 | J.P. Lyninger begins his tenure on the Louisville City Council representing the 6th district. |
| 2025 | Wes Pelletier begins his tenure on the Portland, Maine City Council representing the 2nd district. |
| 2025 | Jesse Brown begins his tenure on the Indianapolis City Council representing the 13th district. |
| 2025 | Claire Valdez begins serving as a Democratic Socialists of America member in the New York State Assembly, representing the 37th district. |
| March 15 2025 | Brian Schatz from Hawaii (Senate) delivers the Weekly Democratic Address |
| March 13 2025 | Representative Raul Grijalva passed away, leaving a vacancy in the 7th Congressional District seat previously held by a Democrat. |
| March 2025 | Pew research revealed that 69% of Democrats now have an unfavorable view of Israel, a significant increase from 53% in 2022, reflecting growing skepticism about Israel's actions in the Gaza war. |
| 2025 | Jeanne Shaheen becomes Vice Chair of Steering & Policy Committee, serving from the 119th Congress to the present. |
| 2025 | Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota becomes Chair of the Steering & Policy Committee in the 119th Congress. |
| 2025 | Gallup poll shows Democratic Party composition as 9% conservative, 34% moderate, and 55% liberal. |
| March 8 2025 | Weekly Democratic Address was not delivered this week. |
| March 8 2025 | Andy Kim from New Jersey (House) delivers the Weekly Democratic Address |
| 2025 | Continued expansion of DSA state legislators, with new members like Gabriel Sanchez in Georgia, Claire Valdez in New York, Shaun Scott in Washington, Christian Phelps in Wisconsin, and others entering or continuing their terms. |
| 2025 | Several DSA representatives begin their terms, including Mike Siegel in Austin City Council (7th district), Wes Pelletier and Kate Sykes in Portland, Maine City Council, Tiffany Koyama Lane and Mitch Green in Portland, Oregon City Council, Jackie Fielder in San Francisco Board of Supervisors (9th district), Adam Fulton Johnson in Santa Fe County Commission (District 4), and Kenya Gibson in Richmond, Virginia City Council. |
| March 1 2025 | Brittany Pettersen delivers the Weekly Democratic Address from the House of Representatives, with her four-week-old son Sam appearing in the video. |
| March 1 2025 | Tom Udall from New Mexico (Senate) delivers the Weekly Democratic Address |
| February 2025 | During the Trump–Zelenskyy meeting, Donald Trump and JD Vance hostilely berated Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. |
| February 22 2025 | Weekly Democratic Address was not delivered this week. |
| February 22 2025 | Lucy McBath from Georgia (House) delivers the Weekly Democratic Address |
| 2025 | Larry Agran becomes Mayor of Irvine, California |
| 2025 | Gabriela Biro elected to New Orleans School Board for 2nd District |
| February 15 2025 | Jahana Hayes delivers the Weekly Democratic Address from the House of Representatives. |
| February 15 2025 | Patrick Leahy from Vermont (Senate) delivers the Weekly Democratic Address |
| February 8 2025 | Tim Kaine delivers the Weekly Democratic Address from the Senate. |
| February 8 2025 | Senate Democrats ceased holding their weekly addresses, transitioning to a format where only House Democrats continue to deliver bi-weekly addresses. |
| February 8 2025 | Barbara Lee from California (House) delivers the Weekly Democratic Address |
| February 5 2025 | Terry McAuliffe from Virginia delivers the Weekly Democratic Address as Democratic National Committee representative |
| February 1 2025 | George Whitesides delivers the first Weekly Democratic Address as the opposition since 2021. The address was recorded in a California neighborhood destroyed by the 2025 California wildfires. Whitesides was recently sworn in to Congress a month before the speech. |
| February 1 2025 | Ben Cardin from Maryland (Senate) delivers the Weekly Democratic Address |
| January 29 2025 | Ike Skelton from Missouri delivers the Weekly Democratic Address representing the House |
| January 2025 | Karen Liot Hill begins her term as Executive Council member for District 2, representing the New Hampshire Democratic Party. |
| January 25 2025 | Ted Lieu from California (House) delivers the Weekly Democratic Address |
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