Ken Martin, head of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, announced Tuesday that he is running for the job. He begins the contest with support from 83 members of the DNC, he said, almost one-fifth of the body. Martin confirmed his candidacy in a text to POLITICO. It was first reported by the New York Times.

Ken Martin, chairman of the Minnesota Democratic National Committee, is running for chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Leading his state party since 2011 and serving as vice chairman of the national party since 2017,

The chairman of Minnesota Democrats, he has longstanding connections to many of the Democratic National Committee members who will choose their next leader.