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Author and former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson announced Thursday her candidacy for chair of the Democratic National Committee.
“I am proud to announce that I will be running for Chair of the Democratic National Committee. To respond to the challenge of this moment, the Democratic Party needs to transform to publish on social media, with a link to a lengthy letter addressed to members of the Democratic National Committee outlining her ambitions for the office.
Williamson ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and 2024. In 2020, she withdrew from the election in January before the Iowa caucus after failing to meet ballot qualifications for several debates. In 2024, her best performance was 4% in the New Hampshire primary, behind Joe Biden, who received 63.8% of the vote despite not officially competing in the primary, and outgoing Rep. Dean Phillips, who received nearly 20% of the vote. %. She has completed her candidacy and entered the 2024 race twice before End her campaign For the third and final time in July.
She joins a growing field to replace outgoing President Jaime Harrison that includes former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who ran for president in 2016; Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor Party Chairman Ken Martin; Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler; and New York State Senator James Skoufis.