Faiz Shakir jumped into the DNC Chair race just weeks before the vote. He shares why. Jan. 25, 2025. Read More

The strategist who managed Bernie Sanders’s presidential race says the party needs vision and conviction “to restore a deeply damaged Democratic brand.”

Mr. Shakir said his mission, should he win the post, would be to redefine the Democratic Party as the party of the working class.

Shakir, who ran Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, wants Democrats to focus more on working-class voters.

Faiz Shakir, who managed Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, is jumping into the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee.

A progressive strategist who led Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ last presidential campaign is launching an eleventh-hour bid for Democratic National Committee chair.

As two Midwesterners battle for control of the Democratic National Committee, they are making loud yet unverifiable claims about their levels of support.

Progressive strategist Faiz Shakir, who ran Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) presidential campaign in 2020, has announced a late bid to lead the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Citing a “lack of

Democrats are “being more measured because people are just so tired, so there isn’t the energy to stay at an 11 for the next four years,” said Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow. “My advice is, call it out, be blunt, but don’t shriek about it.”

Faiz Shakir, who led Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, is jumping into the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee — injecting a new candidate into the low-key contest. Shakir confirmed his candidacy in a text message to POLITICO. The New York Times first reported Shakir’s decision.

Two state party leaders with similar backgrounds are the front-runners in the race to decide the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee and help lead the party after losses in 2024. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party leader Ken Martin is widely seen as having the most support of DNC members ahead of the Feb.

Democrats left reeling after President Donald Trump's victory say that the party needs to work to win the trust of voters back after a tough election cycle.