Russell Dana Feingold is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party,he was its nominee in the 2016 election for the same U.S. Senate seat he had previously occupied. From 1983 to 1993,he was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District.
Thomas Mark Barrett is an American diplomat and politician who has served as the United States ambassador to Luxembourg since 2022. He previously served as the 44th mayor of Milwaukee,Wisconsin from 2004 until 2021.
Donald L. Fowler was an American political scientist,professor,and political operative who served as National Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 1995 to 1997,alongside Chris Dodd as General Chairman during this same period.
Timothy W. Carpenter is an American Democratic politician from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. He has been a member of the Wisconsin Senate for more than 20 years,representing the Wisconsin's 3rd Senate district since 2003. His district comprises much of the south side of the city of Milwaukee. He previously served 18 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1985–2003).
Mark William Pocan is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 2013. The district is based in the state capital,Madison. A member of the Democratic Party,Pocan is co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus and chair emeritus of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. From 1999 to 2013 he served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly,representing the 78th district,succeeding Tammy Baldwin there,whom he also replaced in the House when Baldwin was elected to the U.S. Senate.
Raymond "Ray" Buckley is an American politician from the state of New Hampshire who currently serves as chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party. Buckley previously served as President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs,and as a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee. On December 21,2016 he announced his candidacy to be Chair of the DNC in its chairmanship election. He withdrew his candidacy February 18,2017.
The Democratic Party of Virginia is the Virginia affiliate of the Democratic Party based in Richmond,Virginia.
The High School Democrats of America (HSDA) is a student-led organization that seeks to mobilize young people and elect Democrats. HSDA student activists across the country engage in political activity of the Democratic Party.
Jeffrey T. Plale was an American politician and stockbroker. Plale served as the Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner. Earlier in his career he represented South Milwaukee in the Wisconsin State Senate (2003–2011) and Wisconsin State Assembly (1996–2003).
Christopher J. Larson is an American Democratic politician and a member of the Wisconsin Senate,representing southeast Milwaukee County since 2011. He was Senate minority leader from 2013 through 2014,and currently serves as Senate Democratic caucus chair.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 6,2012,alongside a U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Herb Kohl retired instead of running for re-election to a fifth term. This was the first open Senate seat in Wisconsin since 1988,when Kohl won his first term.
The 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to determine the governor and lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It occurred concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Wisconsin,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held August 9,2016.
The 2018 Wisconsin gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018. It occurred concurrently with a Senate election in the state,elections to the state's U.S. House seats,and various other elections. Incumbent Republican governor Scott Walker sought re-election to a third term,and was challenged by Democratic candidate and then-Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers,as well as Libertarian Phil Anderson and independent Maggie Turnbull. Evers,along with his running mate Mandela Barnes,managed to defeat Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch in a closely fought and widely watched race,ending the state's Republican trifecta.
The 2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election was held on February 25,2017,at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta to determine the next chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). It was the first contested DNC chair election since 1985.
Jaime R. Harrison is an American lawyer and politician who is the chair of the Democratic National Committee. He previously served as the chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 2013 to 2017. Harrison ran against incumbent senator Lindsey Graham in the 2020 United States Senate election in South Carolina,he was defeated by ten points.
Samuel Lauderdale Park is an American politician and lawyer,who was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in the 2016 elections. A member of the Democratic Party,he represents the 107th district.
The 2020 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that was held from August 17 to 20,2020,at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee,Wisconsin,and virtually across the United States. At the convention,delegates of the United States Democratic Party formally chose former vice president Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris of California as the party's nominees for president and vice president,respectively,in the 2020 United States presidential election.
The 2024 Republican National Convention was an event in which delegates of the United States Republican Party selected the party's nominees for president and vice president in the 2024 United States presidential election. Held from July 15 to 18,2024,at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee,Wisconsin,it preceded the 2024 Democratic National Convention,which took place from August 19 to 22 at United Center in Chicago,Illinois.
The 2025 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election is expected to be held on February 1,2025,at the party's winter meeting in National Harbor,Maryland,to determine the next chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Jaime Harrison has announced that he will not seek another term as chair of the party.
