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Newly minted Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is hitting the ground running.
In a memo released late Thursday, the DNC announced it raked in $9 million in grassroots fundraising in February, Martin’s first month on the job. That is the most the party has raised in February since 2021.
The haul was a result of a combination of emails, text and peer-to-peer messages, according to DNC Chief Mobilization Officer Shelby Cole.
The DNC is reporting that 200,000 donors from all 50 states contributed to the $9 million haul, with donations averaging $35 or less. The memo, authored by Cole, pointed out that the fundraising surge was the result of support for Martin’s leadership but also proof “Americans are ready to stand up and fight back against the Trump administration’s overwhelmingly unpopular agenda.”
Earlier this month, Spectrum News spoke with Martin about his vision for the party, which he said needed to get out of Washington and into the communities of Americans across the country.
"The best and surest way for us to slow down Donald Trump and his unimpeded path of power here is to win back the U.S. House, making Leader Jeffries, Speaker Jeffries,” he said then.
Martin also said the DNC will be shifting its strategy to campaign and organize year-round and that it was in the process of building up its war room.
"It’s a mindset change — it’s really making sure that we’re out there throughout all of our 50 states and our seven territories, competing up and down the ballot in every ZIP code across this country, it’s critical that we actually win again, and to do that, we have to organize everywhere," he said.
“The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been before, and we’ve got to get out there and take our case directly to the American people,” Martin added.
