Ken Martin, elected DNC chair in February 2025 for a four-year term, faces ongoing pressure from donors and some party officials over weak fundraising—the DNC sits in debt while the RNC holds over $100 million in reserves—and criticism of the party’s internal review of the 2024 election losses. Reports of operational missteps, including a reported email scam and internal tensions, have fueled calls for change, yet state party leaders and figures like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have publicly backed him. Removal requires a vote of DNC members, with little organized push before the November 2026 midterms. Attention now centers on the post-election winter meeting as a possible window for leadership discussions, though Martin has stated his intent to serve out his full term through 2029.