WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US Representative Keith Ellison is officially a candidate for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), a statement from the congressman announced.
"I am proud to announce my candidacy for Chair of the Democratic National Committee,” Ellison said in the statement. “If given the opportunity to serve, I will work tirelessly to make the Democratic Party an organization that brings us together and advances an agenda that improves people’s lives.”
Ellison’s candidacy has been endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent who unsuccessfully sought the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, along with other prominent lawmakers from the party — Senators Charles Schumer, Elizabeth Warren and Harry Reid, along with Representative Raul Grijalva.
Clinton’s electoral-college loss to Republican Donald Trump in the November 8 election has thrown the Democratic establishment into tumult, including criticisms over campaign strategy and messaging.