On the Airwaves: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Spectrum News<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cChair of the Democratic National Committee, Ken Martin, agrees with Patty that phone banking is crucial. He made an appearance, along with other local leaders in Boyle Heights, as part of a statewide push to get out the vote. \u2018Hi Christina, it’s Ken calling. I just wanted to leave you a message to remind you to vote in the upcoming election, to vote yes on Proposition 50.\u2019 Martin says the redistricting tug of war began when Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced his state would be redistricting in favor of Republicans. \u2018In every state they do this in, we’re going to respond in kind with the Democratic state. This is about our democracy right now, right? And again, this is about one party trying to disenfranchise voters, trying to take away the right to vote, and doing everything they can, \u2014 midstream \u2014 to rig an election because they’re about to lose.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Spectrum News<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cThe chairman of the Democratic Party, Ken Martin, tells Spectrum News he’ll be coming to Los Angeles to campaign for the ballot measure Thursday. \u2026 \u2018What we’re seeing from the Republican Party is an unconstitutional power grab, right, in a moment where they know they’re headed towards certain loss in 2026, they’re trying to change the rules midstream and rig the maps.\u2019 \u2026 \u2018I\u2019m going to be campaigning on the ground there, and I’ll be attending a bilingual phone bank to actually reach out to Latino voters throughout the state to educate voters about what this amendment is, what this proposition is, and what this will mean for again, California, and frankly, for the country. \u2026 \u2018I feel very optimistic based on what we are hearing already, activity on the ground, people understand what’s happening\u2026 I’ve always said in campaigns and elections, you run like you’re 20 points behind, even if you’re 20 points ahead, right? So these next two weeks, we’re going to do everything we can to win.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n KY-AM Radio<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong>\u201cDNC Chair Ken Martin says his party is backing their retention to counteract Republican efforts to unseat them. \u2018Republicans have destroyed the notion of a non-partisan race. Now we have Trump’s billionaire buddies trying to buy our courts.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In Print:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Los Angeles Times<\/strong><\/a>: Unions opposing Trump agenda pouring money into Proposition 50 campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Seema Mehta, 10\/24\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDemocratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin hosted a bilingual phone bank in Los Angeles on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018Make no mistake about what they\u2019re trying to do and why it\u2019s so important that we fight back,\u2019 Martin said. \u2018We\u2019re not going to be the only party with one hand tied behind our back. If they want a showdown, we\u2019re going to give them a showdown and in just a little under two weeks it starts right here with Prop. 50 in California.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spectrum News<\/strong><\/a>: Exclusive: DNC chair heads to California to stump for redistrict plan, says Democrats will ‘fight fire with fire’<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Cassie Semyon 10\/22\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDemocratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin will head to California on Thursday to stump for Proposition 50, which would temporarily redraw the state’s congressional districts to elect more Democrats, Spectrum News has exclusively learned. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018It’s shameful what’s happening, and Democrats and, frankly, independents and others are pissed off, and they\u2019re rolling up their sleeves, and they\u2019re saying we’re no longer going to bring a pencil to a knife fight at this point. We\u2019re going to fight fire with fire.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDuring his time in California, Martin will participate in a bilingual phone bank in Los Angeles to reach voters ahead of Election Day, which is less than two weeks away. \u2018We\u2019re trying to make sure people know how to vote, where to vote, what\u2019s at stake and what this will mean for the country,\u201d he said. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhile polls show California voters appear to be leaning in favor of Prop 50, turnout on Election Day will be the determining factor. Asked what happens if the ballot measure fails, Martin said Democrats would reevaluate, but he added that he feels confident about its chances of passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018I\u2019ve always said in campaigns and elections, you run like you\u2019re 20 points behind, even if you\u2019re 20 points ahead,\u2019 Martin said. \u2018I don’t believe anything. I drown out the polls. I drown out all the noise. And what I do is stay focused on the work ahead of us. And so these next two weeks, we\u2019re going to do everything we can to win, and we\u2019ll worry about the consequences if we lose after the fact.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018But we’re going to do everything we can right now to make sure we don\u2019t lose, because the stakes are so high.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spectrum News<\/strong><\/a>: DNC Chair Ken Martin talks California redistricting, Mamdani and governor races with Spectrum News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Cassie Seymon 10\/22\/25] <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDemocratic National Committee chair Ken Martin sat down with Spectrum News for a wide-ranging interview Tuesday evening ahead of Election Day to talk about next month\u2019s congressional redistricting special election in California, the New York City mayor\u2019s race and other consequential campaigns across the country. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018It\u2019s critical for our democracy,\u2019 said Martin. \u2018What we\u2019re seeing from the Republican Party is an unconstitutional power grab. In a moment where they know they’re headed towards certain loss in 2026, they’re trying to change the rules midstream and rig the maps.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018The Republicans wanted a showdown in Texas. We\u2019ve given them a showdown.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMartin is heading to Los Angeles on Thursday to stump for Prop 50 on the ground, with plans to attend a bilingual phone bank to try to drum up votes. While Prop 50 is the first attempt by Democrats to redistrict mid-decade, Martin promises it won\u2019t be the last if Republicans continue down this path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018If they do this in Ohio or Indiana or Missouri or Florida or some of the other states that they’re trying to do in it, we’ll find other Democratic states to counter as well,\u2019 promised Martin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n City & State PA<\/strong><\/a>: DNC, PDP chairs: PA Supreme Court retention races have national implications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Justin Sweitzer, 10\/24\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn a call with reporters 11 days ahead of the election, Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair Eugene DePasquale and Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin stressed that the retention races \u2013 in which voters will be asked whether to retain each justice for an additional 10-year term on the bench \u2013 will have sweeping national ramifications, especially if the three justices fail to secure new terms. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDePasquale told reporters that if the three justices fail to win their retention elections, the court, which hears cases related to election law and voting rights, could be thrown \u2018into chaos\u2019 if asked to hear election-related cases in the 2026 election cycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018This court has specifically stood up to make sure that every single vote gets counted,\u2019 DePasquale said. He added that the court has made major rulings related to the constitutionality of congressional maps, including in 2018, when it determined that the state\u2019s existing map was gerrymandered in violation of the state constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMartin made a similar point about the court and its potential to rule on future election-related cases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018The Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention races are among the most important elections in the nation this year,\u2019 he said. \u2018What happens on Nov. 4 can make all the difference in the 2028 presidential election.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMartin said the DNC has made \u2018significant six-figure investments\u2019 to support the justices\u2019 retention campaigns. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMini Timmaraju, the president and CEO of the reproductive rights group Reproductive Freedom for All, added on Friday that the retention elections could have a lasting impact on access to abortion and reproductive care in the state. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2018A single loss in this election could completely shift the balance of the court and put reproductive freedom in jeopardy from further attacks from state Republicans and Donald Trump,\u2019 Timmaraju said. \u2018So this is why it matters to us. This election will not just have immediate impact; it’s going to determine the future of access in Pennsylvania.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image_c68dc0.png?w=1024\")
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