Jaime Ricardo Harrison (/ ˈdʒeɪmi / JAY-mee; born February 5, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician who is the chair of the Democratic National Committee. He was chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 2013 to 2017.

In 2013, Jaime was elected the first African American chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, a position he held until 2017, when he was appointed by DNC Chair Tom Perez as an Associate Chair of the DNC.

1 day ago · FILE - Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison speaks Nov. 2, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

1 day ago · As his time as chairman of Democratic National Committee comes to a close after a difficult election cycle, Jaime Harrison hopes people in his party come to "understand that you've got to be more ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison is not expected to seek renomination when the party holds a leadership vote early next year, according to two sources familiar with his...

WASHINGTON — Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison is frustrated, isolated and trapped in a job he long thought he wanted, according to party insiders, a dynamic driven by...

1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in the 2024 race.. In an interview with The Associated Press, Jaime Harrison reflected on why his party lost to Donald Trump and what might have happened had then-Vice President Kamala Harris had more time to campaign after Biden ended his ...

20 hours ago · The party’s committee members will meet Saturday to vote on a new slate of officers, chief among them the person who will replace outgoing chair Jaime Harrison, the former South Carolina ...

Nov 25, 2024 · Today, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee Jaime Harrison laid out the first steps in the election of the next generation of DNC leadership and announced the date of the DNC member vote for the incoming DNC officers – including the Chair, Vice Chairs, Treasurer, Secretary, and National Finance Chair – for February 1, 2025 in ...

Dec 6, 2024 · SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison delivered a steadfast defense of his party’s commitment to racial equity Thursday, drawing on his own identity as a Black man to push back forcefully against critics who say Democrats need to abandon “identity politics.”