Majority Democrats

Majority Democrats
FormationJuly 2025; 1 year ago (2025-07)
Executive Director
Rohan Patel
Chairman
Jake Auchincloss
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Majority Democrats is a hybrid political action committee (PAC) and super PAC launched in July 2025 by elected representatives from the Democratic Party. The group is led by Rohan Patel, a former executive at Tesla and Obama administration official. The group largely consists of moderate Democrats, and its inaugural chairman is Jake Auchincloss.

According to The New York Times, Majority Democrats incorporates the ideas of Democratic adviser Seth London, which he had laid out in a post-2024 election memo. London is himself a part of the Majority Democrats initiative. Pennsylvania lieutenant governor Austin Davis has described the committee as a "big tent."

History

After the Democratic loss in the 2024 United States presidential election, news outlets like Politico and The New York Times reported on a four-page memo, dated November 11, addressed to "Discouraged Democrats", and written by former Obama administration, fundraiser and venture capitalist official Seth London. In the memo, London attributed the loss to identity politics, and suggested to build a faction within the party to support "charismatic, moderate officeholders" and advance market-friendly moderation, with observers seeing it as an attempt to revive Al From's DLC. The memo cited the DLC in calling for the creation of "a party within the party" to combat what he says was Democrats' excessive deference to progressive activists.

Majority Democrats was formed in July 2025 by a group of Democratic politicians in the aftermath of the election of Donald Trump. Its stated mission is to focus on "reshaping and growing the Democratic Party so that it can compete everywhere and improve the lives of the American people." The group consists of largely moderate Democrats in federal, state, and local office, including Ruben Gallego, Elissa Slotkin, Abigail Spanberger, Angie Craig, Brendan Boyle, Gabe Vasquez, George T. Whitesides, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Maggie Goodlander, Aftab Pureval, Ritchie Torres, and James Talarico. Approximately 30 politicians joined the effort at its launch.

In September 2025, the Boston Globe reported that Massachusetts congressman Jake Auchincloss would be the group's inaugural chairman. Auchincloss called the group's ideology "patriotic, productive populism". The group is advised by multiple Democratic communications officials, including Lis Smith and Matt Corridoni. Madison McEwans of Minnesota Reformer described it as "a group of centrists aiming to remake the party's image in the wake of Donald Trump's election". According to the same source, Majority Fund, reportedly close to Majority Democrats, donated more than $100,000 to the Minnesota 2026 Senate election candidate Angie Craig in 2025.

References

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  2. ↑ "Rohan Patel". Center for Climate Change Communication. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Mass. Rep. Jake Auchincloss will not challenge US Sen. Markey". masslive. September 17, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ "These local lawmakers think they can help solve the Democratic Party's identity crisis".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ Dayen, David (December 2, 2024). "Insider Memo Envisions a New DLC". The American Prospect. ISSN 1049-7285. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Comeback in '90s Offers Democrats a Bit of Hope. But Not Much". July 23, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "About Majority Democrats". majoritydemocrats.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Auchincloss rules out Markey challenge to focus on leading new national Democratic group - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ BURNS, JACK BLANCHARD with DASHA (October 16, 2025). "Playbook: Trump 3.0". POLITICO. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Craig more than doubles Flanagan's Q3 fundraising • Minnesota Reformer". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved October 16, 2025.