Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten Resigns From DNC After 23 Years Following Removal From Rules Committee Under Chair Ken Martin

Randi Weingarten, president of the nation's largest teachers union and a longtime member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), resigned from her DNC position in June 2025, citing ideological differences with the party's leadership. Weingarten had served on the DNC for 23 years, including 16 years on its influential Rules and Bylaws Committee, from which she was removed earlier in the year by the new DNC chair, Ken Martin. Her departure followed internal conflicts, including her support for progressive activist David Hogg's call to primary Democrats deemed insufficiently progressive, a stance opposed by the new DNC leadership. Reports indicate that Weingarten and another union leader declined offers to remain as at-large members of the DNC, highlighting a growing rift between corporate Democrats and labor advocates. Despite her exit from the DNC, Weingarten remains a prominent and controversial figure in education policy as head of the second-largest teachers union, with critics expressing concern over her influence on school closures during the pandemic and opposition to school choice programs.