The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is run by Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer.
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The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg ShowSep 12, 2026
The sources confirm Kirsten Gillibrand has chaired the DSCC since January 2025, and that Schumer appointed her and takes a hands-on role in recruitment and messaging, which supports the claim as a standard reading of 'run by.' The sources also show DSCC executive director Devan Barber handles day-to-day operations, which the claim does not address; as of 2026-09-12 the record.
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… Those are the other three Democratic candidates for US. Senate, and they all happens to be progressive, ah, far left progressive. Why do you think um, I think that the DSCC. Is run by, uh, Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, and they openly supported all of these candidates uh opponents in the primary. And so, they were supporting Haley Stevens over Abdul Sayed; they were supporting Angie Craig over Patty Flanagan; and Alex Vinman over Angie Nixon. …
The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Senate.gov's official list of campaign committee chairs shows Gillibrand (D-NY) as DSCC chair for 2025 to present.[2]
Supports. The Hill reports Schumer tapped Gillibrand to head the DSCC and that Schumer takes a hands-on role in recruiting candidates and setting Senate Democrats' campaign messaging strategy.[3]
Supports. AP reports that Schumer and the DSCC backed particular candidates in primaries such as Maine, consistent with Schumer directing the committee's strategy.[1]
Context. Devan Barber is the DSCC executive director, which indicates day-to-day operations are led by staff rather than by the chair or the party leader alone.[4][5]
Context. Under the Senate Democratic rules described by senate.gov, the Democratic campaign committee chair is appointed by the party leader, so Schumer's influence is formal as well as informal.[2]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 1Democrats differ on plans to win back the Senateapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2About Parties and Leadership | Campaign Committee Chairssenate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3Gillibrand to head Senate Democrats' campaign armthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC)influencewatch.org · not rated · cited for: context
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