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SCHOOL'S OUT: Teachers' Union Prez Weingarten Resigns from DNC After 23 Years, 'I Appear to Be Out of Step'

posted by Hannity Staff - 6.16.25

Randi out at DNC.

According to multiple reports, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten has resigned from the Democratic National Committee after more than 23 years.

“I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging, and I do not want to be the one who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our tent and actively trying to engage more of our communities,” Weingarten wrote in her June 5 resignation letter.

From The Daily Wire:

Weingarten, who leads the nation’s second-largest teachers’ union, opposed DNC Chairman Ken Martin in February’s election. Upon becoming chair, Martin removed Weingarten from her longstanding position on the Rules and Bylaws Committee.

Weeks before Weingarten resigned, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees President Lee Saunders also stepped down from the DNC. On May 27, Saunders wrote that “public service workers are facing unprecedented attacks,” a challenge which “demands unwavering focus.”

“In that spirit, and with deep respect, I must decline your nomination to the DNC,” Saunders wrote, according to The Washington Post.

Saunders further explained his decision to resign in a statement to The New York Times, saying, “We must evolve to meet the urgency of this moment. This is not a time to close ranks or turn inward.”

“This amounts to the exit of two of the highest-profile union leaders aligned with the Democratic Party,” The New York Times’ Shane Goldmacher posted on X.

The two resignations mark the latest evidence of internal turmoil at the DNC.

Last week, two vice chairs were ousted, including 25-year-old activist David Hogg. Hogg spearheaded a controversial $20 million initiative—backed by Weingarten—to replace “out-of-touch, ineffective” senior incumbents with younger Democratic candidates.