NEWFIELDS, N.H. (Fox News) — Filmmaker Ken Burns urges Democrats to restore New Hampshire as the lead-off primary state for the DNC’s 2028 presidential nominating calendar.

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• Burns, a New Hampshire resident, wrote a letter to the DNC advocating for the state’s historical significance in the primary process.
• New Hampshire was removed from the top spot in the 2024 calendar but still held the first primary.
• The DNC is discussing which states will lead off the 2028 calendar.
• The Rules and Bylaws Committee will decide on the 2028 calendar later this year.
  

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  Caption: Ken Burns speaks onstage during the New York premiere of PBS’s "The American Revolution," on Sept. 18, 2025, in New York City. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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  Caption: A sign marking New Hampshire’s century-old traditional role in holding the first-in-the-nation presidential primary is located across the street from the state’s capitol, in Concord, N.H. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

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  Caption: The Democratic National Committee is expected to decide on the order of its 2028 presidential nominating calendar later this year. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

  Paul Steinhauser, a politics reporter based in New Hampshire, covers the campaign trail nationwide.