DNC Chair Rebukes Vice Chair David Hogg’s Push to Unseat Incumbent Democrats

A political organization co-founded by Hogg is dedicating $20 million to primary Democratic incumbents.

Ken Martin, DNC chair candidate, speaks at the "Win With Workers" rally and press conference at the DNC Midwestern Candidate Forum in Detroit on Jan. 16, 2025. Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for One Fair Wage

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin on Thursday rebuked DNC Vice Chair David Hogg’s plan to fund primary challenges against some incumbents within his own party.

Hogg, a 25-year-old survivor of the Parkland High School shooting and one of the best-known DNC officials, and Leaders We Deserve, a progressive political organization founded by Hogg and others in 2023, announced the intention to primary Democrats on their website on April 15.