Overview

• Former President Joe Biden’s newly disclosed cancer diagnosis has reignited concerns over age and health in Democratic leadership
• The deaths of three House Democrats since March, most recently Oversight ranking member Gerry Connolly, have narrowed the party’s majority and underscored demographic gaps
• DNC Vice Chair David Hogg is mobilizing to recruit younger progressive candidates and challenge long-serving incumbents
• The Democratic National Committee will vote in June on whether to rerun the vice chair election of Hogg and Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta amid wider generational tensions
• Veteran lawmakers such as Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Jan Schakowsky have announced plans to retire, emphasizing efforts to renew the party’s ranks