Overview

• David Hogg’s group, Leaders We Deserve, has launched a $20 million effort to back younger, progressive candidates in primaries against Democratic incumbents in safe seats.
• Hogg, 25, declined to sign the DNC’s neutrality pledge and has faced criticism from party leaders, including DNC Chair Ken Martin, who reaffirmed the party’s stance of non-intervention in primaries.
• House Democrats have expressed concerns that the initiative diverts resources from efforts to regain the House majority, with some calling the plan counterproductive.
• Hogg has defended the initiative as necessary for generational renewal, arguing that current leadership is failing to effectively respond to the Trump administration.
• Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, has voiced support for Hogg’s efforts, while some incumbents prepare to defend their seats or retire.