Overview

• DNC members voted 294-99 to void the February 1 vice chair election following a gender parity and procedural challenge by Kalyn Free.
• David Hogg announced he will not seek re-election, citing a “fundamental disagreement” with the party over the vice chair’s role.
• Hogg plans to devote his efforts to Leaders We Deserve, the PAC that committed $20 million to backing progressive primary challengers.
• DNC Chair Ken Martin, who was recorded criticizing Hogg in a leaked meeting, praised Hogg’s activism and wished him well upon his departure.
• With Hogg out, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is unopposed for the male vice chair slot and the DNC will vote on a new neutrality rule for party officers at its August meeting.