Overview

• The DNC voted 294-99 to reconduct its February vice chair races amid allegations that the original vote disadvantaged female candidates.
• Voting will take place June 12-14 for the male vice chair position and June 15-17 for an open-gender vice chair slot.
• Kalyn Free filed the initial challenge in late February, arguing that the election process improperly favored male contenders.
• Tensions within the committee rose after leaked audio revealed Chair Ken Martin criticizing David Hogg’s involvement in primary contests.
• Both David Hogg and Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta remain eligible to run again as party members debate Hogg’s $20 million effort to unseat incumbents.