ABC News has confirmed that David Hogg, a gun control advocate, co-founder of March for our Lives, and survivor of the Parkland school tragedy, is a candidate for the position of vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.
“I think this role is a great way of, for one, bringing newer voices into the Democratic Party,” Hogg said to ABC News. “I just want to be one of several of those voices to help represent young people
And also, more than anything, make sure that we’re standing up to the consulting class that increasingly the Democratic Party is representing instead of the working class.”
Three general vice chairperson positions and one vice chairperson for civic engagement and voter involvement are among the four vice chair positions available at the DNC.Given that Vice President Kamala Harris positioned herself.
As a “new generation of leadership” during her presidential campaign, Hogg’s age of 24 makes her significantly younger than the other announced contenders for the DNC head.
