David Hogg slams 'fast-track' effort to oust him as DNC vice chair

Democratic National Committee DNC Vice Chair David Hogg on Monday slammed the Credentials Committee's decision to elevate a procedural challenge to his leadership position as the first policies to remove me from my position amid an ongoing intraparty dispute While this vote was based on how the DNC conducted its officers elections which I had nothing to do with it is also impossible to ignore the broader context of my work to change the party which loomed large over this vote Hogg noted as he described a country in situation and a Democratic Party asleep at the wheel I ran to be DNC Vice Chair to help make the Democratic Party better not to defend an indefensible status quo that has caused voters in almost every demographic group to move away from us The DNC has pledged to remove me and this vote has provided an avenue to fast-track that effort Hogg commented after the DNC Credentials Committee voted on Monday to elevate a vote challenging the vice chairs' leadership positions Kalyn Free a longtime Democratic Party activist submitted a complaint following the DNC's Feb officer elections in which Hogg and Malcolm Kenyatta were elected vice chairs Free alleged in her complaint that the DNC's tabulation method violated the charter's provision and parliamentary procedure and discriminated against three women of color candidates DAVID HOGG FACES CHALLENGE TO DNC ROLE AS PARTY TENSIONS ESCALATE I am disappointed to learn that before I became Chair there was a procedural error in the February Vice Chair elections The Credentials Committee has issued their recommendation and I trust that the DNC Members will rigorously review the Committee s resolution and resolve this matter fairly DNC Chairman Ken Martin commented in a announcement following the credentials vote DEMOCRATS' VICE CHAIR GETS ULTIMATUM STAY NEUTRAL IN PRIMARIES OR STEP DOWN FROM PARTY LEADERSHIPThe Credentials Committee on Monday detected the Feb balloting violated parliamentary procedure and voted to recommend the DNC conduct a new electoral process for the two vice-chair positions at this moment held by Kenyatta and Hogg The full DNC will now have an opportunity to vote and if approved will conduct a re-election One vice-chair position may be filled by a male and one may be a candidate of any gender according to the DNC If the DNC goes through with a re-vote only the candidates who were eligible for the third ballot during the Feb electoral process will qualify which includes Kenyatta Hogg Free Jeanna Repass and Shasti Conrad While Free's complaint was filed before Hogg stirred up DNC division for his brutal plan to primary incumbent Democrats in deep blue districts the fallout is the latest blow to the young Democratic leader Hogg pledged to donate million through his political action committee Leaders We Deserve to primary challenge specific older Democrats in blue districts Soon after Martin affirmed that the DNC would stay neutral in intraparty primaries giving Hogg the ultimatum to either rescind his vice-chair position or forego his political influence via his PAC Now Hogg is framing the DNC's vote as an expedited plan to remove him as vice chair But DNC personnel past and present revealed the procedural vote has nothing to do with Hogg personally This is not about David Hogg despite what he s saying It is gender balance It s in the rules that the officers need to be balanced between men and women The full DNC now gets to vote again If they like what Hogg is doing then that s great and he ll be re-elected It was disingenuous to not reveal his intentions the first time before they voted While it has nothing to do with him it s an elected position so now we ll find out if the party supports it or not which they very well may a former DNC official described Fox News Digital An additional former DNC official added in a report to Fox News Digital that either Hogg is wrong and misled members or they think he s doing the right thing Either way it ll be settled And he can t complain A re-vote is not forcing him out there are other procedures to do that if they chose to Kenyatta in a series of social media posts noted any reporter covering this as party retribution against David is full of s--- It is unfortunate as I believe we both won fairly there is no charge that we acted improperly However any story about this that neatly places this into a narrative about David Hogg is wrong I worked my a-- off to get this role and have done the job every day since I ve held it This story is complex and I m frustrated but it s not about davidhogg Even though he clearly wants it to be Kenyatta reported in a jab to his fellow vice chair facing expected re-election