David Hogg, who emerged on the political scene as an outspoken survivor of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla. was elected as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee this year. Now he is plotting to carry out a plan that has veteran Democrats raising their eyebrows: allocate funds to challenge lawmakers in safe seats and bring new, younger people to the forefront of the party.
Hogg has been vocal about his desire to invest in younger Democrats to primary career politicians, seeking to squelch a pervasive "culture of seniority politics" that has allowed what he describes as less effective lawmakers to continue to hold office at a moment of crisis.
