{"id":166672,"date":"2025-02-16T09:05:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T14:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=166672"},"modified":"2025-02-15T19:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T00:02:07","slug":"david-hogg-leverages-dnc-contact-list-to-solicit-money-for-his-own-pac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=166672","title":{"rendered":"David Hogg leverages DNC contact list to solicit money for his own PAC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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David Hogg didn’t take long to use his position, as DNC\u00a0 vice chair, to obtain money for his political action committee (PAC). This PAC, “Leaders We Deserve”, gives him $100,000 a year. Some DNC brass are not happy with Hogg’s action. They argue that DNC officials should be raising money for the DNC. The New York Posted contacted Hogg for a comment. Hogg hung up after telling them that he does not do interviews.<\/p>\n

From New York Post:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Barely two weeks into his tenure, Hogg has been leveraging DNC contact lists to blast out messages soliciting donations to his own political action committee — from which he draws more than $100,000 in compensation a year, according to Federal Election Commission records.<\/p>\n

“David Hogg here: I was just elected DNC Vice Chair! This is a huge win for our movement to make the Democratic Party more reflective of our base: youthful, energetic, and ready to win,” reads one of eight texts he sent out to the DNC’s vast database of phone numbers.<\/p>\n

Solicitation texts include a link to Hogg’s “Leaders We Deserve” PAC.<\/p>\n

“David Hogg — talk about living up to your name. A trough of DNC dollars all for him and he doesn’t seem to give an oink,” a top Democrat grumbled to The Post.<\/p>\n

Hogg co-founded “Leaders We Deserve” in August 2023 with the stated goal of electing young progressives to Congress and state legislatures across the country. It also provided him a six-figure income job right out of college.<\/p>\n

Since the PAC was founded, Hogg has pocketed more than $175,000, records show, with more than $20,000 in salary payments coming in December alone, the most recent month for which public data is available.<\/p>\n

While it’s not officially against the rules, personal PAC fundraising — instead of fundraising for the DNC — has rubbed some party brass the wrong way.<\/p>\n

“It’s especially important for all Democratic national officials to focus on raising support for the party and not using their position to raise money for themselves or their personal political PACS,” groused a second senior Democratic Party official. “It’s a stunning lack of judgment that is concerning to many people.”<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old came to public prominence as a survivor of the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, which left 17 people dead.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Levine, J. (2025, February 15). Newly elected DNC vice chair David Hogg using platform to solicit donations for his own PAC, insiders say: ‘Doesn’t give an oink’. New York Post<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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