Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) endorsed Democratic National Committee vice chair candidate David Hogg on Wednesday, referring to the candidate as a generational changemaker.
“I was there days after the Parkland shooting, organizing with him, other survivors, and parents to fight to make sure that what happened at Marjory Stoneman Douglas never happened again anywhere,” Frost said in a statement.
“Seeing his leadership then and working with him for many years since, has shown me how important he is to advancing this work, and why we need him to be the next Vice Chair of the DNC,” he continued.
Frost and Hogg have long been involved in the gun violence prevention movement. Hogg, who is a Parkland school shooting survivor, co-founded March for Our Lives following the mass shooting. Prior to serving in Congress, Frost was the group’s national organizing director.
Frost, 27, and Hogg, 24, are also of the most prominent Gen Z voices within the party. Frost is the youngest member of Congress.
In an interview with The Hill last month, Hogg cited Democrats’ losing ground with young voters as a motivating factor in his decision to run for vice chair.
“Frankly, we need to focus on building up our young people in the party and not in a way that is patting us on the head and just taking our votes for granted, but really giving us power in the party,” Hogg said.
