‘We’re not just voting. We’re also running.’ David Hogg launches young candidate PAC

David Hogg speaks to gun control advocates during the March for Our Lives rally in Washington last year.

As David Hogg underwent his own political evolution, he witnessed a generation of young people find their political voice.

“For every year of Trump’s presidency, I think there was a new chapter of a social movement that was born,” the 23-year-old gun control activist told NPR, “whether it was the Women’s March, March for Our Lives, the environmental movement, or the movement for Black Lives.”

Now, as the organizers that cut their teeth on those movements become eligible to run for office, Hogg wants to support their campaigns. He is launching Leaders We Deserve, a hybrid political action committee backing candidates under 35 years old running for federal office and under 30 years old running for state office. Read more >>>.