David Hogg gives $100,000 to House Democrats' campaign arm after infuriating lawmakers

David Hogg's organization gave $100,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee after angering House Democrats with plans to back primary challengers against their older incumbents, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The donation addresses one of the central complaints of Hogg's detractors, particularly battleground district Democrats — that his efforts will draw resources away from the fight to retake the House.Hogg told the New York Times his group, Leaders We Deserve, will spend $20 million going after older House Democrats in solidly blue districts.Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.) previously told Axios: "I can think of a million better things to do with twenty million dollars right now."Driving the news: Leaders We Deserve made the donation on Thursday, two days after its primary efforts were first reported, a source familiar with the matter told Axios.The gift was first reported by Politico, though Hogg disputed the notion that he is "trying to make nice" with House Democratic leaders."This is not me playing nice. It is demonstrating my commitment to winning back the house and making Hakeem Jeffries the Speaker," the 25-year-old Democratic National Committee vice chair posted on X.Zoom in: Hogg suggested he will continue to go full bore with his efforts to drive out House Democrats' oldest members."We absolutely cannot wait for people to retire at their own leisure or to let them sit there and do nothing while the country is burning," he said in his social media post.Leaders We Deserve did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the donation.Zoom out: The DCCC announced Friday that it raised $36.9 million in the first three months of 2025.That figure put them narrowly ahead of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which brought in $36.7 million during the same period.

David Hogg's organization gave $100,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee after angering House Democrats with plans to back primary challengers against their older incumbents, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The donation addresses one of the central complaints of Hogg's detractors, particularly battleground district Democrats — that his efforts will draw resources away from the fight to retake the House.Hogg told the New York Times his group, Leaders We Deserve, will spend $20 million going after older House Democrats in solidly blue districts.

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.) previously told Axios: "I can think of a million better things to do with twenty million dollars right now.

"Driving the news: Leaders We Deserve made the donation on Thursday, two days after its primary efforts were first reported, a source familiar with the matter told Axios.The gift was first reported by Politico, though Hogg disputed the notion that he is "trying to make nice" with House Democratic leaders."This is not me playing nice.

It is demonstrating my commitment to winning back the house and making Hakeem Jeffries the Speaker," the 25-year-old Democratic National Committee vice chair posted on X.Zoom in: Hogg suggested he will continue to go full bore with his efforts to drive out House Democrats' oldest members."We absolutely cannot wait for people to retire at their own leisure or to let them sit there and do nothing while the country is burning," he said in his social media post.

Leaders We Deserve did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the donation.Zoom out: The DCCC announced Friday that it raised $36.9 million in the first three months of 2025.

That figure put them narrowly ahead of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which brought in $36.7 million during the same period..