David Hogg's PAC Has Spent Millions on Consultants and Thousands on Workout Classes

"Hogg, the short-tenured former Democratic National Committee vice chair, left the DNC after only months in his position amid uproar over his stated intention of using Leaders We Deserve to primary Democratic incumbents. According to a new report from Axios, however, the Hogg-led organization has been a non-factor in Democratic primaries to date although it has proven a boon to the political consulting and workout class industry."

"Per Alex Thompson and Holly Otterbein, Leaders We Deserve, hasn't endorsed any challengers to Democratic incumbents in Congress and has been successful in just one of the meager three contests it has participated in. That lone success came in New York City's mayoral race, which saw Leaders We Deserve dole out $300,000 to a PAC supporting Zohran Mamdani, the eventual winner of the Democratic primary."

David Hogg left the DNC after only months amid uproar over his stated intention to use Leaders We Deserve to primary Democratic incumbents. Leaders We Deserve has not endorsed challengers to congressional incumbents and has won only one of three contests it entered. The PAC spent $300,000 to a group supporting Zohran Mamdani in New York City's mayoral primary, while Deja Foxx ($150,000) and Irene Shin ($5,000) lost by 39.5 and 45.4 points. The PAC spent about $2.5 million on political consultants, $1.1 million on digital ads for itself, and about $4,900 on ClassPass. Executive Director Kevin Lata projected each $1 invested will net $3–$5 by cycle end.

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