Democrats claim there are not enough diverse candidates seeking the Democratic National Committee chair, The Hill reported on Saturday.
"It is a bit jarring too, to where the gender diversity is in this race and the conversation, it's also way off," said Nate Snyder, a Latin Jew and former Department of Homeland Security official running in the race.
Among the other candidates vying for the DNC chair, which The Hill points out are white, include state party Chairs Ken Martin of Minnesota and Ben Wikler of Wisconsin, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, New York state Sen. James Skoufis, Robert Houton, a former Maryland Senate candidate; and 2024 Democrat presidential candidate Marianne Williamson.
Among the critics with diversity at top of mind in the DNC chair race include Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash, who steers the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
"I think that a lot of the state parties have not been particularly diverse," Jayapal said of state parties.
"I also think, like building the infrastructure of the party — the state parties — gives us a better bench when we get to the DNC chair," she added.
DNC vice chair candidate David Hogg voiced his concern that young people should have bigger roles in the party, telling The Hill: "The party needs to make sure that we are at the local level, the county level, the state level, and the national level, getting young people involved in these positions. [I'm] not saying they need to be the top of the party automatically, but just getting them the experience they need to be able to know how to get things done."
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