Dozens of Democratic Candidates Decline to Back Hakeem Jeffries as Party Leadership Faces Growing Tension

Donavan McKinney, Mai Vang, Saikat Chakrabarti, and Patrick Roath — all of whom are running strong campaigns, many aimed at unseating long-time Democratic incumbents.

Harry Jarin, a firefighter challenging former House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), said, “The anger of the base right now is not being matched by Democratic leadership, and that’s continue reading …