David Hogg
David Miles Hogg (born April 12, 2000) is an American gun control activist and political strategist. since 2025, he has been serving as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.[2] He rose to prominence during the 2018 U.S. gun violence protests as a student survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, helping lead several high-profile protests, marches, and boycotts, including the boycott of The Ingraham Angle.[3][4][5][6] He has also been a target of several conspiracy theories.[7][8]
David Hogg | |
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 Hogg in 2023 | |
| Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee | |
| Assumed office February 2, 2025 Serving with Artie Blanco, Malcolm Kenyatta, and Reyna Walters Morgan | |
| Chair | Ken Martin |
| Preceded by | Various |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Miles Hogg 12 April 2000 (aged 25)[1] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Lauren Hogg (sister) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BA) |
| Known for | Gun control advocacy, boycott of The Ingraham Angle |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Organization | Never Again MSD, March for Our Lives, Leaders We Deserve |
Notable work | #NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line |
With his sister Lauren Hogg, he wrote #NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line, a book that made The New York Times Best Seller list.[9] They pledged to donate to charity all income from the book.[10]
Hogg was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018.[11] He is a co-founder of Good Pillow, a pillow manufacturing company,[12] and the founder of the Leaders We Deserve PAC.[13]
On February 1, 2025, he was elected vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, making him the first member of Generation Z to hold the position.
David Hogg stated on August 28, 2025, after the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting in Minneapolis, that Congress should increase funding to the CDC and the National Institutes of Health to study gun violence, and argued that this funding could be provided through budget rebalancing. David Hogg criticized Trump's record following the Parkland shooting.[14]
David Hogg Media
Hogg (center) speaking at a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17, 2018
David Hogg speaking at March for Our Lives
References
- ↑ Hayden, Michael (April 12, 2018). "Pro-trump Troll Shoots Up David Hogg Effigy With Assault Rifle, Gets Banned From Twitter". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/pro-trump-troll-shoots-david-hogg-effigy-and-gets-banned-twitter-884023. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ↑ "David Hogg elected vice chair of the DNC".
- ↑ "Student reporter interviews classmates hiding from gunman in Florida high school" (video). The Miami Herald. February 15, 2018. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article200277689.html. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ Prusher, Ilene (February 15, 2018). "A Student Started Filming During the Florida School Shooting. He Hasn't Stopped". Time. https://time.com/5161034/florida-school-shooting-survivor/. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ↑ Kirby, Jen (February 20, 2018). Florida shooting survivor explains how his generation can force a change on guns. Vox. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/20/17030294/florida-shooting-survivor-david-hogg-gun-control. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ↑ Washington Post, Alex Horton, April 29, 2018, The NRA said guns will be banned during a Pence speech. Parkland students see hypocrisy. Archived July 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 30, 2018
- ↑ Stanglin, Doug; Hayes, Christal (February 21, 2018). "Conspiracy theorists find Florida student activists too good to be true". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/02/21/conspiracy-theorists-find-florida-student-activists-too-good-true/358148002/. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ↑ Chavez, Nicole (February 21, 2018). School shooting survivor knocks down 'crisis actor' claim. CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/21/us/david-hogg-conspiracy-theories-response/index.html. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ↑ Weinberg, Emily (July 4, 2018). "A new generation's revolution: A teen reviews '#NeverAgain' book by Parkland survivors David and Lauren Hogg". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-neveragain-book-20180704-story.html. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ↑ Diaz, Johnny (June 20, 2018). "'We aren't doing this for money,' David Hogg says of new book on Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show'". Sun Sentinel. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/parkland/florida-school-shooting/fl-reg-david-hogg-and-sister-tonight-show-jimmy-fallon-recap-20180619-story.html. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ↑ "The Parkland Students: The World's 100 Most Influential People" (in en-us). Time. https://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5217568/parkland-students/. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ↑ Kornfield, Meryl. Parkland survivor David Hogg launches his own company in a 'pillow fight' against Mike Lindell. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/09/david-hogg-good-pillow-mike-lindell/. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ "Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg launches organization to guide a "new generation" into politics". CBS News. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "'You Are A Damn Coward!' Parkland Survivor Goes OFF At Trump On CNN Over Mass Shootings".