State Sen. James Skoufis announced Saturday his candidacy to become the next Democratic National Committee chairman.
The senator, who represents much of Orange County and the Catskills region, emphasized the bipartisan appeal in his announcement. Video posted to his X account.
“I've won three times on tough Trump turf. I've held the Democratic big tent together, never sacrificed our values, and won when governors faced red waves,” Skoufis said. said.
“When you outperform the top of the ticket by 24%, you know a thing or two about brass tackle campaigns,” he added, noting Vice President Harris’ election night debacle. .
Skofis will face off against Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chairman Ken Martin and former Maryland governor and former Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley.
The election to replace outgoing chairman Jamie Harrison will take place on February 1st.
If he wins, Mr. Skoufis will face declining party morale and the ruins of Mr. Harris' campaign, which has spent $1.5 billion in 15 weeks and is estimated to be $20 million in debt.
Top Democratic Party insiders like James Carville are demanding audits of the campaign's books.
But Mr. Skoufis is already gaining support among some New York state lawmakers, including Republican Congressional Leader Joe Borelli.
“Skoofis consistently outperforms Republicans in Republican suburban/rural districts (which is three times the size of the city Mayor Pete ran for Speaker in 2019, which worked out well for him, by the way) The DNC could probably use his advice right now,” Borelli said. said in X's post.
