NEW YORK, NY – GNUSA/ [Photo: James Skoufis/FB]
New York State Sen. James Skoufis ended his bid to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, and endorsed Minnesota Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin for the post.
“While starting as a complete unknown outside of New York, I am proud of our aggressive campaign to deliver major change to the DNC and national party. Our message resonated with the large majority of DNC members who believe we can rebuild our party, rebuild trust with disaffected voters, refocus on working class priorities, and never cede even an inch of ground to Republicans”, said Skoufis in a statement. “As an outsider, I didn’t enter this contest with any DNC relationships, but leave it having driven much of the debate and having left deep impressions with both supporters and many uncommitted DNC members. I’m humbled by and thankful for the party faithful who believed in our truth-telling campaign”, he added.
Skoufis represents the 42nd State Senate District, which includes the city of Middletown, the town of New Windsor and West Point [Orange County].
He was first elected to the NY State Senate in 2018. He previously served in the State Assembly and Woodbury Town Board. He was reelected last November by 14 points to a fourth term.