New York state Sen. James Skoufis is dropping out of the Democratic National Committee chair’s race — and has endorsed Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin.

New York state Sen. James Skoufis (D) ended his bid for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair and backed Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin for the post on Thursday. In a statement,

New York State Senator James Skoufis is dropping his longshot bid for chair of the Democratic National Committee.

New York state Sen. James Skoufis offered his endorsement to Ken Martin after dropping out of the race to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Skoufis, who pitched himself as an “outsider” anti-establishment force,

New York state Sen. James Skoufis dropped out of the race for DNC chair and endorsed Ken Martin, Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party chair.