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 endorsed Ken Martin because he respects his "vision, charisma, guts, and undefeated record in statewide races."

During a forum in Detroit that pitted candidates against one another, Democrats protected those still inside the tent.