‘It broke the rules:’ Tulsa woman fighting to be among leaders of the DNC

A Green Country woman is fighting to be among the leaders of the Democratic National Committee.

Kalyn Free was a candidate to be a vice chair within the organization, but lost to two men, and now she's looking to redo the vote. 

Free says if the DNC approves a new election, and she wins a vice-chair seat, then she would be the first Oklahoman and Native American to serve the Democratic National Party.

The vote to fill vice-chair seats

The Democratic National Committee held an election to fill three vice chair seats in February.

David Hogg, an activist, and Malcolm Kenyatta, a Pennsylvania state lawmaker, won.

Tulsa attorney Kalyn Free lost.

An unfair election

Kalyn Free says the election wasn't fair and wants a redo. 

"It broke the rules, but it set up a situation that gave a statistical advantage to the two men and made it mathematically impossible for the three women to be elected," she said

Free has been involved with the DNC for the last two decades and says the ballot was formatted incorrectly. Because of that, she believes Hogg wouldn't have won.

"He is never going to admit that he is sitting in a seat that he didn't--just does not deserve to be in," said Free. 

Hogg's side

Hogg has been working to unseat Democrats who have been in their positions for decades.

Hogg told CBS News, "It's impossible to ignore the broader context of my work to reform the party-and that the DNC has pledged to remove me."

Kenyatta's thoughts

A spokesperson for Malcom Kenyatta added he's concerned a re-vote will disenfranchise those who voted for him in February.

The reason to run

Free says she was inspired to try to be vice chair after helping with Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols win his election.

"If I'm on the DNC as vice chair, I'm going to be a champion for red states and for rural states. We cannot win across America until we start winning the hearts and minds of rural voters," said Free.

What's next

Free says she has to wait for the DNC to vote on whether to have a new election for the vice chair positions and doesn't know when that vote will take place.