Pelosi, the first female speaker of the House, will pass the torch to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., 52, who is running unopposed for minority leader and will make history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a political party’s caucus in either chamber.
to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., 52, who is running unopposed for minority leader and will make history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a political party’s caucus in either chamber.
Rounding out the trio of new leaders is Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., 43, a Congressional Hispanic Caucus member and former mayor who is running unopposed for Democratic Caucus chairman — the role Jeffries has held for the past four years. Democratic Caucus Chair Xavier Becerra took an appointment as California's attorney general and then was named by President Joe Biden as health and human services secretary. Two of Pelosi's loyal deputies in leadership, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico, successfully ran for seats in the Senate once their options ran out.Others, including Steve Israel of New York, who led both House Democrats' campaign arm and communications shop, opted for retirement.
“Speaker Nancy Pelosi will go down as one of the greatest legislative leaders in American history,” said the Steering Committee Co-Chairs Eric Swalwell, Barbara Lee and Cheri Bustos. "By granting Speaker Pelosi this honorific title, we proudly celebrate her marble-ceiling-smashing and legendary public service.”
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