WASHINGTON – House Leader Hakeem Jeffries won re-election as Democratic leader on Tuesday, drawing support from his colleagues despite the party’s inability to win. majority control Chamber in the November elections.
Jeffries, of New York, was selected during an internal party vote by House Democrats running at the Capitol.
Most of the Democratic leadership team is expected to be re-elected to the new Congress.
Jeffries remains in line to become House Speaker Highest ranking black elected official in Congress, and the first person to hold the post of party leader.
He was no longer in a position to win after Republicans came to power and won control with President-elect Donald Trump. White House, Senate and House,
While the Democratic leader will be the party’s nominee for House Speaker, the position is expected to go to Speaker Mike Johnson as Republicans retain the majority in the new year.
Jeffries and the House Democratic leadership work as a team — a trio of younger-generation leaders who took over after Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi stepped down from the leadership two years ago. Democratic Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts and Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar of California also won their reelection Tuesday.
House Democrats gained some seats in hard-fought areas, including Jeffries’ home state of New York and California. But they also lost seats elsewhere and failed to unseat some GOP incumbents, and overall little change in the house,
Republicans remain in the majority under Johnson by a very narrow margin – their numbers are shrinking in the new year Trump has tapped three GOP lawmakersElise StefanikMike Waltz and Matt Gaetz will serve in his administration.
Some need to be confirmed by the Senate.
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