Hakeem Jeffries Makes Formal Bid to Succeed Pelosi as Top House Democrat
November 18, 2022
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as posted by the channelNew York Representative Hakeem Jeffries on Friday formally put himself in the running to become the House Democratic leader as the party undergoes a historic generational shift.
Jeffries, 52, would be the first Black party leader in Congress and would succeed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who announced Thursday that she was stepping down after almost two decades as the House Democratic leader.
Jeffries would become House minority leader in the next Congress, after Republicans won control of the chamber in the midterm elections by the slimmest of margins.
Two other lawmakers are bidding to replace the party’s top leaders, who also are stepping aside to make way for younger lawmakers. Massachusetts Representative Katherine Clark, 59, has put herself in the running to be the No. 2 Democratic leader and California Representative Pete Aguilar, 43, announced he is a candidate for the third-ranking post.
Pelosi in a statement Friday backed all three lawmakers. “A new day is dawning — and I am confident that these new leaders will capably lead our Caucus and the Congress,” she said.
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, 83, currently the second ranking House Democrat, and Majority Whip James Clyburn, 82, the No. 3 Democrat, both endorsed Jeffries for the top job. Clyburn announced Friday he was vying for the assistant to the leader post.
The selection process for Democratic leaders in the next Congress begins Nov. 30 and there has been no sign of a public challenge to Jeffries, Clark or Aguilar as Democrats rally behind them.
Jeffries, who long has been regarded as Pelosi’s heir in leadership, said in a letter to fellow House Democrats he would focus on taking back the House majority, “empowering” individual lawmakers and making security for them and their families a priority.
The mention of greater security comes on the heels of the attack last month on Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, at their San Francisco home, and what US Capitol Police say are rising threats on lawmakers.
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