House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's step away from leadership cleared the way for a new generation of Democratic leaders, including Brooklyn Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
will go to battle without Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., will remain on board, prospectively in the position as"assistant leader." However, that slot is outside the top tier of the House Democratic leadership hierarchy.Pelosi is 82, and it is doubtful that she plays minor league baseball, or makes some comeback into the leadership ranks, à la Jordan.
Republicans lost control of the House in 2006. Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., indicated he would not seek a leadership post for 2007. Hastert remained in office for slightly less than a year before resigning. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks at an event early Wednesday morning, Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington.
It was long thought that Pelosi’s departure would trigger a seismic shock on Capitol Hill. Her departure certainly registers on the political Richter Scale. However, the transition from Pelosi and Hoyer to a younger generation of leaders was velvet-smooth compared to what some political observers forecast for years.is poised to succeed Pelosi next year and become House Minority Leader. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., is slated to become Minority Whip.
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