Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is running unopposed to serve as House Minority Leader starting in January — and is poised to become the first Black person to lead a major political party in Congress.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., ran unopposed for the position of House Democratic leader. He replaces Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who announced she would not run for the top leadership post after Democrats lost control of the House in the midterms.Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., ran unopposed for the position of House Democratic leader. He replaces Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who announced she would not run for the top leadership post after Democrats lost control of the House in the midterms.
He is expected to be elected as the minority leader along with Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., as his number two, and and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif as the third ranking leader. The new leadership team taking over should"lean in hard and do the best damn job we can for the people," he said. "I think that it was pretty clear to everybody that Pelosi, Hoyer and myself would be making an exit from the leadership very soon, either under our own, or somebody carried us out," Clyburn said.
Jeffries said after Democrats won back the majority in 2018 he, Clark, and Aguilar talked about joining the leadership table then and using the period to demonstrate they were up to the task to eventually move up the leadership ladder.Rep Jason Crow, D-Colo., told NPR"one thing I've learned in leadership is that you don't get to choose your moment. The moment presents itself, and it's up to you to decide how and when you're going to lead.
He acknowledged the caucus is"a big family, and an enthusiastic family and sometimes a noisy family." In a veiled reference to the House GOP conference and its allegiance to former President Donald Trump, Jeffries added"I'd much rather be a coalition than a cult."
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