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List of House Democratic Assistants to the Leader. 1999–2003: Rosa DeLauro; 2003–2007: John Spratt; 2007–2009: Xavier Becerra; 2009–2011: Chris Van Hollen; List of House Assistant Democratic Leaders. 2011–2019: Jim Clyburn; List of Assistant Speakers of the House of Representatives. 2019–2021: Ben Ray Luján; 2021–2023: Katherine ...
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
On November 28, 2018, Jeffries defeated California congresswoman Barbara Lee to become chair of the House Democratic Caucus. [42] His term began when the new Congress was sworn in on January 3, 2019. [43] In this role, he was the fifth-ranking member of the Democratic leadership. [42]
The House Democratic Caucus is a congressional caucus composed of all Democratic representatives in the United States House of Representatives, voting and non-voting, [1] and is responsible for nominating and electing the Democratic Party leadership in the chamber.
The Constitution empowers the House of Representatives to impeach federal officials for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors" and empowers the Senate to try such impeachments. [78] The House may approve "articles of impeachment" by a simple majority vote; however, a two-thirds vote is required for conviction in the Senate. [79]
The conversation took place Sunday afternoon during a call convened by House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York. During the call, which lasted over an hour, Biden’s future as the ...
With the election of Hakeem Jeffries as leader of the House Democratic Caucus, this was the first House election since 2002 in which the Democratic Party was not led by Nancy Pelosi. Jeffries is the first African American in the history of Congress to serve as leader of either party, and the first congressman from New York to do so since ...
Republicans have better-than-even chances of winning a Senate majority, so a Republican House could provide him an iron grip on Washington, while a Democratic majority could serve as the party's ...