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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 3, 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.
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ ˌ h ɑː ˈ k iː m / hah-KEEM; born August 4, 1970 [2]) is an American politician and attorney who has served as House minority leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023.
House Democrats voted Tuesday to keep their top leadership team in place, voicing overwhelming confidence in Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his top deputies exactly two weeks after a ...
Emboldened House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected to be the first Black American to head a major political party in Congress as long ...
House Democrats will elect new leadership Wednesday, with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries aiming to take over for Speaker Nancy Pelosi. House Democrats elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as leader, the first Black ...
The House Democratic Caucus, through its institutional antecedent, the Democratic-Republican caucus, was established on April 2, 1796, to stop a treaty with Great Britain which unfairly treated American sailors. For many years, through 1820, it nominated presidential candidates (before the era of national nominating conventions).
In a relative surprise, the Democratic Party lost three seats in the 2004 House elections, which coincided with Bush's reelection as president. [39] Focused on retaking the House majority in 2006, in her second term as minority leader Pelosi worked to criticize the Bush administration more effectively and to contrast the Democratic Party with it.