Nancy Pelosi's successor?

[socaldem]

Speaker: Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Majority Leader: Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA)
Majority Whip: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
Caucus Chair: Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA)

I think that a combination of the following Democrats would also make good additions to the leadership team:

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
Rep. Reuben Kihuen (D-NV)
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-MA)

I really don't find Crowley or Hoyer appealing and Clyburn is too old...

[socaldem]

Ben Ray Lujan, Linda Sanchez, Joe Crowley, and Cheri Bustos all come to mind.

Cheri Bustos is likely to run statewide in Illinois at some point...

Though leader of the DCCC, I haven't heard all that much about Ben Ray Lujan... we had disappointing cycles in 2014 and 2016, so not sure why he has been kept on, honestly. Plus I thought he was just kind of a legacy back-bencher, his Dad being the boss of NM politics...

[socaldem]

Somebody from the midwest. Preferably someone outside the mainstream.

I think Mark Pocan would square the circle. Midwestern. Down-to-earth. Gay. I think he could appeal to the middle and also rake in $$ from the coasts...