Congressional leadership elections

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

Pelosi has essentially confirmed that she doesn't intend to run for the Speakership again by reiterating that she agreed to abide by the term limits even if they didn't pass.

She has been reelected as Speaker-nominee by voice vote along with Hoyer, Clyburn and Jeffries. Katherine Clark beat David Cicilline for Assistant Speaker (the No. 4 role), 135-92. Clark was Vice Chair of the caucus, ranking just below Jeffries beforehand; Cicilline was Policy and Communications Committee Chair (i.e. focused on messaging), two rungs below her and one rung below Cheri Bustos.

On the Republican side, the rumoured coup against McCarthy hasn't manifested. He's got his old job back, along with Steve Scalise, Liz Cheney, Tom Emmer and Gary Palmer. The new conference vice-chair is Mike Johnson, replacing Mark Walker; the new conference secretary is Richard Hudson, replacing Jason Smith.

In both parties, a mix of other roles are TBD.

[Not Me, Us]

I hope Clark continues to find success in House leadership. She'd be a great successor to Pelosi.

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

https://twitter.com/scottwongDC/status/1329457092529418242
He's vaulted up the ranks from being one of eight chief deputy whips to filling Katherine Clark's soon-to-be-vacated role. At 41 and having only been in Congress since the 2014 elections, I'd guess he qualifies as a rising star within the context of the Democratic Congressional leadership.

He beat Robyn Kelly to the job, 148-82.

Policy and Communications Committee Co-Chairs (previously serving under Cicilline) Cartwright, Dingell and Lieu have all been reelected to their roles by voice vote. The number of co-chairs here has actually been expanded to accommodate another and that spot has been claimed by Joe Neguse.

[brucejoel99]

So does Clark vaulting over Jeffries (No. 5) from the No. 6 to the No. 4 role on the leadership hierarchy foretell anything about the now-seemingly inevitable race between them to succeed Pelosi in 2 years' time? Because before now, it just felt assumed (what with Luján switching chambers & all) that Jeffries was the natural shoe-in for No. 1 when the Pelosi/Hoyer/Clyburn troika retires (as it's all-but-assured they will after 2022).

[RogueBeaver]

https://twitter.com/heatherscope/status/1329484476662112258

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

That seems to be a new role and a merger of the Junior Caucus Representative and Freshman Class Representative roles.