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Democrats undertake generational change in the House of Representatives

2022-11-30T18:16:06.868Z


The party chooses Hakeem Jeffries as successor to Nancy Pelosi, the first African-American leader to lead a bench in the US Congress


Hakeem Jeffries, this Wednesday at the Capitol, in Washington.MICHAEL MCCOY (REUTERS)

The Democrats of the House of Representatives have chosen this Wednesday Hakeem Jeffries as leader of their parliamentary group to replace the veteran Nancy Pelosi, who announced her retirement after the Republicans took control of the House in the midterm elections held on November 8.

Jeffries, representative of New York, will serve as of January, when the new Chambers are constituted, and will be the first African-American to lead one of the two parties in the US Congress, in this case the Democratic minority.

It also represents the generational change within the Democratic

establishment

: in the face of Pelosi's seniority, with more than two decades of leadership in the House, Jeffries, 52 years old (30 years less than her predecessor), has led a meteoric career, since who in 2019 became the youngest Democrat to preside over his party's Caucus, a body that is in charge of electing its leaders within each of the houses of Congress, establishing discipline and training standards, and approving committees and their assignments.

The generational

surprise

in the leadership of the Democratic party is completed with the election of Katherine Clark, representative of Massachusetts, 59, to be in charge of party discipline, and Californian Pete Aguilar, 43, to chair the Democratic caucus.

The identity of each one of them is also a declaration of intentions of the probable future of the party: an African-American, a woman and a Latino assume the reins of a party monopolized until now by a white, male

establishment

, with a majority of surnames of Irish origin. or Italian, and of advanced age.

Until Pelosi's withdrawal, the other two deputy leaders of the House Democrats, Steny Hoyer and Jim Clyburn, were both in their 80s.

Jeffries, who has had no competition in internal party voting, has promised to maintain an "open attitude" in his relationship with the Republicans, who will presumably be led by Kevin McCarthy, pending the necessary votes to see his position confirmed in January. .

His election also occurs when the Democrats in New York demand responsibility for the poor electoral result that the majority of the Republicans in the House served practically on a platter, since four traditionally

blue

seats (the color that represents the Democrats ) passed into Republican hands on November 8.

The Senate will continue to be in Democratic hands, with a meager majority like the one it had been enjoying since 2020.

Ranking third so far on the House Democratic ticket, Jeffries represents New York's Eighth District, which encompasses areas of Brooklyn and Queens boroughs with remarkably diverse demographics.

A career lawyer, Jeffries was the declared candidate of Pelosi, who on Tuesday was named "

speaker

emeritus" by her co-religionists, to lead a two-year journey through the desert, until the next elections, with the Republican majority against her.

By confirming her withdrawal from the front line of legislative activity - starting in January she will be one more congresswoman, with her seat in San Francisco - Pelosi already pointed out that it was time to make way for the new generations.

Jeffries perfectly embodies the mood of the new Democratic party, the one that has not yet been born and that has had its main nursery in New York for years: a young formation, much more racially and demographically diverse, and with a more progressive discourse on political issues. social.

A current, still to crystallize, that in its day was led by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and that, at lower levels of representation such as the State and the New York City Council, has advanced positions remarkably.

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Source: elparis

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