House Democratic Leaders elected by the Democratic Caucus of the U.S. House for the 116th Congress. Front (l-r):
Katherine Clark,
Ben Ray Luján,
Steny Hoyer,
Nancy Pelosi,
Jim Clyburn,
Hakeem Jeffries,
Cheri Bustos. Back (l-r): Reps.
Joe Neguse,
Jamie Raskin,
Eric Swalwell,
Ted Lieu,
Debbie Dingell,
David Cicilline,
Matt Cartwright,
Rosa DeLauro,
Barbara Lee,
Katie Hill.
A leadership election was held by the United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus before the beginning of the 116th United States Congress on January 3, 2019. The election determined who will be nominated by the caucus for the speakership election as well as who would occupy other leadership positions within the House Democratic Caucus. The following positions were nominated or elected on November 29: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, House Majority Leader, House Majority Whip, House Assistant Majority Leader, Democratic Caucus Chair, and Democratic Caucus Vice Chair. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair, the Policy and Communications Committee's Chair and its three Co-Chairs, Junior Caucus Representative and Freshman Class Representative were elected the next day, and a third co-chair was added to the Steering and Policy Committee by the Leader.
DPCC Chair
This is a newly created position of the United States House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee which will rank above the three current co-chairs.
Candidates
- Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
Results
