A leadership election was held by the United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus before the beginning of the 118th United States Congress on January 3, 2023 following the retirement of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer. Jim Clyburn, the current House Majority Whip, is seeking another job within the Caucus. With Pelosi's retirement from the post, the Democratic Caucus will vote for a new leader for the first time in 20 years.

The following positions were nominated or elected on November 30: House Minority Leader, House Minority Whip, Democratic Caucus Chair, House Assistant Minority Leader, 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 also.

Nominee for Speaker

The Nomination for Speaker from the Democratic Caucus in the 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election became an open race when Incumbent Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she wouldn't seek any leadership positions.^[1]

Candidates

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Chair of the Democratic Caucus (2019–present)^[1]

U.S. Representative
Hakeem Jeffries
from New York

Declined

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Former and current Speaker^[1]
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Majority Leader^[1]

Results

Democratic Caucus Speaker of the United States House of Representatives nomination election, 2022

Party		Name	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries	Voice vote
Total votes				100.00

House Minority Leader

The Nomination for Leader of the Democratic Caucus or House Minority Leader became an open race when Incumbent Leader Steny Hoyer announced he wouldn't seek any leadership positions.^[1]

Candidates

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Chair of the Democratic Caucus (2019–present)^[1]

U.S. Representative
Hakeem Jeffries
from New York

Declined

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Former and current Speaker^[1]
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Majority Leader^[1]

Results

Democratic Caucus Minority Leader election, 2022

Party		Name	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hakeem Jeffries	Voice vote
Total votes				100.00

House Minority Whip

The House Minority Whip Election became an open race when Incumbent Whip Jim Clyburn announced he would seek the Assistant House Minority Leader position instead.^[1]

Candidates

Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), Assistant Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2021–present)^[1]

U.S. Representative
Katherine Clark
from Massachusetts

Declined

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip^[1]

Results

Democratic Caucus Minority Whip election, 2022

Party		Name	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katherine Clark	Voice vote
Total votes				100.00

Democratic Caucus Chair

The Chair of the Democratic Caucus became an open race when Incumbent Chair Hakeem Jeffries became term-limited.^[1]

Candidates

Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus (2021–present)^[1]

U.S. Representative
Pete Aguilar
from California

Results

Democratic Caucus Chair election, 2022

Party		Name	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pete Aguilar	Voice vote
Total votes				100.00

Democratic Caucus Vice Chair

The Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus Incumbent Pete Aguilar decided to run for a higher position.^[1] Reps. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)

Candidates

Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (2021–present)^[2]
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), House Impeachment Manager during Second impeachment of Donald Trump^[2]
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (2019–present)^[2]
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (2019–present)^[2]

U.S. Representative
Debbie Dingell
from Michigan
U.S. Representative
Madeleine Dean
from Pennsylvania
U.S. Representative
Joyce Beatty
from Ohio
U.S. Representative
Ted Lieu
from California

Results

Democratic Caucus Vice-Chair election, 2022
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Ted Lieu
	Democratic	Debbie Dingell
	Democratic	Joyce Beatty
	Democratic	Madeleine Dean
	Democratic	Blank ballot
	Democratic	Absent
Total votes

Democratic Assistant Leader

Candidates

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Outgoing Majority Whip (2007–2011, 2019–present)^[3]

U.S. Representative
Jim Clyburn
from South Carolina

Withdrew

Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), Former Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (2019–2021), and former Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (2017–2019)^[4]

U.S. Representative
David Cicilline
from Rhode Island

Results

Democratic Assistant Leadership election, 2022

Party		Name	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Clyburn	Voice vote
Total votes				100.00

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Bade, Rachael; Ross, Garrett. "POLITICO Playbook PM: Pelosi stands aside for 'a new generation'". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Hill Dems' hottest leadership ticket: House No. 6". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
^ "Cicilline to challenge Clyburn for leadership spot". The Hill. 30 November 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "Cicilline withdraws, clearing path for Clyburn to remain in leadership". December 2022.

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leaders
and
caucus
chairs

J. W. Stevenson (1873–1877)
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