President Biden, on Friday, Nominated ex-Rep. Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM, 2nd District) to a Top Administration Post, the Agriculture Department Undersecretary of Rural Development, tapping a fourth House Democrat, but this time, the Nominee is a Former Member.
Torres Small Lost her Bid for a Second Term to Yvette Herrell (R) in the 2020 Election.
House Democrats, earlier in the year, expressed concern that the Administration’s desire to Fill Positions with House Democrats was Depleting their very Narrow Majority.
House Democrats now hold a Four-Seat Advantage over the GOP.
Earlier this year, New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland was Confirmed, in March, to Lead the Interior Department. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-1st District) Won a June Special Election to Fill the Seat, which was left Vacant for Three Months.
In addition to Haaland, former Democratic Reps. Cedric Richmond (D-LA, 2nd District) and Marcia Fudge (D-OH, 11th District) joined the Biden Administration earlier this year.
Richmond serves as Senior Adviser to Biden, and Fudge Leads the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA, 12th District) praised Torres Small’s Nomination in a Friday Tweet.
“Thrilled to hear @POTUS has nominated @xochnm to serve as USDA U-S of Rural Development,” the California Democrat tweeted. “In her home of Las Cruces & in Congress, Xochitl has dedicated years to advancing opportunity & prosperity, esp for our rural communities, so that all can share in the American Dream.”
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