Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC, 6th District), who is the current Democratic whip, was Elected by affirmation as Assistant Leader, in the next Congress, after Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI, 1st District), launched a last-minute bid to run against him Wednesday.
Cicilline surprised Democrats with his 11th hour bid, saying in a Letter to his Colleagues, he believed it was important to have an LGBTQ Person in Leadership.
During a closed-door Meeting with Democrats on Thursday, he addressed his Caucus and announced he was withdrawing his name, paving the way for Clyburn to win by acclamation.
Clyburn is the only Lawmaker of the Top Three Democrats, who is staying in Leadership in the next Congress.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA, 12th district) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD, 5th District), announced weeks ago they would step down from Leadership and become Rank-and-File Members in the next Congress.
House Democrats chose Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY, 8th District), to succeed Pelosi as Leader of the Democrats in the Chamber next year, a historic move that will make him the First Black Person to Lead One of the Two Major Parties in either Chamber of Congress.
Jeffries ran unopposed as Leader, with Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA, 5th District), current Assistant Speaker, now Whip, and Rep. Peter Aguilar (D-CA, 31st District), previously Vice-Chair of the Caucus, and now will Lead the House Democratic Caucus.
Clyburn will be Fourth in line in Leadership now.
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