{"id":1744028,"date":"2022-11-18T12:19:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T17:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1744028"},"modified":"2022-11-18T12:49:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T17:49:07","slug":"hakeem-jeffries-announces-bid-to-succeed-pelosi-as-house-democrat-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hakeem-jeffries-announces-bid-to-succeed-pelosi-as-house-democrat-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries Announces Bid to Succeed Pelosi as House Democrat Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhakeem-jeffries-announces-bid-to-succeed-pelosi-as-house-democrat-leader%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1744028&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-hakeem-jeffries\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-N.Y.) has announced a bid for the top Democrat position in the 118th Congress, which would make him the successor to House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-nancy-pelosi\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries, 52, the\u00a0chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, announced his bid on Nov. 18 in a letter to Democrat colleagues (<a href=\"https:\/\/jeffries.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Jeffries-Letter-to-Colleagues.pdf\">pdf<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are projected to be in the minority starting January 2023, when new members are being sworn in, after Republicans flipped key seats in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>If elected minority leader, Jeffries said, \u201cI hope to lead an effort that centers our communication strategy around the messaging principle that values unite, issues divide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Issues have indeed divided Democrats over the course of the 117th Congress, with feuds between the progressive and moderate wings of the party having broken out regularly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must make sure that the perception of the Democratic brand matches up with the reality that we do in fact authentically share values that unite the Heartland, Urban America, Rural America, Suburban America and Small Town America,\u201d Jeffries stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis undertaking will not be easy. We must show up early and in unexpected places. It will require the involvement, creativity and input of every single House Democrat to be successful. Together, we can make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries concluded: \u201cI am grateful for the confidence that you have placed in me as the Caucus Chair during such tumultuous times. Building upon my leadership experience and our shared journey, I look forward to creating a better future together for all Americans and humbly ask for your support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries announced his bid after Pelosi\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/pelosi-announces-political-future-after-democrats-lose-house_4869395.html\">announced<\/a> that she would seek no leadership roles during the 118th Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA new day is dawning\u2014and I am confident that these new leaders will capably lead our Caucus and the Congress,\u201d Pelosi said in a statement on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>As chairman of the Democratic caucus, Jeffries currently is the fourth top Democrat in the lower chamber.<\/p>\n<p>House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) also said he would not seek a leadership role in the next Congress, while House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.)\u00a0 hinted he would follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>Clyburn later said he\u2019d seek the role of assistant Democratic Caucus leader.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries has been endorsed by Pelosi, Hoyer, and Clyburn. No challenger has emerged as of yet.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), 59, the assistant speaker, also announced Friday she\u2019d seek the whip position, or the number 2 House Democrat slot. Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), 43, the current caucus vice chair, said he would seek to replace Jeffries.<\/p>\n<p>The House Democrat leadership vote is slated to take place on Nov. 30.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4872124\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pelosi-and-jeffries-1200x791-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4872124\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-large wp-image-4872124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pelosi-and-jeffries-1200x791-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4872124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pelosi-and-jeffries-1200x791-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), left, listens to House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in Washington on Nov. 17, 2022. (Olivier Douliery\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<h2>Generational Change<\/h2>\n<p>Pelosi, Hoyer, and Clyburn\u2014all 82 or 83\u2014have been in power for years, with Pelosi becoming a senior party leader in 2003, Hoyer joining the year later, and Clyburn joining in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Younger Democrats have been agitating for change at the top. The caucus\u00a0includes three of the five youngest members of Congress\u2014including Reps.\u00a0Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), and Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.).<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0average age of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-house-democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Democrats<\/a> is 59 years old according to data from <a href=\"https:\/\/fiscalnote.com\/blog\/how-old-is-the-117th-congress\">FiscalNote<\/a>, and tensions have grown among the generations in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Generational fractures between the party\u2019s old guard and new Democrats first emerged as early as 2018, when Democrats extracted a pledge from Pelosi that she would not serve as speaker again. She later reneged on that promise, and was reelected speaker in the 117th Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi announced after Democrats\u2019 better-than-expected midterm performance that the time had come for her to honor that past promise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScripture teaches us that for everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven,\u201d Pelosi said on the House floor in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, the hour\u2019s come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect, and I am grateful that so many are ready and willing to shoulder this awesome responsibility,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-joseph-lord\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ttl7dayRJQ_WEB_JosephLord-copy.jpeg\" alt=\"Joseph Lord\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Joseph Lord is a congressional reporter for The Epoch Times.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-zachary-stieber\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/WEB_ZacharyStieber-1.jpg\" alt=\"Zachary Stieber\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zachary Stieber covers U.S. and world news for The Epoch Times. He is based in Maryland.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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