A leadership election was held by the

United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus The House Democratic Caucus is a congressional caucus composed of all Democratic Representatives in the United States House of Representatives and is responsible for nominating and electing the Democratic Party leadership in the chamber. In its ...

before the beginning of the

118th United States Congress The 118th United States Congress is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington ...

on January 3, 2023 following the retirement of

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...

Nancy Pelosi Nancy Patricia Pelosi (; ; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who has served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2019 and previously from 2007 to 2011. She has represented in the United States House of ...

and

House Majority Leader Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are ele ...

Steny Hoyer Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1981 and as House majority leader, House Majority Leader since 2019. A Democrat ...

Jim Clyburn James Enos Clyburn (born July 21, 1940) is an American politician and retired educator serving as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina. He has served as House majority whip ...

, the current

House Majority Whip Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, also known as floor leaders, are congresspeople who coordinate legislative initiatives and serve as the chief spokespersons for their parties on the House floor. These leaders are ele ...

, 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 The 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election will take place on January 3, 2023, on the opening day of the 118th United States Congress, two months after the 2022 U.S. House elections. This will be the 128th speaker of ...

became an open race when Incumbent Speaker

announced she wouldn't seek any leadership positions.

Candidates

* Rep.

Hakeem Jeffries Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (; born August 4, 1970) is an American politician and attorney and leader-elect of the Democratic caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. Jeffries has represented New York's 8th congressional district, anchored in so ...

(D-NY), Chair of the Democratic Caucus (2019–present) File:Rep-Hakeem-Jeffries-Offical-Portrait-1638x2048 (cropped).jpg,

Declined

* Rep.

(D-CA), Former and current Speaker * Rep.

(D-MD), House Majority Leader

Results

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

House Minority Leader

The Nomination for Leader of the Democratic Caucus or House Minority Leader became an open race when Incumbent Leader

announced he wouldn't seek any leadership positions.

Candidates

* Rep.

(D-NY), Chair of the Democratic Caucus (2019–present) File:Rep-Hakeem-Jeffries-Offical-Portrait-1638x2048 (cropped).jpg,

Declined

* Rep.

(D-CA), Former and current Speaker * Rep.

(D-MD), House Majority Leader

Results

Democratic Caucus Minority Leader election, 2022

House Minority Whip

The House Minority Whip Election became an open race when Incumbent Whip

announced he would seek the Assistant House Minority Leader position instead.

Candidates

* Rep.

Katherine Clark Katherine Marlea Clark (born July 17, 1963) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. She has been Assistant House Democratic Leader (officially Assistant Speak ...

(D-MA), Assistant Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2021–present) File:Katherine Clark, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg,

Declined

* Rep.

(D-SC), House Majority Whip

Results

Democratic Caucus Minority Whip election, 2022

Democratic Caucus Chair

The Chair of the Democratic Caucus became an open race when Incumbent Chair

became term-limited.

Candidates

* Rep.

Pete Aguilar Peter Rey Aguilar (; born June 19, 1979) is an American politician serving as the United States representative from California's 31st congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, Aguilar was elected House Democratic Caucus chair on N ...

(D-CA), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus (2021–present) File:Pete Aguilar 117th congress.jpeg,

Results

Democratic Caucus Chair election, 2022

Democratic Caucus Vice Chair

The Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus Incumbent

decided to run for a higher position. Reps. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.)

Candidates

* Rep.

Joyce Beatty Joyce Marie Beatty (; née Birdsong, March 12, 1950) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013, and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus since 2021. A member of the Democrat ...

(D-OH), Chair of the

Congressional Black Caucus The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is a caucus made up of most African-American members of the United States Congress. Representative Karen Bass from California chaired the caucus from 2019 to 2021; she was succeeded by Representative Joyce ...

(2021–present) * Rep.

Madeleine Dean Madeleine Dean Cunnane (born June 6, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district. The district includes almost all of Montgomery County, a suburban county north of P ...

(D-PA), House Impeachment Manager during

Second impeachment of Donald Trump Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, was impeached for the second time on January 13, 2021, one week before his term expired. It was the fourth impeachment of a U.S. president, and the second for Trump after his first imp ...

* Rep.

Debbie Dingell Deborah Ann Dingell (; ; November 23, 1953) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has been the U.S. representative for Michigan's 12th congressional district since 2015. She is the widow of John Dingell, her predecess ...

(D-MI), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (2019–present) * Rep.

Ted Lieu Ted W. Lieu (; born March 29, 1969) is an American politician and Air Force Reserve Command colonel who has represented California's 33rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2015. The district includes much of weste ...

(D-CA), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (2019–present) File:Debbie Dingell Official Headshot.jpg, File:Madeleine Dean Official Portrait 116th Congress.jpg, File:Joyce Beatty congressional portrait 114th Congress.jpg, File:Congressman Ted W. Lieu Official Photo.jpg,

Results

Democratic Assistant Leader

Candidates

* Rep.

(D-SC), Outgoing Majority Whip (2007–2011, 2019–present) File:Jim Clyburn official portrait 116th Congress.jpg,

Withdrew

*Rep.

David Cicilline David Nicola Cicilline (; born July 15, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 36th mayor of Providence from 2003 to 2011, the first openly ...

(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) File:David Cicilline official photo.jpg,

Results

Democratic Assistant Leadership election, 2022

References

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