A leadership election was held by the United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus before the beginning of the 116th United States Congress on January 3, 2019. The election determined who will be nominated by the caucus for the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election, 2019, speakership election as well as who would occupy other leadership positions within the House Democratic Caucus. The following positions were nominated or elected on November 29: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, House Majority Leader, House Majority Whip, House Assistant Majority Leader, Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives, Democratic Caucus Chair, and Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman of the United States House of Representatives, Democratic Caucus Vice Chair. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 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 the next day, and a third co-chair was added to the Steering and Policy Committee by the Leader.

Nominee for Speaker

Candidates

* Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Minority Leader and former and current Speaker File:Nancy Pelosi 2012.jpg,

Potential candidates

* Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition (''supported Pelosi'') * Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) (''opposed Pelosi'') * Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Ranking Member of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House Intelligence Committee (''supported Pelosi'') * Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Energy and Commerce Committee File:Jim Himes Official Portrait, 113th Congress.jpg, File:Seth Moulton.jpg, File:Adam_Schiff_official_portrait.jpg, File:Frank Pallone, Official Portrait, 113th Congress.jpg,

Declined

* Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), former Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (''ran for United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus, Democratic Caucus Chair'') * Rep. Tim Ryan (Ohio politician), Tim Ryan (D-OH) (running for ''President of the United States in 2020'') * Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman of the United States House of Representatives, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus (''withdrew from race for United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus, DCC'') * Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (''ran for DCC'') * Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and replacement List of Democratic National Conventions, Permanent Chair of the 2016 Democratic National Convention (''supported Pelosi'') * Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Minority Whip and former House Majority Leader (''ran for and won House Majority Leader'') * Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (''ran for and won United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus, Democratic Caucus Chair'')

Results

Majority Leader

Candidates

* Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Minority Whip and former House Majority Leader

Results

Majority Whip

Candidates

* Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), House Assistant Minority Leader and former House Majority Whip

Withdrew

* Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), member of the House Minority chief deputy whip team

Results

Democratic Assistant Leader

Candidates

* Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Chair of the DCCC

Withdrawn

* Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) (''running for Chair of the DCCC'') * Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (''running for Chair of the DPCC'')

Results

Democratic Caucus Chair

Candidates

* Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), former Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus * Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee and member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus

Withdrawn

* Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman of the United States House of Representatives, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus (''withdrew after husband's federal indictment'')

Endorsements

Results

Democratic Caucus Vice Chair

Candidates

* Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), DCCC Recruitment Vice Chair and member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus * Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Whip and member of the New Democrat Coalition

Results

DCCC Chair

Candidates

* Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee and DCCC "Heartland Engagement" Chair * Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA), DCCC Recruitment Chair * Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA), DCCC Finance Co-Chair

Withdrawn

* Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) (''withdrew due to hospitalization'')

Results

DPCC Chair

This is a newly created position of the United States House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee which will rank above the three current co-chairs.

Candidates

* Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee

Results

DPCC Co-Chairs

Candidates

* Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) * Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) * Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) * Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) * Rep.-elect Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) * Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA)

Results

Junior Caucus Representative

Candidates

* Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) * Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL)

Results

Freshman Class Representatives

Candidates

* Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO)

Results

References

{{Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) leadership elections United States House of Representatives 2018 political party leadership elections, United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus leadership election