A leadership election was held by the

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before the beginning of the

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on January 3, 2019. The election determined who will be nominated by the caucus for the 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 Chair, 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 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 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 ...

(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

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(''supported Pelosi'') * Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the 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

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Chair'') * Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) (running for ''President of the United States in 2020'') * Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus (''withdrew from race for DCC'') * Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (''ran for DCC'') * Rep.

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(D-OH), former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and replacement Permanent Chair of the

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(''supported Pelosi'') * Rep.

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 ...

(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

Chair'')

Results

Majority Leader

Candidates

* Rep.

(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), 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 Suzan Kay DelBene (née Oliver; ; born February 17, 1962) is an American politician and businesswoman who has been the United States House of Representatives, United States representative from Washington's 1st congressional district since 2012. ...

(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 Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Rodríguez (; born September 27, 1954) is a Dominican-American politician. He is the U.S. representative for and the first Dominican American and first formerly undocumented immigrant to ever serve in Congress. He pre ...

(D-NY) * Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) * Rep.-elect

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(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

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