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This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of December 14, 2024, the 118th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
List of House Democratic Assistants to the Leader. 1999–2003: Rosa DeLauro; 2003–2007: John Spratt; 2007–2009: Xavier Becerra; 2009–2011: Chris Van Hollen; List of House Assistant Democratic Leaders. 2011–2019: Jim Clyburn; List of Assistant Speakers of the House of Representatives. 2019–2021: Ben Ray Luján; 2021–2023: Katherine ...
Of the 385 women who have served in the House, 253 have been Democrats (including four from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia) and 132 have been Republicans (including three from U.S. territories, including pre-statehood Hawaii). One woman was the 52nd Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.
Veteran political strategist James Carville suggested that Democrats should embrace “autocracy” ahead of the November election, arguing not everyone should have “a seat at the table.” “I ...
Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur, one of five House Democrats in seats Donald Trump carried in 2016 and 2020, won reelection. Two others — Gluesenkamp Perez and Golden — are well positioned to do the same.
No women will lead a House committee for the first time in two decades after House Republicans revealed their list of committee leaders for the 119th Congress on Thursday. The 17 standing ...
In a New York Times opinion piece the historian Barbara Ransby wrote, "The squad has tilled new ground in reanimating a fighting spirit within the Democratic Party and revived its left flank." [29] In July 2019, the Illinois Republican County Chairmen's Association called the four women the "Jihad Squad" in a Facebook post that was later deleted.
The jockeying is part of broader Democratic efforts to shake up committee leadership and push for a new generation of leaders as the party grapples with how to counter President-elect Donald Trump ...