Key Group Looks Past AOC In Democrats' Highest-Profile Fight For House Panel Spots
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A contest to determine who will lead Democrats on the Oversight Committee next year will go to the full conference after Ocasio-Cortez lost an early round.
An important party panel picked Rep. Gerry Connolly over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday to lead fellow Democrats on the House Oversight Committee when the next Congress takes over in January.
The Democratic Steering Committee, a group of House Democrats seeded with party leadership supporters, gave its endorsement to Connolly, an eight-term House veteran from the Virginia suburbs of Washington, on a 34-27 tally, according to a House Democratic staffer. The panel’s recommendation will be taken up by the full House Democratic caucus Tuesday.
The fight between Connolly, 74, and Ocasio-Cortez, 35, over who will be the ranking member has been the most prominent one in an unusual wave of committee contests this year seeming to lay bare party concerns over the age of some of its leaders.
In addition to the Oversight Committee battle, the Steering Committee held votes on who would be the top Democrat on the agriculture and natural resources committees.
Asked about the generational overtones of his race with the New York City representative, Connolly told HuffPost: “Bullshit.”
A contest to determine who will lead Democrats on the Oversight Committee next year will go to the full conference after Ocasio-Cortez lost an early round.
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