Democratic lawmakers at the state and federal levels choose leaders for 2011-2012
Though only half a month has passed since General Election Day 2010, Democratic lawmakers at both the state and federal levels have already gotten down to the business of selecting their leaders for the next two years.
At the federal level, Senate Democrats confirmed Harry Reid as Majority Leader, Dick Durbin as Majority Whip, Charles Schumer as Conference Vice Chair, and Patty Murray as Conference Secretary. House Democrats, meanwhile, elected to keep Nancy Pelosi as their leader, ignoring the misguided complaints of Blue Dogs. Steny Hoyer will serve as Democratic Whip, and James Clyburn will move into the newly-created position of Assistant Democratic Leader. Pelosi has tapped New York's Steve Israel to head up the DCCC for the next two years.
A chairperson for the DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) has yet to be named. Reid has reportedly approached several senators already, who have each declined. Democrats will be defending twice as many seats as Republicans in the next cycle, which means the job will be especially tough.
At the state level, Senate Democrats have again united behind Lisa Brown of Spokane as their Majority Leader. They haven't filled their other leadership positions yet, but Margarita Prentice is expected to become President Pro Tempore (succeeding Rosa Franklin), while Karen Fraser is likely to end up as Majority Caucus Chair. Tracey Eide will likely remain Majority Floor Leader.
In addition, a panel of Senate Democrats have come up with recommendations for committee chairmanships which will be voted on by the caucus. If the recommendations are adopted, new committee chairs will include Ed Murray (Ways & Means), Craig Pridemore (Government Operations & Elections), Kevin Ranker (Natural Resources & Marine Waters), Rodney Tom (Higher Education & Workforce Development) and Steve Hobbs (Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance).
On the House side, Frank Chopp has been unanimously reelected Speaker, to nobody's surprise. Pat Sullivan will serve as Majority Leader, Kevin Van De Wege will become Democratic Whip, and Dawn Morrell will serve as Caucus Chair if she manages to eke out victory over Hans Zeiger.
House Democrats will decide who should serve as committee chairs when they meet in Olympia during the first full week of December.
At the federal level, Senate Democrats confirmed Harry Reid as Majority Leader, Dick Durbin as Majority Whip, Charles Schumer as Conference Vice Chair, and Patty Murray as Conference Secretary. House Democrats, meanwhile, elected to keep Nancy Pelosi as their leader, ignoring the misguided complaints of Blue Dogs. Steny Hoyer will serve as Democratic Whip, and James Clyburn will move into the newly-created position of Assistant Democratic Leader. Pelosi has tapped New York's Steve Israel to head up the DCCC for the next two years.
A chairperson for the DSCC (Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee) has yet to be named. Reid has reportedly approached several senators already, who have each declined. Democrats will be defending twice as many seats as Republicans in the next cycle, which means the job will be especially tough.
At the state level, Senate Democrats have again united behind Lisa Brown of Spokane as their Majority Leader. They haven't filled their other leadership positions yet, but Margarita Prentice is expected to become President Pro Tempore (succeeding Rosa Franklin), while Karen Fraser is likely to end up as Majority Caucus Chair. Tracey Eide will likely remain Majority Floor Leader.
In addition, a panel of Senate Democrats have come up with recommendations for committee chairmanships which will be voted on by the caucus. If the recommendations are adopted, new committee chairs will include Ed Murray (Ways & Means), Craig Pridemore (Government Operations & Elections), Kevin Ranker (Natural Resources & Marine Waters), Rodney Tom (Higher Education & Workforce Development) and Steve Hobbs (Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance).
On the House side, Frank Chopp has been unanimously reelected Speaker, to nobody's surprise. Pat Sullivan will serve as Majority Leader, Kevin Van De Wege will become Democratic Whip, and Dawn Morrell will serve as Caucus Chair if she manages to eke out victory over Hans Zeiger.
House Democrats will decide who should serve as committee chairs when they meet in Olympia during the first full week of December.
# Posted by Andrew : 10:10 PM
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Would be nice to see more women in leadership in the House.
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