Democrats finally pick a fresh face for key House leadership role

[IrishBubbaLiberal]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/24/2329849/-Democrats-finally-pick-a-fresh-face-for-key-House-leadership-role?

Democrats finally pick a fresh face for key House leadership role

by Alex Samuels
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:00:05p CDT

House Democrats on Tuesday selected California Rep. Robert Garcia to lead their side on the influential Oversight Committee, marking a clear win for the party’s younger wing in its ongoing effort to wrest more leadership roles from the old guard establishment.

The secret ballot result was 150 votes for Garcia, and 63 for Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, NBC News reports.

Garcia’s rise followed a four-person race that also included Reps. Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Kweisi Mfume of Maryland. Just two terms into his House career, his appointment signifies a sharp break from Democrats’ tradition of favoring seniority. At 47, he is the least tenured Democrat to lead a committee.

“It is an opportunity for us to continue holding Donald Trump’s corruption accountable and also doing remarkable work on government reform,” Garcia told reporters after his victory.

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[Bettie]

1. Glad Garcia won

I expected them to go with the 70 year old based on past behavior.

[Fiendish Thingy]

2. That fresh face was a Republican until just a few years ago. Nt

[SocialDemocrat61]

5. That concerns me a lot

I don’t understand why he was picked over Jasmine Crockett.

[AZJonnie]

3. First I've heard of the man, but I hope he practices his lines for the reporters better than he did here

"continue holding Donald Trump’s corruption accountable"

What?

"and also doing remarkable work on government reform"

I cannot think of a single bit of 'government reform' that has happened under this administration or this Congress that I approve of. We should be STOPPING the 'government reform' that is happening now, not cheerleading it.

MHO, FWIW.

[SocialDemocrat61]

4. So I guess there goes the experience argument

that they used to reject AOC 6 months ago. My only concern is that he’s a former Republican who worked in the Bush campaign.