House panel recommends Garcia to lead Dems on Oversight panel [View all]
Source: The Hill
06/23/25 9:13 PM ET
A key Democratic committee voted Monday night to recommend Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) to lead the party on the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, lending a good deal of momentum to the second-term Californian heading into a vote of the full caucus on Tuesday.
Huddled in the basement of the Capitol, the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee sided with Garcia over three other Democrats on the panel: Reps. Stephen Lynch (Mass.), Kweisi Mume (Md.) and Jasmine Crockett (Texas). The seat had been held by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), 75, who died last month after a short battle with esophageal cancer.
Lynch was the runner-up, followed by Mfume and Crockett.
The vote is not binding. While the Steering and Policy Committee is an influential panel, its votes are merely recommendations to the broader caucus, which will meet to decide the ultimate winner. That vote, by secret ballot, is scheduled for Tuesday morning.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5365421-house-panel-recommends-garcia-to-lead-dems-on-oversight-panel/
Final vote is scheduled for today.
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