California Rep. Adam Schiff is aiming to position himself as heir to Nancy Pelosi’s speakership, if she chooses to retire from her role following the midterm elections.
Schiff’s efforts have focused on consolidating support among his home base in California, but that he has not made an explicit ask for endorsements. Instead, Schiff is gauging members’ interest and planting the seed that leading the caucus is his goal.
Schiff has reached out to progressive and minority-led congressional groups but that the response to some of that outreach has been lukewarm.
Other Democrats aiming to lead the House Democratic Caucus if Pelosi steps back include; Reps. Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn and Hakeem Jeffries.
Schiff made a name for himself as a staunch critic of Donald Trump, leading the former president’s first impeachment on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress in connection with his Ukraine scandal.
Pelosi, 82, was first elected House Speaker more than a decade ago. She held the position until Republicans claimed a majority in the House in 2012 and returned to the leadership role after the 2018 midterm elections. She’s the only woman to hold the Speaker’s gavel, a role that puts her second in line for the presidency.
Pelosi was reelected Speaker in 2022 despite five Democratic colleagues not voting for her.
After securing the Democratic caucus’ nomination to lead the House in 2020, Pelosi suggested it would be her last term as Speaker, citing an agreement to put limits on leadership roles and committee chairs.
In January, however, she announced she would run for reelection.
She has remained famously tight-lipped when it comes to any plans for retirement.
Not if he isn’t available… like in prison !
I think it would be most fitting for him, the Rep’s biggest liar. He lied and lied during the attacks on Trump and was never called out for them nor punished in any way.
Nathan Jarrel, I totally agree with you. False documents provided via Clinton proved they were false but what happened to those who lied? Nothing and he wants to be Speaker of the House? NO! He and his bunch of lawless individuals need to be tried before a jury of the average joes in this country and an honest judge. Just my thoughts on this!
Really? That will be extremely difficult as the Democrats won’t have the Speakership after the midterms!
This vermin should be eradicated from this earth, as to the whore in Tiawan.
Both SCUM.
No doubt the corrupt Socialist/Marxist (formerly Democrat) party would be happy to
put the leaker of sensitive information and habitual liar Schiff in the Speaker position. Fortunately, the Republicans will be in a position to select the next Speaker following the
Nov elections.