U.S. Rep. Fudge says she will not
challenge Pelosi for House speaker
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[November 21, 2018]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nancy
Pelosi's bid to become the next speaker of the U.S. House of
Representatives got a boost on Tuesday when fellow Democratic
Representative Marcia Fudge announced that she would support her
election to the top post.
Fudge, who has been mulling a challenge to Pelosi, said in a statement,
"I now join my colleagues in support of the leadership team" that would
be headed by Pelosi.
Democrats who have been elected to the House for the Congress that
begins in January are scheduled to meet on Nov. 28 to pick their party
leaders and their nominee for speaker of the House. The full House will
vote in early January on the speaker position.
Pelosi, currently the House Democratic leader, enjoys broad support.
However, a small group of Democrats who are clamoring for fresh
leadership have threatened to team up with Republicans and vote against
Pelosi in January.
In announcing that she would not run for speaker, Fudge, a former head
of the Congressional Black Caucus, said that she has won assurances from
Pelosi that "black women will have a seat at the decision-making table."
Pelosi announced that Fudge next year will chair a House subcommittee
overseeing elections activities to help ensure that voting across the
United States is conducted according to law.
With Fudge not entering the race for speaker, there currently are no
other Democrats who have said that they were considering running for the
post.
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U.S. Representative and Convention Chair Marcia Fudge (D-OH) gavels
in the second session at the Democratic National Convention in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mike
Segar/File Photo
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(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Sandra Maler and Lisa
Shumaker)
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