New York’s Jeffries Makes Formal Bid to Lead House Democrats
- Clark, Aguilar seek other leadership posts with Pelosi backing
- Democrats undergoing generational change in next Congress
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New York Representative Hakeem Jeffries on Friday formally put himself in the running to become the House Democratic leader as the party undergoes a historic generational shift.
Jeffries, 52, would be the first Black party leader in Congress and would succeed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who announced Thursday that she was stepping down after almost two decades as the House Democratic leader.