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Neguse’s election completes the turnover from the Democratic leadership team that surrounded former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
DENVER — U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse won election Wednesday as assistant Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, making the Colorado lawmaker the highest-ranking member of the state’s congressional delegation since the 1930s.
The 39-year-old takes over the position from South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, who announced in February that he was stepping down to make way for younger Democrats to advance in party leadership.
Elected without opposition, Neguse moves up from chairman of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, which runs the party’s messaging in the Republican-controlled chamber, a post the third-term lawmaker from Lafayette has held since late 2022.
The son of Eritrean immigrants and the first Black member of Congress from Colorado, Neguse represents the heavily Democratic 2nd Congressional District, which covers all or parts of Boulder and Larimer counties and much of Northwestern Colorado, including counties along the Interstate 70 ski corridor.
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