Alexandria actress Okasio Cortez from New York said on Monday that she will not continue to become the largest democratic in the House of Representatives Control Committee, noting that her party focuses on seniority as an obstacle.
“It is actually clear to me that the basic dynamics in the assembly did not turn regarding seniority as much as I think it will be necessary,” Ms. Okasio Cortez, 35, told reporters.
Mrs. Okasio Cortez initially sought this position in the past year, but lost in an internal competition for actor Gerald E. Conoli from Virginia, 75 years old. Mr. Honoli announced last week He will back down from his duties While he faces cancer, the younger and most advanced legislators lead to starting themselves in this position.
Mrs. OCASIO-Cortez, elected in 2018, is one of The most prominent Democrats. It seems that her decision not to follow this position clarifies the way for others in its template to the knight for him. The best democracy of the Oversight Committee is one of the most prominent opponents of the party to the Trump administration.
But her statements indicate whether Democrats in the House of Representatives may commit to their long commitment to the seniority system, even with many members of their party to change generations.
Last year, Mrs. Okasio Cortez was seen as a setback for those in her party eager to break a long but unwritten base that seniority should determine who gets prominent leadership roles, even with the replacement of younger members from older colleagues on some lower committees.
After weeks of internal vote, the Supervisory Committee left for a place in the Energy and Trade Committee. This step had made any effort that I had made to succeed Mr. Honoli: Democrats in the House of Representatives allow legislators to lead the committees they only sit.
But Mrs. Okasio Cortez, who was speaking in front of large crowds on a tour with Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont, is one of the brightest stars of her party. Many Democrats on the Supervisory Committee said last week that they were waiting to find out if she was interested, saying that she was a skilled messenger to do good chips for the Trump administration.
Mr. Honoli’s position is not vacant. In a recent hearing, actor Stephen F. Lynch from Massachusetts his duties. Mr. Lynch, 70, said that he is interested in the backwardness of Mr. Honoli.
