AOC reportedly contemplating a run for prime committee spot

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is contemplating a run to steer Democrats on the Home Oversight Committee as youthful members of the occasion search to oust ageing committee leaders. 

The New York Democrat could also be seeking to exchange Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., if he vacates his seat to problem Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., for the highest Democratic spot on the Home Judiciary Committee, Politico reported. 

Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., who ran in opposition to Raskin for the job within the final Congress, declared his bid for the Oversight position Tuesday.

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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is reportedly thinking about operating for the highest Democratic spot on the Home Oversight Committee.  (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

The battle for Raskin’s seat could possibly be certainly one of a number of by which older Home Democrats are going through challenges from junior colleagues. 

“I will be making a call shortly,” Ocasio-Cortez stated, based on Axios. 

Fox Information Digital has reached out to Ocasio-Cortez’s workplace. 

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Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland and a rating member of the Home Oversight and Accountability Committee, throughout a listening to in Washington, D.C., July 22, 2024.  (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)

Representatives Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., are additionally thought-about potential candidates to succeed Raskin.

Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., the highest Democrat on the Home Committee on Agriculture, is going through challenges from representatives Angie Craig, D-Minn., and Jim Costa, D-Calif.

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The Home Oversight Committee is charged with guaranteeing effectivity and accountability inside the federal authorities and its businesses.