AOC Loses Committee Vote to 74-Year-Old Gerry Connolly – Rolling Stone

                        By  <a class="c-link  lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-color-brand-primary-dark:hover lrv-u-text-decoration-underline:hover lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase" href="https://www.rollingstone.com/author/charisma-madarang/"            >   Charisma Madarang</a>                       <br>    House Democrats&#8217; Steering and Policy Committee voted to recommend Rep. <a  href="https://www.rollingstone.com/t/gerry-connolly/"  id="auto-tag_gerry-connolly"  data-tag="gerry-connolly"  >Gerry Connolly</a> (D-Va.) for the party&rsquo;s top spot on the House Oversight Committee. The move was a hit for Rep.&nbsp;<a  href="https://www.rollingstone.com/t/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/"  id="auto-tag_alexandria-ocasio-cortez"  data-tag="alexandria-ocasio-cortez"  >Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a>&nbsp;(D-N.Y.), who hopes to lead the influential Democratic panel in the second Trump administration.<br>  The next round of the two-step process will take place on Tuesday morning, when the full caucus is slated to vote on those vying for the committee&#8217;s leadership post. Although the caucus generally agrees with the Steering Committee&#8217;s recommendations, this has not always been the case.<br>    According to <a  rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow"  target="_blank"  href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gerry-connolly-beats-aoc-key-vote-oversight-ranking-member-rcna184427"  >NBC News</a>, the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee &mdash;&nbsp;which is headed by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y) &mdash; voted 34 for Connolly and 27 for Ocasio-Cortez on Monday.<br>    The race has been part of a larger push by younger Democrats to replace veteran lawmakers at the top of committees. If she&#8217;s able to secure enough votes come Tuesday, Ocasio-Cortez, who is 35, would be the youngest Democrat to lead a House committee.    <div class="admz" id="adm-inline-article-ad-1">                     <div class="adma boomerang" data-device="Desktop" data-width="300">                  <div style="min-width:50px;min-height:75px;"   class="pmc-adm-boomerang-pub-div ad-text"   data-priority="10" >    <div id="gpt-dsk-tab-article-inbody-uid0"       class="adw-300 adh-250" data-is-adhesion-ad="">         <script type="application/javascript">

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