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Connolly Beats AOC in Race for Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee

Connolly will succeed Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who will become the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, replacing Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.).
Connolly Beats AOC in Race for Top Democrat on House Oversight Committee
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) listens at a news conference outside of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on June 16, 2022. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) won his conference’s approval on Dec. 17 to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, beating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in an example of the ideological divide in the party.

Connolly will succeed Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), who will become the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, replacing Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), who stepped down and endorsed Raskin.

Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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