.WhipClyburn elected to House Democrats' No. 4 leadership spot after RepCicilline drops last-minute bid
Cicilline faced an uphill battle against Clyburn in the race for the No. 4 leadership spot due to the deep level of respect he commands from the caucus. Clyburn was the only member of the outgoing Democratic leadership that includes Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer who decided to try to stay in a leadership position.
Cicilline said he was running for the spot to give the LGBT community a voice at the leadership table. "I think what's very important to the LGBTQ community, which is a very important part of our caucus and a community that is particularly under attack all across this country — needs to be represented at the leadership table," Cicilline told reporters on Wednesday."And I feel very strongly about that. I think a lot of my colleagues feel the same way."
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