Rep. Eliot Engel's primary defeat by a political novice creates a vacancy controlling the powerful committee.
1 / 4WASHINGTON — A battle for control of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee is setting up a debate about race, seniority and the future of the Democratic Party.
The chairmanship will be decided after the November election, provided Democrats retain control of the chamber, when Congress is likely to be more diverse than it is now and include more women and minorities. A senior democratic aide said that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is expected to stay neutral. A spokesperson for the House Foreign Affairs Committee declined to comment.
‘Speaks volumes to the world’In the almost 200 years since the establishment of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, there has been only one chairperson that has not been a white man. “Does it make a difference? Yes, I believe, absolutely, it does. That and my ability and my experience,” Meeks said. “That is why I believe I am the appropriate person, the right person, at the right time to do this job.”
“The seniority system is now being calibrated against other factors. Other factors are race and gender, I would call it diversity, even age diversity,” Butterfield said. Unsurprisingly, one aide said that Sherman strongly favors the seniority system. Despite his position as the most senior, Sherman was previously passed over when Engel was selected to be chairman.
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