star of the Trump impeachment hearings, may add another “first” to his résumé Thursday.Maloney is in the running to be chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which supports the party’s candidates for the U.S.
House of Representatives. Democratic House members will vote Thursday on whether Maloney or Rep. Tony Cárdenas of California will get the job.
Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois stepped down from the chair position after this year’s election, in which Democrats maintained their House majority but saw their advantage shrink from 35 seats to 12, by the latest count (a couple of races have yet to be called.Whoever wins the chair post will be tasked with building that advantage up again.