Sean Patrick Maloney hospitalized, requests delay in DCCC vote
Source: Politico
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney — hospitalized with a bacterial infection — is asking for a delay in Wednesday's vote for the next chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, a post the New York lawmaker is currently seeking.
However, it's not clear if that election can be delayed. House Democrats will meet on Wednesday to begin organizing for the next Congress. Rep. Joe Crowley (N.Y.) is the chairman of the Democratic Caucus, but he lost reelection and is retiring. Thus, the decision on whether to delay the DCCC vote would be up to whoever wins the caucus chair race between Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.). That election will take place on Wednesday.
Delaying a leadership election is up to the new [Democratic Caucus] chair in concert with the members running for the position," said a Democratic leadership aide.
Maloney is running against Reps. Cheri Bustos (Ill.), Suzan DelBene (Wash.) and Denny Heck (Wash.) for the DCCC post.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/27/maloney-hospitalized-dccc-vote-1019039
I know Sean, but I'm not sure we should go back to a NY-based Chair only two years after Steve Israel stepped down.
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