2018 United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus leadership election

A leadership election was held by the United States House of Representatives Democratic Caucus before the beginning of the 116th United States Congress on January 3, 2019. The election determined who will be nominated by the caucus for the speakership election as well as who would occupy other leadership positions within the House Democratic Caucus. The following positions were nominated or elected on November 29: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, House Majority Leader, House Majority Whip, House Assistant Majority Leader, Democratic Caucus Chair, and Democratic Caucus Vice Chair. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair, the Policy and Communications Committee's Chair and its three Co-Chairs, Junior Caucus Representative and Freshman Class Representative were elected the next day, and a third co-chair was added to the Steering and Policy Committee by the Leader.

• Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Minority Leader and former and current Speaker^[1]

• 
  U.S. Representative
  Nancy Pelosi
  from California

• Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition (supported Pelosi)^[2]
• Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) (opposed Pelosi)^{[citation needed]}
• Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee (supported Pelosi)^[3]
• Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee^[4]

• 
  U.S. Representative
  Jim Himes
  from Connecticut
• 
  U.S. Representative
  Seth Moulton
  from Massachusetts
• 
  U.S. Representative
  Adam Schiff
  from California
• 
  U.S. Representative
  Frank Pallone
  from New Jersey

• Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), former Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (ran for Democratic Caucus Chair)
• Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) (running for President of the United States in 2020)^[5]
• Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus (withdrew from race for DCC)
• Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (ran for DCC)^[6]
• Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), former Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and replacement Permanent Chair of the 2016 Democratic National Convention (supported Pelosi)^[7]
• Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Minority Whip and former House Majority Leader (ran for and won House Majority Leader)^[8]
• Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (ran for and won Democratic Caucus Chair)^[6]

• Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Minority Whip and former House Majority Leader^[8]

• Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), House Assistant Minority Leader and former House Majority Whip

• Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), member of the House Minority chief deputy whip team

• Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Chair of the DCCC

• Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) (running for Chair of the DCCC)
• Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (running for Chair of the DPCC)

• Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), former Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
• Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee^[6] and member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus

• Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus (withdrew after husband's federal indictment)

• Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), DCCC Recruitment Vice Chair and member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
• Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Whip and member of the New Democrat Coalition

• Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee and DCCC "Heartland Engagement" Chair^[6]
• Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA), DCCC Recruitment Chair
• Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA), DCCC Finance Co-Chair

• Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) (withdrew due to hospitalization)

This is a newly created position of the United States House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee which will rank above the three current co-chairs.

• Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee

• Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
• Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
• Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
• Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA)
• Rep.-elect Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA)
• Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA)

• Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
• Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL)

• Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO)