Schumer reelected as Senate majority leader

Senate Bulk Leader Chuck Schumer was reelected by his caucus Thursday to lead Democrats for a 2nd term.

It took place throughout a personal conference in the Capitol as the caucus likewise selected to keep the majority of the rest of existing management group undamaged, in the wake of a better-than-expected midterm election as Democrats kept bulk control in the chamber.

Just Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, who will be the president professional tempore and chair of the Appropriations Committee, will not serve on the management group any longer, after serving in the number 3 function for several years. As professional tempore, she will be the 3rd in line of governmental succession. She gets that position based upon her seniority and since Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who is the only individual senior to her, decreased to take the position.

Schumer and the rest of the management slate were all chosen by the Senate Democratic Caucus to serve in the 118th Congress, according to a source in the space.

Schumer, a veteran legislator from New york city, made history in 2021 by ending up being the very first chosen Jewish Senate bulk leader.

The election comes as the celebration won a slim two-seat bulk over GOP in the 118th Congress, after Sen. Raphael Warnock held his seat in Georgia previously today. This will be the very first Congress in which Schumer will hold a straight-out bulk after Democrats dealt with a 50-50 partisan split throughout the last 2 years, with Vice President Kamala Harris able to action in to break ties.

In Thursday’s conference, Democrats reelected senators to leading management functions, consisting of Illinois Democratic Sen. Cock Durbin as bulk whip and Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow as chair of Policy and Communications Committee.

Here is the complete Democratic management slate:.