Craig Voted the New Ranking Democrat on House Ag

House Democrats voted Tuesday to make Minnesota Representative Angie Craig the new Ranking Member on the Republican-controlled House Ag Committee.  The Hill points out that Democrats chose a younger member of the House over long-time veteran legislator Jim Costa of California, who was also vying for the seat.  Costa, the second-ranking member of the Ag Committee, has been on Capitol Hill for twenty years. Craig replaces David Scott of Georgia, the previous ranking member.

The vote for Craig followed a decision from the Democrat’s Steering and Policy Committee to recommend Craig for the seat over Costa and Scott, who dropped out of the race on Monday after the Steering vote. Scott wanted to stay in the position, but he was considered to be having health challenges and not able to effectively operate as the top Democratic member of the Ag Committee moving forward.

Craig won her fourth Congressional term in November.

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