Robert Garcia Elected to Lead House Oversight Democrats

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) has been elected as the new ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, becoming the top Democrat on one of Congress’s most powerful and visible panels. Garcia, a former Long Beach mayor now in his second term in Congress, replaces Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who died last month at age 75 after a battle with esophageal cancer. Connolly had served on the committee for 16 years and was elected ranking member in late 2024 after defeating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for the role. “I’m honored to have been elected by [House Democrats] to serve as Ranking Member on [Oversight Dems],” Garcia said in a post on X, adding that the committee will work to hold President Donald Trump and his administration accountable and “make our government more effective for the American people.”...