It may be the Trump era, but it's California's House
By Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times
4 hrs ago WASHINGTON - The next two years may mark the peak of California's power in Congress.
It's not just that Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy are both Californians, the first time in U.S. history both posts have been held by leaders from the same state.
Members from California now sit on all 20 of the House committees named so far. Californians chair four of those panels and lead 20 subcommittees.
No other state can claim such a reach, including the next three largest delegations, from Texas, New York and Florida.
Some of the power comes from the sheer size of California's 53-member House delegation, which makes up 12 percent of all members. But the Democratic House takeover and Pelosi's election as speaker dramatically magnified that influence.
That's because about 20 percent of the entire House Democratic caucus hails from California, or 46 of 235 Democratic members. Thanks in part to Pelosi, Californians hold an even larger share of House leadership posts, nearly 30 percent.
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