Daisy Hernandez

Don’t let the chair go Black?

Lois Romano points out in the Washington Post that Black Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) is a contender for majority whip—the No. 3 position in the House. Now, he just has to win that post and that won’t be easy.

Ron Walters, a professor of political science and head of the African American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland, told BlackAmericaWeb.com: “You have five Black potential chairs of four committees and 17 potential subcommittee chairs; 17 of 22 Blacks are ranking members. I doubt that (all of them becoming chairmen) will happen. There already has been some rumbling in the House Democratic Caucus about liberal chairs—meaning Black chairs.”

Posted at 11:58 AM, Nov 10, 2006 in Permalink | View Comments