Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., said Wednesday that he is stepping down from his position as assistant Democratic leader but said he would still run for reelection.
Clyburn was long the No. 3 Democratic leader, alternatively in the majority and minority, alongside then-Speaker and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader and Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer. After the 2022 elections, Pelosi and Hoyer stepped down and House Democrats elected a new trio: Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Minority Whip Katherine M. Clark of Massachusetts and Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar of California.
Clyburn then ran for assistant Democratic leader and won by acclamation after David Cicilline of Rhode Island dropped his bid.