Barbara Lee Archives - New Jersey Globe

How Menendez won House leadership post by 1 vote

November 28, 2018 7:43 pm

A little history on races for House Democratic Conference Chair, where Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) defeated Barbara Lee (D-California) for the post by ten votes, 123 to 113. Those contests have been closer. In November 2002, Bob Menendez ran for...

Sanchez leaves NJ without commitments

August 21, 2018 2:18 pm

The official reason for Rep. Linda Sanchez’s campaigns swing through New Jersey today was to help flip Republican congressional seats, but the underlying motive was her campaign for House Democratic Caucus Chair. Sanchez, a 49-year-old congresswoman from California, said she...