the caucus chose: nancy pelosi, california, speaker of the house steny hoyer, maryland, house majority leader james clyburn, south carolina, house majority whip ben ray lujan, new mexico, assistant democratic leader hakeem jeffries, new york, caucus chair katherine clark, massachusetts, caucus vice-chair cheri bustos, illinois, congressional campaign committee chair david cicilline, rhode island , policy and communications committee chairs matt cartwright, pennsylvania; debbie dingell, michigan; and ted lieu, california, policy and communications committee co-chairs jamie raskin, maryland, caucus leadership representative the full house of representatives will vote for speaker on january 3, when the 116th congress convenes. 