WASHINGTON—Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) is set to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee following a contentious race between him and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which chooses conference committee members but recommends party members for top committee posts, recommended Connolly on Dec. 16.
The entire House Democrat conference must now confirm Connolly as the committee’s ranking member. However, it’s essentially a formality as Democrat and GOP conferences tend to go with their party’s steering committee recommendation.
The GOP will have control of the House in the 119th Congress, which begins Jan. 3, 2025, and therefore be in charge of committees….