'I am Auntie Maxine': Waters eyes leadership bid as Capitol Hill gerontocracy fights to hold on
Maxine Waters is plotting her comeback at 87.
The California Democrat, dubbed “Auntie Maxine” by a legion of young progressives she won over in the first Trump administration, has all but locked down a second turn as chair of the House Financial Services Committee if her party wins a majority in November.
It means the committee could soon have the oldest leader in its history as it grapples with technological shifts like cryptocurrency, and Democrats look to aggressively ramp up oversight of the president, his family business and his Wall Street regulators.
Waters — who became the first woman and Black person to lead the panel in 2019 — faces virtually no opposition, despite a growing chorus of Democrats calling for the end of Capitol Hill’s enduring gerontocracy. Privately, some Democrats on and around the committee gripe that she doesn’t do enough to elevate her members or support them with campaign funds from the finance industry. But few are willing to publicly cross her, and she maintains the backing of most senior Democrats on the panel. Many of her colleagues say they’re eager to have the progressive icon leading key fights on the economy ahead of the 2028 elections.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/democrats-want-hill-leaders-87-084600673.html
A lot of respect for her. Just hope she can hold on.
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