House Democrats are barely holding their majority, with election candidate Julia Letlow, R-La., To be sworn in Wednesday morning.
Letlow will join the home in the seat originally conquered by her husband, Luke Letlow, who died of COVID-19 in September before being sworn in. Julia Letlow won a special election in March.
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That gives Republicans 212 seats in the House, which overtook the Democrats’ 218. Since the right to vote in the House fails, this means that Democrats can not lose more than two votes from their party to pass legislation if the IDP fully opposes them.
That slim margin of error may prevent Democrats from more progressively adopting bills that moderates in their party may not support.
Some reinforcements may be on the way soon, but the Democrats are being elected in two of the three special House elections to be held over the next two months.
A special by-election in Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District is being held on April 24 – and the two candidates standing in the blue district are both Democrats. The race is to fill the seat of former Representative Cedric Richmond, who has stepped down to join President Biden’s administration as senior adviser and director of the Public Liaison Office.
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While a special election will be held on May 1 in the 6th Congressional District of Texas in the Republican Republic to fill the seat of GOP Representative Ronald Wright, who died of COVID-19 complications, there will be another June 1 special election takes place in the blue 1st New Mexico. Congress District to fill the seat of the former Democratic Rep. Debra Haaland, who has been confirmed as Home Secretary.
Another special election in a deep-blue district – the 11th in Ohio – will only be held on November 2 to replace former Democratic Republican Marcia Fudge, who has been confirmed as secretary of housing and urban development.
Meanwhile, the Democratic leadership has remained confident amid the shrinking leverage.
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“Honestly, we as Democrats are doing well as you look at this term,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Said in March.
Similarly, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last March that advancing her party’s agenda was ‘not going to be a problem’.
Fox News’ Chad Pergram, Paul Steinhauser and Kelly Phares contributed to this report.