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Incoming House Democrat says party is threatening him to drop conditions for backing Jeffries as speaker

By Christian Datoc
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Rep.-elect Don Leonard (D-OH) is claiming that his party’s senior representatives are threatening him to drop his stated preconditions for backing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) in the upcoming speaker elections or face intraparty repercussions.

Leonard ousted incumbent Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH) in last week’s midterm elections, flipping a district President Donald Trump won by 10 points in the 2024 general election.

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