It may be the Trump era, but it's California's House
by Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times
Jan 31, 2019
4 minutes
WASHINGTON - The next two years may mark the peak of California's power in Congress.
It's not just that Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy are both Californians, the first time in U.S. history both posts have been held by leaders from the same state.
Members from California now sit on all 20 of the House committees named so far. Californians chair four of those panels and lead 20 subcommittees.
No other state can claim such a reach, including the next three largest delegations, from Texas, New York and Florida.
Some of the power comes from the sheer size of California's 53-member House delegation, which makes up 12 percent of
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