News: The Congressional Black Caucus PAC is circulating a memo touting its November success, arguing the group’s endorsed members “withstood a rightward shift in the electorate.”
The CBC will have 62 members in the 119th Congress, the largest in the caucus’ history. And despite Republicans controlling the House and Senate, the CBC sees glimmers of positivity.
All four CBC vulnerable House Frontliners — Reps. Don Davis (N.C.), Jahana Hayes (Conn.), Emilia Sykes (Ohio) and Steven Horsford (Nev.) — won reelection. In the Senate, Sens.-elect Angela Alsobrooks (Md.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (Del.) won historic elections.
Per the memo, the CBC PAC invested early in Black voter engagement in House battlegrounds in spring 2023. Plus, the group launched a micro-influencer program to combat misinformation and spent nearly $1 million on issue ads.
The CBC PAC memo also hails the CBC members in leadership, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Assistant Leader Joe Neguse. Interestingly, the memo also shouts the CBC members who are the top Democrats on House committees: Reps. Bobby Scott (Va.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.), Maxine Waters (Calif.), Gregory Meeks (N.Y.) and David Scott (Ga.). Scott, of course, is facing a strong challenge to his ranking member status on the House Agriculture Committee.
