The House Democratic Caucus unanimously voted to make Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) the new top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee Tuesday, a day after he cleared a key committee vote.

Huffman will succeed Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who has led the panel’s Democrats since 2015 but announced he would relinquish the post for his final term earlier in the month after initially vowing a bid for another two years at the top. Grijalva endorsed Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), the ranking member on the panel’s oversight subcommittee.

Stansbury exited the race for the top spot amid overwhelming........

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