A Democratic member of the House has changed her mind on Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., serving as House speaker, saying she embraces Pelosi's run for another term with the gavel.
Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, released a statement Tuesday that embraced Pelosi's leadership one week after saying she was thinking of mounting her own campaign to lead the House.
"Last week I announced that I was strongly considering a run for speaker of the House," Fudge said. "My consideration was due in large part to the lack of sustained efforts that ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels of the House. Further, despite the great success we experienced on November 6, voter protection, and voter integrity are still at risk."
Fudge then referenced what she called "the erosion of voting rights and civil rights" in the recent midterm elections.
"Leader Pelosi has granted me the opportunity to create the record necessary to satisfy the 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, so that the protections of the Voting Rights Act will be reinstated and improved. She has also assured me that the most loyal voting bloc in the Democratic Party, black women, will have a seat at the decision-making table," Fudge said.
"I now join my colleagues in support of the leadership team of Pelosi, Hoyer, and Clyburn."
Fudge had originally signed a letter with other Democrats that signaled their opposition to Pelosi's speakership. The letter was released Monday without Fudge's name on it.
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