House Democrats on Tuesday elected Rep. Robert Garcia of California as the new ranking member of the House Oversight Committee following the death of Rep. Gerry Connolly last month. "I am incredibly honored to have been obviously elected the ranking member for the Oversight Committee,

Garcia, 47, in just his second term, defeated a more senior lawmaker to succeed the late Rep. Gerry Connolly on the panel, which provides oversight of the Trump administration.

There's a new top Democrat on the influential House Oversight Committee. Rep. Robert Garcia of California won the job in a closed-door vote Tuesday, defeating Rep.