Robert Garcia, a 47-year-old sophomore lawmaker, won. Garcia clinched the top Democratic job on the Oversight Committee during a closed-door caucus meeting Tuesday morning. He beat septuagenarian veteran Reps.

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, on Tuesday, June 24, became the ranking member on the powerful House Oversight Committee, a rare feat for someone only in his second term in Congress and one that some believe signals the start of a potential generational shift in leadership within the Democratic Party.

Former Mayor of Long Beach references his work in local government as the foundation for his new leadership role.