Peggy Flanagan says it is time for new Senate leadership
Peggy FlanaganSenator-elect from Minnesota, on a press call
On a press call the day after the election, Flanagan says many of the newly elected senators refused corporate PAC money and are ready to fight for bold change, and that it is time for new leadership.
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Chuck Schumer will be reelected majority leader when Senate Democrats choose their leader for the new Congress.
“Many of us were elected who refused corporate PAC money, who are beholden only to the people who elected us, and are ready to fight for bold change. And so I think it's time for new leadership”
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Some incoming Democratic senators say they won't back Chuck Schumer as leader; Schumer says he will be reelected
After Democrats won a Senate majority in the November 3, 2026, elections, several incoming Democratic senators said they would not back Chuck Schumer to stay on as party leader. Schumer said on November 4 that he would be reelected majority leader. Chris Van Hollen called for an open debate before the vote, and other Democratic senators credited Schumer for the wins.
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Roll Call reports Chuck Schumer's November 4, 2026, remarks to reporters outside the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee headquarters, including his prediction that he will be reelected majority leader. The article also collects statements from incoming Democratic senators Peggy Flanagan, Troy Jackson, Chris Pappas, Adam Hamilton, Abdul El-Sayed and Juliana Stratton on whether they would support him, and says the leadership election will likely take place in early December by secret ballot.
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Roll Call reports that Flanagan, asked on NBC's Meet the Press NOW in August whether she would support Schumer, said it was time for new leadership.
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Roll Call reports that the leadership election will likely take place in early December by secret ballot, with the senators-elect taking part.
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The reference point is Chuck Schumer remaining Senate Democratic leader in the new Congress. Flanagan, who said in August that it was time for new leadership when asked about supporting Schumer, repeats that call, which opposes his continuing as leader.
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