Can we afford to lose Cedric Richmond in the House to be part of the Biden administration?

[still_one]

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He is has been a representative of the 2nd District in LA since 2011. Will a Democrat replace him in the House?

[sandensea]

1. Yes, because represents heavily Democratic N'Awlins

[Arne]

3. Yea for SatchMO

[sandensea]

8. Ah-za-za-za!

That said, it's a bold choice. Richmond has a tendency to get off script - which could cause Biden a few headaches.

But he's charismatic and has good relations with business.

I trust Biden's judgment though; if he likes him, he must have good reason.

[Arne]

19. Is that Duranty?

Showing my age now.

[sandensea]

20. Either one. Durante had a similar 'a-cha-cha-cha' riff.

Gone but not forgotten.

[spicysista]

2. Yes!

It's a reliably blue district.

[Demsrule86]

6. Won't the governor appoint someone? It is a very bad idea.

[spicysista]

7. Our governor is a Democrat. Relax, my friend.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bel_Edwards

[still_one]

9. Thanks

[Orangepeel]

12. governors don't appoint house members, only senators

house seats are empty until there is a special election

[Laelth]

4. Too late to speculate.

Looks like this is already a done deal.

-Laelth

[still_one]

10. Someone pointed out it is a blue district, and bel Edwards is a Democrat

[Laelth]

11. Yes. It's blue.

But we probably can’t fill the seat until 2022. House Members don’t usually get “replaced” by the Governor like Senators do. It will come down to LA law (with which I am not familiar).

-Laelth

[still_one]

13. I guess as long as we will still have the majority in the House

[Demsrule86]

5. I say no. Leave the House alone.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. That's a blue seat

It used to be the Rep. William Jefferson's seat in New Orleans, where the first Vietnamese Congressman was elected (as a GOP member - the only Republican to vote for the ACA) just after Jefferson had to resign, and then the next election cycle, Richmond won the seat.

[Marius25]

14. Bad idea imo. We already have a much slimmer House majority now.

[spicysista]

16. I found a pretty good article....

It details some of the potential replacement candidates and a bit more about the special election process.

From the article:

The exact timing of a special election to fill the seat hasn't been set, and depends in part on when Richmond's resignation takes effect. He has said only that he will resign by Jan. 20, when Biden is set to be sworn in.

Gov. John Bel Edwards also has some latitude on when to schedule the special election, but an open primary in March and a runoff in April, which would coincide with already scheduled municipal elections, appears most likely.

Edwards said Tuesday he would consult with Richmond and Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin before deciding on a date. A spokesperson for Edwards said Wednesday those discussions hadn't happened yet.

Full article at link:
https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_2398b25e-29d6-11eb-955f-23b379986651.html

[still_one]

17. Excellent, thank-you

[PoiBoy]

18. This is a really good thing, IMO...

...Thank you, President-Elect Biden...!!