Key Highlights
- Rep.
- Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, the No.
- 2 House Democrat in party leadership, is being primary challenged from the left as she seeks re-election next year.
- Jonathan Paz, an organizer and former city councilor in Waltham, Massachusetts, announced in a video that he would challenge Clark, the House minority whip, who has represented a suburban Boston district for a dozen years. Clark will likely be the highest-ranking Democrat in the House to face a primary challenge in next year's midterms, when Democrats hope to win back the chamber's majority from the Republicans.
- CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS WIDEN 2026 BATTLEFIELD House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, seen speaking during a press conference in Washington D. C.
