November 19, 2018 Dear Democratic Colleagues: As we head toward the 116th Congress and reclaim our Democratic majority, we believe more strongly than ever that the time has come for new leadership in our Caucus. We are thankful to Leader Pelosi for her years of service to our Country and to our Caucus. She is a historic figure whose leadership has been instrumental to some of our party’s most important legislative achievements. However, we also recognize that in this recent election, Democrats ran and won on a message of change. Our majority came on the backs of candidates who said that they would support new leadership because voters in hard-won districts, and across the country, want to see real change in Washington. We promised to change the status quo, and we intend to deliver on that promise. Therefore, we are committed to voting for new leadership in both our Caucus meeting and on the House Floor. Sincerely, ____________________ Anthony Brindisi Member-Elect ____________________ Jim Cooper Member of Congress ____________________ Joe Cunningham Member-Elect ____________________ Bill Foster Member of Congress ____________________ Brian Higgins Member of Congress ____________________ Stephen Lynch Member of Congress ____________________ Ben McAdams Member-Elect ____________________ Seth Moulton Member of Congress ____________________ Ed Perlmutter Member of Congress ____________________ Kathleen Rice Member of Congress ____________________ Max Rose Member-Elect ____________________ Tim Ryan Member of Congress ____________________ Linda Sánchez Member of Congress ____________________ Kurt Schrader Member of Congress ____________________ Jeff Van Drew Member-Elect ____________________ Filemon Vela Member of Congress