Congresswoman-elect Katie Hill, D-Santa Clarita, was voted as co-representative of the incoming freshman class Wednesday, just weeks before taking the oath of office.

Hill, alongside Congressman-elect Joe Neguse, D-Colorado, was elected as Co-Freshman Representative to Majority Leadership of the 116th Congress during the House Democratic Caucus votes that took place Wednesday.

“This Freshman class is larger, younger and more diverse than ever before, and that’s not a coincidence – it’s a call to action,” said Hill. “Rep-elect Neguse and I ran as co-representatives because we believe this class deserves a bigger seat at the leadership table to ensure we can fight for the issues most important to the communities we represent.”

Hill and Neguse are expected to serve alongside Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, and Colin Allred, D-Texas, who were elected as co-presidents of the Freshman class.

The rep-elect previously backed Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, who was recently voted in as the head of the majority this week.

“We’re very much looking forward to increased representation and a louder voice than ever before for women, people of color, young people and the working class,” Hill said. “Haley, Colin, Joe and I represent a wide breadth of this country and we are going to make sure that the issues our constituents care about are at the forefront of the conversation in Washington.”

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