{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-morgan-mcgarvey-appointed-to-key-leadership-position-in-house-democratic-caucus", "Congressman Morgan McGarvey Appointed to Key Leadership Position in House Democratic Caucus", "2024-12-16", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "KY", "Morgan McGarvey", "M001220", "mcgarvey.house.gov", "mcgarvey", "https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC (December 16, 2024) \u2013 Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) announced that he has been named a Chief Deputy Whip\u2014a key position in Democratic Whip Katherine Clark\u2019s (MA-05) Whip team\u2014to champion House Democrats\u2019 agenda in the 119th Congress.\n\nAs Chief Deputy Whip, Congressman McGarvey will join a group of 10 members that represent the diversity of experience and perspectives that make up the House Democratic Caucus. In this new role, he will support the Democratic Whip leadership operations and serve on the Steering and Policy Committee, which is responsible for the committee organizing of the House Democratic Caucus.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m honored to be appointed by Whip Clark to serve my Democratic colleagues as a Chief Deputy Whip,\u201d said Rep. McGarvey. \u201cIn the continued fight against Republican extremism, it\u2019s undeniable that strong leadership and unity among our Democratic colleagues will be crucial, and I\u2019m looking forward to representing my hometown and working families throughout our country in this new position.\u201d\n\n\"I am thrilled to welcome Rep. McGarvey to our Whip team,\u201d said Democratic Whip Katherine Clark. \u201cDuring his freshman term, he has already proven to be an indispensably skilled, collaborative, and insightful Member of the House Democratic Caucus. As we prepare for the narrowest House Majority in nearly a century, his leadership will be critical to harnessing the strength and unity of House Democrats, amplifying the voices of working people, and defeating Republicans' billionaire-first agenda.\"\n\nRep. McGarvey currently serves as a Senior Whip on Rep. Clark\u2019s Whip team for the 118th Congress.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcgarvey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-morgan-mcgarvey-appointed-to-key-leadership-position-in-house-democratic-caucus"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.710213091224432, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}