Sen. Amy Klobuchar is expected to be tapped for Senate Democrats’ No. 3 spot in caucus leadership elections this week, according to two people familiar with the shuffling.
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is expected to fill the No. 4 role, which Klobuchar (D-Minn.) currently holds as chair of the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee.
The No. 3 spot is currently held by retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who is head of Senate Democrats’ Policy and Communications Committee.
Both Booker and Klobuchar — who both ran for president in 2020 and have wide name recognition in the party — had been eyeing the gig, but Booker’s apparent acquiescence to instead take the spot one rung lower means the caucus will avoid that intraparty clash. Both roles could still be subject to change as Democrats reorganize their ranks.
