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Democrats look for reinvention and a new playbook against Trump in key committee race

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Four Democrats are running to be the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee .

The position is open due to the death last month of Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia .

It's the second time in as many months that the party has had to fill one of the most prized positions in Congress .

Whoever wins will immediately be squaring off against Republicans as they prepare for splashy hearings.

Some Democratic caucuses have traditionally prized seniority as a way for lawmakers of color to rise through the ranks.

There has never been a Hispanic Oversight chairman and only one Black chairman, Elijah Cummings .

“The CBC has always stood for seniority,” said Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia .

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