Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) was elected chair of the Republican Governance Group, a House GOP caucus that trends to the center ideologically, after current chair, Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), opted to step down to foster new leadership in the group.

Valadao ran unopposed and officially won the position in the group’s closed-door elections on Tuesday.

Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.) was elected to be a new vice chair of the group, filling the vacancy left by Valadao as he rose to chair. Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.), the other vice chair of the Republican Governance Group, was reelected to her position. Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) also ran to be a vice chair, sources........

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