U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman will be the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, beating out New Mexico Rep. Melanie Stansbury for the spot.
Stansbury, whose 1st Congressional District spans much of the Albuquerque area and east-central New Mexico, lost out to the Californian in a Democratic Steering and Policy Committee vote Monday. On Tuesday, Stansbury withdrew from the race, leading to a unanimous vote by the full Democratic caucus in support of Huffman, the news website The Hill reported…