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美國期中選舉民主黨大勝 台裔劉雲平有望接任黨團主席
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美國期中選舉民主黨大勝 台裔劉雲平有望接任黨團主席

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台灣出生的加州聯邦眾議員劉雲平可望出任眾議院民主黨黨團主席,將創下美國國會位階最高的亞裔議員紀錄;傑福瑞斯則角逐眾院議長,有望成為首位非裔議長。

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民主黨在本次美國期中選舉大勝,將重掌國會。劉雲平自2014年當選聯邦眾議員至今,目前為眾議院民主黨黨團副主席,並任職於眾議院司法委員會和外交委員會。

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台灣出生的加州聯邦眾議員劉雲平(Ted Lieu)可望出任眾議院民主黨黨團主席。(美聯社)

民主黨在本次美國期中選舉大勝,將重掌國會,台灣出生的加州聯邦眾議員劉雲平(Ted Lieu)可望出任眾議院民主黨黨團主席,將創下美國史上在國會位階最高的亞裔議員。

綜合媒體報導,紐約州民主黨籍聯邦眾議員傑福瑞斯(Hakeem Jeffries)已正式宣布角逐眾院議長寶座,可望成為美國史上首位擔任國會眾議院議長的非裔人士;加州民主黨籍聯邦眾議員劉雲平(Ted Lieu)則將任民主黨黨團主席。

57歲的劉雲平於台灣台北市出生,3歲時隨家人移民美國,定居在俄亥俄州克里夫蘭。1994年他從喬治城大學以優異成績畢業,1995年加入美國空軍,2000年到2021年繼續在空軍預備役服役,並在2015年晉升上校。他自2014年當選後就擔任聯邦眾議員至今,目前為眾議院民主黨黨團副主席。

劉雲平在國會兩個有影響力的委員會任職,分別是眾議院司法委員會和眾議院外交委員會。他支持向以色列提供援助,同時,劉雲平長期在國會推動提升台灣國際地位的法案,包括支持台灣參與聯合國(UN)、世界衛生大會(WHA)與國際民航組織(ICAO)等國際組織,並公開譴責中國阻撓台灣加入。

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  • 劉雲平將出任眾議院民主黨黨團主席

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  • 傑福瑞斯有望成為美國首位非裔眾議院議長

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